Penney Berryman from Planet Mainframe connected with Mark for a few minutes between his work in the UK and his hobby of restoring motorcycles.Mark Wilson’s energy and easy laugh infuse the conversation in person or on the phone. He throws his head back and guffaws,...
Vertali’s zTrust is a unique software solution that dramatically reduces the time, effort and costs needed to secure your operations and prove compliance with data standards and industry regulations. zTrust reveals network activity to and from your mainframe,...
The integrity of both the mainframe platform and the people within the ecosystem have kept the world's economy humming for 60 years. But don't just take it from our hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman! This special anniversary episode spotlights the mainframe...
Sunday, April 7th is the anniversary of IBM Mainframe, this year celebrating the memorable milestone of 60 years of existence. Officially launched on April 7, 1964, under the name IBM System/360 (S/360), aimed at being a multipurpose platform, with a 360° view of...
Cheryl Watson’s career success, which spans more than 60 years, can be attributed to her relentless pursuit of knowledge, inquisitiveness, and her steadfast belief that the customer always comes first. Fondly known as “the Mick Jagger of the mainframe” and “the...
Welcome to the History and People of Mainframe, a month-long celebration honoring remarkable individuals shaping the modern landscape of mainframe technology. This month, we’ll explore mainframe technology's past, present, and future. Coinciding with the 60th...
Mainframes handle around 68% of the entire production of the IT workloads of the world. They are the backbone of modern business, any interruptions could devastate companies and customers, cost millions of dollars, and damage reputations. Given the significance...
I am confident that Broadcom's WatchTower Platform™ for mainframe AIOps is poised to revolutionize the landscape for IT ops teams overseeing mainframe applications. If you're not yet acquainted with our recent announcement, WatchTower introduces a mainframe...
The modern field of artificial intelligence (AI) was formally founded in 1956 at a conference in New Hampshire, United States, where the term "artificial intelligence" was coined. That puts modern AI only a few years younger than the mainframe, first used in 1943....
Its 2024, so how come COBOL is still crunching the numbers for the world economy? Let’s figure it out... In March 2024 I gave a presentation to the UK MainframerZ group—a mainframe user forum—on the topic of COBOL. The organizers had asked for a quick-fire “15 facts...
