Tune in with Nicole Fagen, Director R&D, AIOps and Automation, as she hosts a thought-provoking conversation on real-world use cases of the WatchTower Platform™—an observability platform covering all your mainframe and enterprise observability needs. Nicole is...
In many organizations, the mainframe is often perceived as an expensive ‘black box’. Questions about usage, costs, and impact loom large: Who is using how much capacity, when, at what cost, and for what purpose? These questions extend beyond technical concerns; they...
With the quick-paced advances in tech today, managing IT well is crucial. One key factor in top-notch IT plans is observability. But what does observability mean exactly in today's IT terms? How can it help people like tech bosses, DevOps techs, and other...
This month at Planet Mainframe we’ve been focusing on the topic of observability and resiliency - a topic that is evergreen in a world rife with cyber-hazards. Our last trivia quiz was on observability, so we’re dedicating this week’s quiz to resiliency. In business,...
For observability and resiliency month, Amanda Hendley sat down for the Planet Mainframe podcast with Lifetime IBM Z Champion Darren Surch. Darren is the CEO of Interskill Learning, the world’s most delivered and credentialed mainframe training. Darren and Amanda took...
Watch now to learn how the WatchTower Platform™ enables you to deliver breakthrough advances in mainframe problem identification and resolution. See how WatchTower streamlines mainframe observability by ingeniously integrating operational tools, workflows, data, and...
Observability is the vehicle for delivering the next generation of tools to help us regain control. About 15 years ago, I participated in a meeting with customer IT executives to discuss their biggest challenges. I remember one of them describing difficulties in...
The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes — Services and Solutions report for the U.S. Public Sector The U.S. public sector continues to rely heavily on its mainframes, and a new report looks specifically at what this crucial sector is doing to keep the technology...
Rocket Software Closes Acquisition of OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business Rocket Software has successfully finalized the acquisition of OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business, formerly part of Micro Focus. The...
Mark Wilson reflects on the findings of a recent mainframe survey, explaining why security should be the number one priority, and why we need to start talking about complexity and observability. I read with interest the highlights of the Arcati Mainframe survey 2024,...
