Upcoming Virtual CICS SessionUnlocking Mainframe Knowledge: Using AI to Support CICS ProfessionalsJune 11, 2026 Many organizations rely on large CICS applications where critical knowledge is buried in legacy code and documentation. This session explores how AI can...
Upcoming Virtual IMS SessionIMS Managed ACB Mandate After 6 Months–Adapting to the New NormalNovember 11, 2025 Six months after the IMS Managed ACB mandate, the landscape for IMS administrators and DBAs has fundamentally changed. What began as a modernization...
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Read the Individual SectionsJump to an individual section with the links below 01. Profile of Respondents 02. Business Dependence and Centrality 03. Platform Scale, Capacity, and Trajectory 04. Platform Currency & Technical Posture 05. Workforce and Operating...
Historically, IT organizations have abandoned the mainframe platform for cost reasons. It's a fact, and there's no getting around that; it's true. Now whether that makes sense or not is another matter. Howard Rubin has mentioned that 68% of production workloads is...
