IBM Think 2025 in Boston IBM’s annual Think conference will be in Boston this year, and it’s only a couple of weeks away, taking place May 5-8, 2025. Join 5,000+ senior business and technology leaders to gain exclusive insights, breakthrough strategies, and real-world...
April at Planet Mainframe was all about celebrating today’s Influential Mainframers, and if you’re looking for inspiration, the full list of honorees is well worth a look. Today, seeing women’s names among industry leaders might feel expected—but it certainly wasn’t...
IBM Introduces LinuxONE 5: A Sophisticated Approach to Security, Efficiency, and AI Integration for Modern Enterprises On May 6, 2025, at its annual THINK conference, IBM rolled out the IBM® LinuxONE 5, an advanced computing platform designed with the complexities of...
Planet Mainframe spent the month of April honoring the individuals that keep the world’s mainframe systems running. With the second annual Influential Mainframers campaign, we shared the stories of “the folks behind performance tuning breakthroughs, critical...
In Memory of A. Harry Williams, Past SHARE President SHARE President, Art Gutowski, has shared the news of the sudden passing of A. Harry Williams, who served as SHARE President from 2016-2018 Harry was a dedicated and longtime member of the SHARE community. His...
Frances "Fran" Allen was a trailblazing computer scientist whose work at IBM helped shape the direction of modern computing. Known for her expertise in compiler technology and performance optimization, she made lasting contributions to how software runs on large-scale...
Hazelcast and IBM Partner to Boost Real-Time Data Solutions on Mainframe Hazelcast and IBM have announced a collaboration to enhance real-time data processing for enterprise workloads. The partnership pairs IBM’s new LinuxONE and Linux on Z mainframes, which run on...
This month at Planet Mainframe, we’re celebrating all things Db2, which has earned its place as one of the most trusted relational database management systems in mainframe environments. Organizations have trusted it for decades because when push comes to shove, it...
Ensono Expands Mainframe Academy in 2025 with Launch in Poland and New Career Tracks Leading technology advisor, innovation partner, and managed service provider Ensono has expanded its flagship Mainframe Academy (MFA) program, launching the curriculum in Poland and...
It’s CICS month at Planet Mainframe! That means we’ll spend some time this month exploring the system that’s been the bedrock of enterprise transaction processing since the 1960s. CICS grew out of the idea of Ben Riggens, an IBM systems engineer working at Virginia...
