Andy Wright, an IBM Senior Software Engineer and Master Inventor with over 35 years of experience, recently shared his profound knowledge in a session at the Virtual CICS User Group meeting on November 14th. His expertise in the CICS (Customer Information Control...
In a recent session, Todd Havekost, a Senior z/OS Performance Consultant at IntelliMagic, shared his expertise on utilizing Db2 Statistics and Accounting Data for performance improvement in z/OS infrastructures. Todd emphasized the vast potential of Db2 and z/OS...
In a recent interview, Amanda Hendley spoke with Scot Nielsen, Director of Product Management at OpenText, discussing talent and training in the mainframe industry and unveiling the inspiration behind their innovative “Learn COBOL in One Day” course. A central...
As we turn the calendar to a new page, Planet Mainframe is thrilled to announce the commencement of Talent and Training Month—a special period dedicated to celebrating and exploring the individuals, programs, and opportunities within the world of mainframe computing. ...
Evolving their partnership to deliver respected resources to mainframe professionals [Nashville, TN, USA] – January 9, 2024 - EIN Newswire - Planet Mainframe and iTech-Ed Ltd. are thrilled to announce a transformative merger, consolidating their assets to propel...
Just a week ago, I had the chance to record two podcasts all about the work being done by universities and industy to tackle the talent shortage in our field. In this podcast, we chat about higher education’s involvement in overcoming the talent shortage and the great...
Planet Mainframe is thrilled to be exhibiting at SHARE Orlando next month, from March 3–7, 2024. SHARE provides a platform to connect, collaborate, and share insights within the industry. Join us to explore new technologies, attend technical sessions, and delve into...
In this podcast episode, Darren Surch, the CEO of Interskill Learning and a Lifetime IBM Champion, discusses the concept and implementation of internal mainframe talent pools in the IT industry. Darren recently published an article on the subject and its potential to...
The Arcati Mainframe survey is one of the few out there (perhaps the only one?) that is vendor-neutral; that is, not commissioned by a major mainframe vendor, or a major “mainframe replacement” vendor. This fact alone illustrates the value of this survey, which have...
For our latest episode of the planet mainframe podcast Amanda Hendley sat down with Paul DiMarzio at SHARE Orlando. Amanda and Paul talked about the evolution of observability, what observability means in the mainframe space, and how Broadcom’s new WatchTower platform...
