Observability: What’s working, what’s not

Observability: What’s working, what’s not

As organizations increasingly use cloud, microservices, and containerization, more advanced observability solutions are required to manage complex infrastructures. Observability maturity varies across industries, but its positive business impact and value are...

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A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing

A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing

 “I have great expectations for the growth of the mainframe because of AI.” Cheryl Watson, CEO and co-founder, Watson & Walker The reliable and powerful mainframe might have stayed a contented Clydsdale, efficiently crisscrossing the computing arena and doing its...

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The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI

The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI

“AI is about data,” Tom Taulli states with emphasis. “The more data, the better; trillions of tokens are in the model. AI goes where the data is. Mainframes are an untapped frontier that gets overlooked when it comes to AI.” Taulli would know. He’s both an experienced...

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What You Said – (ClownStrike) CloudStrike

What You Said – (ClownStrike) CloudStrike

According to The Guardian, the Crowdstrike outage crashed an estimated 1% of all Windows PCs worldwide—or about 8.5 million—and is estimated to have cost the US Fortune 500 USD $5 billion. We asked you, Planet Mainframe readers, to share your thoughts on the...

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Interview – Age Before Beauty with Vanguard

Interview – Age Before Beauty with Vanguard

During SHARE Kansas City, we nabbed two of Vanguard Integrity Professionals' finest for a conversation. Hear from Milt Rosberg, Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Brian Marshall, Chief Strategist.  Watch this duo to see who...

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The Hottest Articles of Summer 2024

The Hottest Articles of Summer 2024

As summer 2024 heated up, so did the conversations on Planet Mainframe. The most-read blog articles of the season weren’t puff pieces—they resonated deeply with the community. So, what made these pieces stand out? Let’s explore the common themes and why they captured...

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Interview – Age Before Beauty with Vanguard

Not a Legacy but a Legend

If you’re looking for a staunch defender of the mainframe and its role in the global economy, look no further than Peter Enrico, President of Enterprise Performance Strategies, Inc. Planet Mainframe caught up with Enrico at SHARE Kansas City. “Mainframes have been...

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Interview – Age Before Beauty with Vanguard

The Art of the Possible with BMC Software

If you’re searching for a dynamic duo to offer real talk about the mainframe, look no further than  Jeremy Hamilton, Field CTO, North America, and Anthony (Tony) Anter, DevOps Architect and Evangelists, both from BMC Software. Planet Mainframe sat down at SHARE...

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The Mainframe is Not Secure

The Mainframe is Not Secure

October is cybersecurity awareness month, and Planet Mainframe is kicking it off with interview insights from Mark Wilson, Technical Director at mainframe services company Vertali and Conference Manager for GSE UK.  "Is the mainframe secure? No. But it is...

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