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...
One of the newest members of IBM’s mainframe partner community, The Smith Group is dedicated to helping their customers modernize as well as reducing or even eliminating many of the high costs associated with maintaining their mainframe platforms. M. Lane...
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...
Are Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman ready to give up their Main Scoop host positions? Well...maybe not permanently. In this unique episode, Lauren Valenti takes over as host to discuss mainframe workforce development with two up-and-coming mainframers—Adia Sakura-Lemessy...
Join this webinar June 20, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET! Registration is open now. In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, managing mainframe application performance and availability has become an increasingly complex task. As hybrid computing environments become...
At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been marking the 60th anniversary of the mainframe by celebrating the lives of influential mainframes of the past and present. This week, we’re turning our attention to a twentieth-century mainframe icon—Fred Brooks. Brooks was a luminary in...
The role that modernization holds in the business world today is more important than ever. It’s no longer an aspirational project—or for some, a necessary evil—that is tasked to IT teams by organizational leaders looking to carve out a competitive edge. Modernization...
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...
When thinking about how to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the mainframe, our first instinct was to create a series of articles on its history, starting with its earliest iterations and ending with how the technology evolved through today. But perhaps that is a...
Author: Perry Jones In today's global landscape, businesses face a multitude of challenges when it comes to data compliance. With regulations evolving rapidly and spanning across various jurisdictions, it's imperative for organizations to review their current data...
