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Tuning for Business Value, Not Cost: Building a Better Business Case for Mainframe Modernization
Modernization can deliver tremendous business value. But cost savings only materialize when organizations understand how mainframe economics really work. Organizations often launch mainframe modernization initiatives with a clear objective: reduce costs by moving...
❓Mainframe History Trivia: Mauchly and Eckert
This week at Planet Mainframe Trivia we’re dipping back into the deep history of computing with a quiz on the work of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert—two of the most influential pioneers in the history of computing. Their work helped move electronic computers from...
Gary Fusco Is Rewriting the Rules Inside the Mainframe
Gary Fusco Senior Vice President for Mainframe Platform, Middleware Engineering, and OperationsM&T Bank Buffalo, New York, United StatesThis profile features Gary Fusco, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers in the class of 2026.The future of the...
Reframing COBOL for the Modern Era: Erik Weyler’s Voice in Mainframe Evolution
Erik Weyler Mainframe Development Solution Architect, SEB Stockholm, SwedenThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Erik Weyler, the future of the mainframe starts with changing how people think about it. Known widely as...
Connecting the Mainframe to the Modern Enterprise: Thomas Halinski’s Work at the Intersection of Performance and Innovation
Thomas Halinski Principal, Client Services Consultant / Project Manager, Broadcom, Inc. Fennville, Michigan, United StatesThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Thomas Halinski, modernization is about connection. Across his...
Ezriel Gross: Bridging the Gap Between Mainframe Education and Real-World Experience
Ezriel Gross Senior Technical Staff Member and Product Evangelist Rocket Software Wayne, New Jersey, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.Ezriel Gross, a Senior Technical Staff Member and Product Evangelist at Rocket...
Building Community Through Security and Storytelling: Niall Ashley’s Approach to a More Open Mainframe
Niall Ashley Security Consultant, Vertali United KingdomThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Niall Ashley, the strength of the mainframe community lies in how openly it shares. As a security consultant specializing in IBM...
❓ Influential Mainframer Trivia: Eleanor Kolchin
For the month of April, Planet Mainframe puts the spotlight on influential mainframers, and this week our trivia quiz is all about mainframe trailblazer Eleanor Kolchin. Kolchin built her career at a pivotal moment in computing, when computing machines were...
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SHARE Pittsburgh 2026
FeaturedSHARE Pittsburgh brings together mainframe IT professionals for five days of education, networking, and knowledge sharing. The conference program features expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and forward-looking insights designed to help […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | All about SMP-E (System Modification Program-Extended)— It’s SiMPlified!!!
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAll about SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) — It's SiMPlified!!! SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) is the foundation of software maintenance and update management within the z/OS ecosystem. This session provides a […]
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Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency: Development and Testing Webinar
Zoom - Virtual MeetingUnlock the power of instantly available mainframe resources to revolutionize mainframe delivery. The third session in the PopUp Persona Webinar series reveals how application developers, software engineers, and QA teams […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | Data Gravity and IBM Z: Bringing Processing to the Data
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAs data volumes grow, they naturally attract applications, services, and processing toward them—a concept commonly referred to as data gravity. In hybrid cloud environments, understanding data gravity has become increasingly […]
❓Mainframe History Trivia: Mauchly and Eckert
This week at Planet Mainframe Trivia we’re dipping back into the deep history of computing with a quiz on the work of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert—two of the most influential pioneers in the history of computing. Their work helped move electronic computers from...
Accelerate Agent-Drive Transformation, a New AWS Transform Integration, and more
Kyndryl Launches AI Orchestration for Business to Accelerate Agent-Driven Transformation Rocket Software Joins HPE Unleash AI Partner Program to Accelerate AI Adoption IBM Launches Global AI Builders Challenge With IBM Bob for University Students, Expanding...
❓Everything CICS Trivia
While most people you know probably haven’t even heard of CICS, anyone that banks, travels, or does business in the modern world has benefited from this cornerstone of enterprise transaction processing. Evolving alongside changes in hardware, operating systems,...
A New AWS Deployment, Project Glasswing, and more
IBM installs €11.5m Mainframe at South East Technological University to Mark 70th Anniversary in Ireland Precisely Powers Customer Communications with AWS Deployment IBM Brings Its Most Advanced AI-Powered Security Portfolio to Clients, and is Strengthened by Ongoing...
❓Windows Meets the Mainframe
When Microsoft Windows emerged in the 1980s, it represented a very different vision of computing from the centralized, highly structured world of the mainframe. Windows powered the rise of personal computers and client-server systems, while mainframes continued...
Think 2026, Vertica Acquisition, and more
Think 2026: IBM Positions Mainframe Environments as Governed AI Infrastructure Rocket Software Completes Acquisition of Vertica®, Expanding High-Performance Analytics and AI for Mission-Critical Systems Kyndryl unveils agentic AI capability that proactively prevents...