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A Breakthrough in Mainframe Storage Efficiency
Broadcom has delivered a first in mainframe storage with the Virtual Storage Adapter (VSA) enhancement to CA 1™ Flexible Storage™. This new feature lets you have your cake and eat it too – achieve high-performance virtual tape storage without the traditionally higher...
Four Campuses, One Week: Meet Your Future Mainframe Employees
Across the country, organizations are feeling the squeeze of a shrinking mainframe skills pipeline. Last year, I shared how Illinois universities were stepping up to teach mainframe skills and how employers could tap into that pipeline. The story continues, starting...
Mitigating mayhem in a complex hybrid IT world
How to build a resilient enterprise in the face of unexpected (and expected) IT mayhem moments Written by: Greg Lotko - SVP & GM, Broadcom Mainframe Software We’ve all seen the insurance commercials: Mayhem is everywhere. When it strikes in the consumer world of...
How Focusing on Data Storage Challenges Helps IT Leaders Achieve Greater Cyber Resilience
Establishing cyber resilience continues to grow in difficulty thanks to three main factors: 1) a rapid and continuous increase in data generation, 2) an increase in IT complexity thanks to factors like remote work, and 3) a continuously growing volume and frequency of...
Enterprise Data Integration: Don’t let core systems slow your business down
Connecting your core systems is crucial for business success and growth. With improved data interoperability, you gain insights to inform new services and enhance customer experiences. Read how to enable real-time access to your mainframe data and ensure seamless...
Catch the latest mainframe industry news
BMC Survey Shows Enterprises Still Value Mainframe BMC released its 18th annual Mainframe Survey this week, highlighting the continued value of Big Iron as a critical core technology platform for many organizations. This year’s survey involved more than 800 executive...
Announcing the 2024 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook
The 2024 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook is underway! This publication has de facto reference work for IT professionals working with z/OS (and its forerunner) systems since 2005. The Yearbook’s highlights include a comprehensive annual user survey and an...
Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability
Last time, we looked at Application Support features for Db2v13. Today, let’s have a look at Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability and Performance. It is also common for each new version of Db2 to deliver functionality that improves availability, resiliency, and...
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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 […]
Future Trends and Innovation Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe, the topic of AI has been front and center. So far, our trivia quizzes have looked at AI’s role in cybersecurity, compliance, and optimization. Today, we focus on the big topic of future trends and innovation. The intersection of AI and...
TechXchange Sessions, SHARE Kansas Registrations, and more
Open Mainframe Project Releases Schedule for IBM TechXchange Sessions The Open Mainframe Project has released the schedule for its upcoming sessions at the IBM TechXchange Conference 2024, taking place from October 21-24 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. This year's IBM...
AI — Security and Compliance
This month, Planet Mainframe is focusing on the topic of AI, and our trivia challenge is honing in on AI’s role in security and compliance. In a world of constant cyber-threats and increasingly complex regulatory frameworks, AI has the potential to support security...
New No-Charge z/OS Products, Latest IBM Ansible Core released, and more
Jumpstart Z/OS Modernization With New No-Charge Products IBM has announced that starting July 1, 2024, the Open Enterprise SDK for Python, Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU), and Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS (OEF) will be added as bypassable requisites to z/OS...
Mainframes and AI Trivia
This month, Planet Mainframe is focusing on the topic of AI, and it’s hard to imagine another topic that stirs up more excitement (and anxiety). While the mainframe has just celebrated its 60th anniversary, it has stayed relevant by reinventing itself time and...
State-of-the-Art Office Spaces, a New Mainframe Podcast and more
DDC IT Services Wins $50m Mainframe Contract from DISA DDC IT Services (DDC ITS) has secured a $50 million contract from the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Mainframe Line of Business (LOB). This contract, dubbed Mainframe West, is the second major...