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Influential Mainframer – Anthony (Tony) Anter
Tony Anter is a familiar face and voice in the modern mainframe community. With decades of experience and a streak of dry humor, he’s one of the platform’s most vocal champions for automation, DevOps, and developer experience. Anthony (Tony) Anter Technology Director...
Influential Mainframer – Derek Britton
This month, Planet Mainframe celebrates influential mainframers nominated by the community. Today, we recognize a man who won’t let the conversation about COBOL—or the mainframe—fade. Derek Britton CMO of PopUp Mainframe England, United Kingdom Connect with Derek on:...
Mainframe cost control through query optimization
The challenge- divergent needs Viewing IT as a business enabler but also as a major cost center, business leaders demand that IT management find a way to reduce their budget while continuing to deliver excellent performance and availability in an ever more dynamic...
Best Practices for Closing the Mainframe Security Gap
You could argue – as some folks have – that mainframes are inherently more secure than commodity servers because there are fewer variables at play on mainframe systems, making them easier to secure in some ways. The fact that mainframes account for a relatively small...
Welcome to the Virtual Db2 user group
The Virtual Db2 user group launches in January with a presentation on the 17th from Craig S Mullins, President & Principal Consultant at Mullins Consulting Inc. And being a virtual meeting, you don’t have to face the hard task of convincing your company to fund...
The value and limitations of mainframe code conversion
Wouldn't it be great if you could take legacy mainframe apps and convert them to a modern language with the click of a button? Good news: You can – although there are some important caveats that come with using automated tools to convert code written in languages like...
IBM z16 “Time Direct to the CEC”
The IBM z16 became generally available (GA) in May 2022. It introduced yet another significant change to IBM Z time synchronization via the new “time direct to the CEC” functionality. This article will briefly review the z15 time synchronization change that served as...
Fix the roof when the sun is shining: Data Loss Prevention
It’s high time we acknowledged that mainframe data loss is far more than a security problem. It’s fundamentally a business problem. As the old saying goes, prevention is better than cure. This applies to data loss and cyber attacks as much as anything else in life. If...
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Mainframe Virtual User Group: Unlocking the Core—API-Driven Data Access in CICS
Virtual MeetingMainframe data is no longer a "black box." As organizations push for real-time insights and seamless hybrid cloud integration, the ability to access CICS-managed data via modern APIs has become […]
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Essential z/OS Performance Tuning Workshop – Registration Deadline: March 16, 2026.
The 4-day z/OS Performance Tuning Essentials Workshop introduces the foundational terminology, metrics, and practices necessary to measure, understand, and improve z/OS system performance. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of […]
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You’ve never mainframed like this : Navigating the BMC AMI DevX Platform to Understand Code Faster Using AI
FeaturedVirtual MeetingMarch 31 | 2:30 PM(UTC+11:00) Sydney REGISTER Mainframe development is evolving - and you deserve tools that empower you, not hold you back. Join us for a technical workshop and […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | April 14, 2026
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People Who Changed the Course of Computing History
At Planet Mainframe’s Trivia Challenge, we’re continuing our journey through mainframe time, looking at some of the people who changed the course of computing history. Today we’re going back to a time when a computer referred to a person, not a machine. During...
Mainframe Modernization, Migrations and More
IBM Buys Advanced’s Mainframe Modernization Division For its first acquisition of 2024, IBM has announced that it will acquire application modernization capabilities from Advanced, a UK-based provider of mainframe modernization services. The pending acquisition will...
Mainframe Trivia – Trailblazers Part 3
January is Talent and Training month at Planet Mainframe, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. This week the spotlight is on Gene Amdahl. Born in South Dakota in 1922 and educated in a...
Announcing the 2024 IMPACT Award Finalists and more
CVS, Legal & General, Fidelity Investments Selected as 2024 IMPACT Innovation Award Finalists The 2024 CMG IMPACT conference will take place in Atlanta, GA in February, and - along with education and peer-to-peer exchange of all things digital transformation,...
Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia Part 2
This month at Planet Mainframe the focus is on Talent and Training, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. Today we’re looking at the life of Thomas J. Watson Jr., the transformational...
Mainframe News – January 11, 2024
Kyndryl announces new DVLA mainframe services contract The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has announced a new two-year contract with IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl. Valued at £6.45 million ($8.21 million), the contract follows a previous...