AI Month
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AI-Powered WLM Cuts Batch Queue Time by Up to 70%
What happens when Workload Manager can anticipate batch demand instead of simply responding to it? The latest issue of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter leads off with findings from testing IBM AI-powered Workload Manager (WLM). The test used an AI model trained on 30...
Mainframe Trust in the AI Era: Why Human Judgment Still Matters
Building on his earlier article, in this second part, Allan Zander explores how AI can analyze data and recommend actions, but it cannot accept responsibility. Trusted mainframe systems and accountable leaders will shape the decisions that define the AI era. ...
Stop Defending Mainframe Costs. Start Demonstrating Mainframe Business Value.
Every budget cycle, IBM Z teams are asked to justify the platform's cost. The strongest answer isn't about hardware or software. It’s about measurable business value.Come budget season, and somewhere, a technology leader is asked a familiar question: "Why does the...
The General Ledger, the Mainframe, and the Programmer Who’s Taking Up Golf
Why Finance and Mainframe Teams Need to Stop Talking About Cost Savings and Start Talking About Business ValueThere is an old accounting joke: An accountant is someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand. For decades, many...
❓ROI, Business Case and Tuning for Value Trivia: Round One
For July’s Planet Mainframe Trivia Quizzes, we're exploring the fundamentals of measuring value and making informed technology decisions. Whether the investment involves modernizing a mainframe environment, optimizing workloads, or deploying new enterprise...
Webinar: Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency for SysProgs and DBAs
Mainframe modernization is often discussed in broad strategic terms, but for the teams responsible for keeping core systems running, the challenge is much more practical: How do you make change faster, safer, and more repeatable without disrupting critical...
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...
Practical AI Use Cases for CICS Teams
This month, the Planet Mainframe Virtual Mainframe User Group welcomed Claire Connor, Principal Pre-Sales Consultant at Geniez AI, for a practical look at how generative AI can support CICS professionals. The conversation focused on a familiar operational challenge:...
AI Month
Presented by Rocket Software
5 Practical Steps for Integrating AI into CICS Applications on VSEn
If you want to use AI with VSEn, you do not have to replace your OLTP/CICS applications first. You have to make it accessible. That is exactly where VSEn Connectors become strategic: they connect proven host transactions with REST, SOAP, MQ, Java, database access, and...
Five Steps to Add AI-Powered Decision Making to CICS
Organizations increasingly want faster, more intelligent business decisions. For enterprises running critical workloads on CICS, artificial intelligence (AI) offers a practical way to improve transaction processing, automate decisions, and uncover patterns hidden...
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...
Expertise in a Hoodie: Uwe Graf is The Modern Mainframe Nerd
Uwe Graf Head of ConsultingEasiRun Europa GmbH Hesse, GermanyThis profile features Uwe Graf, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers in the class of 2026.If you ask Uwe Graf to describe himself, he won’t start with a list of certifications or corporate...
How Gil Peleg Is Winning VC Backing for Mainframe AI
Gil Peleg Co-founder, CEOGeniez AI London, England, United KingdomThis article features Gil Peleg, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers.While others try to modernize around the mainframe, Gil Peleg is building AI inside it. VCs are paying attention. ...
Modernizing the Mainframe Without Losing Knowledge
Bridging JCL and APIs in Mainframe Modernization Mainframe development sits between two realities. On one side, there is the traditional world of JCL, structured batch processes, and deterministic workflows. On the other, we see the rise of API-driven automation,...
Mainframe’s New Era: AI, Youth, and the Future of SHARE
If you've ever been to a SHARE conference, you know the energy. There's this buzz of people who are genuinely passionate about what they do. Orlando was no different, and sitting down with Tony Anter in the middle of all that felt right at home. Tony and I have had...
The Real Opportunity for AI on the Mainframe Isn’t Code
AI for the Mainframe: Turning System Data Into Answers For the past year, nearly every conversation about artificial intelligence and the mainframe has centered on one question: What will AI do to COBOL? Will it modernize legacy applications? Generate new programs?...
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Vanguard Security & Compliance
For 40 years, Vanguard Security & Compliance has brought together global cybersecurity leaders from both private industry and government agencies to deliver the most complete knowledge-based training for securing and […]
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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 […]
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Virtual CICS User Group | Latest Update on Security in CICS TS 6.3: The Journey to Zero Trust
Zoom - Virtual MeetingCICS has been advocating zero trust principles and introducing security-focused enhancements since CICS TS 6.1. This session will explore the latest security capabilities available in CICS TS 6.3 and how […]
Partnership to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment, Introduction of New Agentic Modernization, and more
IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises Across Core Operations Kyndryl Introduces New Agentic Modernization Services-As-Software Scaled Through Kyndryl Bridge BMC Achieves the AWS AI Competency Kyndryl Named 2026 CIO 100 Award...
Mainframe Jargon Challenge
Every technical field develops its own language, and the mainframe world is no exception. Whether we’re talking about the alphabet soup of multi-letter acronyms or terms that have been part of the platform for decades, mainframe jargon serves as a kind of shorthand...
AI Ranked as Top Priority, Lightwell at No Cost to Universities, and more
Rocket Software Study Reveals 94% of Financial Services Leaders Rank AI as a Top IT Priority IBM Study: One in Four Malicious Breaches are AI-Enabled, Costing Companies $6 Million on Average IBM and Red Hat Offer Lightwell at No Cost to Universities, NGOs and Think...
❓Mainframes at the Movies
With summer blockbuster season upon us, it’s time to turn our attention away from the workaday world of the datacenter to its fictional representation. Mainframes have made memorable appearances on both the big and small screen for decades—sometimes portrayed as...
Izzi Software Launches Z/XDC on Visual Studio Code to Speed Adoption and Boost Mainframe Debugging for the Future
New expansion to top debugging now available, integrating seamlessly into existing workflows and supporting young programmers by improving accessibility MINNEAPOLIS, August 3, 2026 — Izzi Software, owner of ColeSoft, the leading provider of debugging solutions for IBM...
What to Expect at SHARE Pittsburgh
With SHARE Pittsburgh approaching, SHARE President Art Gutowski joined Planet Mainframe to talk about what attendees can expect—and why the conference remains valuable for both newcomers and longtime mainframe professionals. Gutowski is nearing the end of his...