Observability Month
How Next-Gen Mainframers Benefit from Observability and SRE
At SHARE Cleveland 2025, BMC’s Jeremy Hamilton sat down with Planet Mainframe to discuss the biggest shifts in mainframe operations. From observability and SRE to the practical use of generative AI, Hamilton shared why the platform is evolving faster than ever, and...
The Evolution of IBM OMEGAMON for CICS: AI Insights, DB2 Correlation, and zIIP Optimization
Sign up today! CICS Virtual User Group – Tomorrow, July 29, 2025 Join us on Tuesday, July 29, for the next installment of the CICS User Group series. Colin Pearce, z/OS and CICS Systems Programmer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will present. Register for the...
The Future of Data: Observability, Operational Intelligence, and Generative AI
Watch now as hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman discuss the importance of observability and generative AI strategies in operations with Cory Minton, Field CTO - Americas at Splunk. They converse about generative AI in relation to operational intelligence, cloud...
Are you resilienced: cyber resiliency, mainframes, and getting back on the air fast
‘Cyber resilience’ seems to be discussed everywhere these days, in light of continuing cyberattacks, and recent concerns that organizations may not be ready to meet the requirements of the Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA) from January 2025. In essence, cyber...
Observability: What’s working, what’s not
As organizations increasingly use cloud, microservices, and containerization, more advanced observability solutions are required to manage complex infrastructures. Observability maturity varies across industries, but its positive business impact and value are...
Optimize Workflows With OpenTelemetry Observability Integrations
Are you sitting on a ticking bomb? Many organizations today struggle with workflow orchestration tools that fail to offer a comprehensive view of their hybrid environments. As these enterprises grow, maintaining SLA compliance becomes a daunting task, and the risks of...
Observability is one of the keys to improve cybersecurity
What is observability? Observability has several meanings and applications. Overall, it is a management strategy that prioritizes the most important and fundamental issues in a business operating process. This means it’s a valuable tool for improving user experience,...
Mainframe Observability with the WatchTower Platform
Tune in with Nicole Fagen, Director R&D, AIOps and Automation, as she hosts a thought-provoking conversation on real-world use cases of the WatchTower Platform™—an observability platform covering all your mainframe and enterprise observability needs. Nicole is...
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From Master the Mainframe to Continuous Learning
The Virtual Mainframe User Group on IMS recently gathered to talk about Z Xplore. IBM Z XPlore is the successor to Master the Mainframe, the competition-style program that introduced thousands of students to IBM Z. Where Master the Mainframe ran only a few months each...
SHARE Cleveland 2025: Mainframes, Music, and Milestones
We declare SHARE Cleveland a rockin’ success! The rock ‘n roll theme permeated the city, exhibitor booths, and giveaways, culminating in a live music reception at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. Have you seen someone wearing a leather kilt play bagpipes to AC/DC? Now...
Europe’s AI Future: Balancing Regulation, Trust, and Innovation
Regulation is not an obstacle to innovation, but an enabler What artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities and challenges are unique to Europe? This was the primary question during the kickoff for the GSE European AI Working Group in early July in Frankfurt am Main,...
Announcements at SHARE, Job-Ready Talent training, and more
IBM and Arivonix Announce Deep watsonx.ai Integration at SHARE Cleveland YUPRO Placement and Franklin Skills Launch SKILLSFIT™ to Deliver Job-Ready IT Talent, Filling Urgent Gaps Hitachi Vantara Recognized by GigaOm for Innovation in Object Storage Royal Cyber Unveils...
Open source on z/OS – Don’t let breaking changes break you
Running open source on z/OS allows it to better integrate with off-platform solutions. It also provides user interfaces familiar to engineering and computer science students, who, we hope, will become the next generation of z/OS programmers and sysadmins. Of course,...
Leveraging Data Insights To Strengthen Business Operations
Business operations surge forward when every decision rests on clear, reliable data. In today’s competitive environment, unlocking the power of data transforms risk management and fuels growth. Data analysis and wrangling techniques empower organizations to pinpoint...
A Decade in Purple Chucks: Celebrating Planet Mainframe
When a group of mainframers started a part-time mainframe blog 10 years ago, they never imagined it would become a leading website for mainframe industry news. For over a decade, we’ve shared ideas, explored new innovations, and highlighted the people shaping the...
How to Bolster Resiliency Through Succession Planning
How do you build an IT organization that is truly resilient and ready for anything, from unexpected retirements to the rapid integration of AI? Join Greg Lotko, SVP and GM of Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division, and Daniel Newman, CEO of Futurum, as they have a...
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Upcoming Events
Vanguard Security & Compliance 2025
Marriott St. Louis Airport 10700 Pear Tree Ln, St. Louis, MO, United StatesRecognizing the global need for cybersecurity education, Vanguard Security & Compliance is a premier gathering of cybersecurity professionals from around the world. VSC offers a comprehensive program that balances educational […]
Virtual Db2 User Group | September 16, 2025| Mainframes in Big Data
Zoom - Virtual MeetingMainframes in Big Data In this session, Colin Knight explores the role of mainframes—particularly Db2 for z/OS—in the evolving world of big data. Drawing on his extensive experience at NatWest, […]
Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements –
Zoom - Virtual MeetingUnderstanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements ..... September 17th ..... Sign up using this link As we have previously discussed, the SMF 98 records are still a fairly new record, […]
Essential z/OS Performance Tuning Workshop
Virtual MeetingJoin Scott Chapman in this 4-day z/OS Performance Tuning Essentials Workshop that focuses on the foundational terminology, metrics, and practices necessary to measure, understand, and improve z/OS system performance. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors driving performance and […]
Mainframe Firsts
Mainframes have a reputation for being rock-solid, reliable…and maybe a little mysterious (to outsiders at least). But behind the green screens and acronyms lies a rich history of innovation that has shaped the modern computing world. From groundbreaking hardware...
Announcements at SHARE, Job-Ready Talent training, and more
IBM and Arivonix Announce Deep watsonx.ai Integration at SHARE Cleveland YUPRO Placement and Franklin Skills Launch SKILLSFIT™ to Deliver Job-Ready IT Talent, Filling Urgent Gaps Hitachi Vantara Recognized by GigaOm for Innovation in Object Storage Royal Cyber Unveils...
A Decade in Purple Chucks: Celebrating Planet Mainframe
When a group of mainframers started a part-time mainframe blog 10 years ago, they never imagined it would become a leading website for mainframe industry news. For over a decade, we’ve shared ideas, explored new innovations, and highlighted the people shaping the...
Join Planet Mainframe at SHARE Cleveland for Trivia, Prizes, and More
Next week, SHARE is taking over Cleveland, Ohio, and we’re bringing the party to Booth #612! If you’re going to be there, here’s what we’ve got planned: Look for these friendly faces: Amanda Hendley, Mark Wilson, and Penney Berryman Celebrating the 2025 Influential...
Mainframes and Their Rivals
For decades, mainframes have stood quietly at the heart of global enterprise computing, but they haven’t been without competition. From the rise of minicomputers to the spread of UNIX systems and the open-source movement, each wave of innovation has challenged the...
Industry-Wide Security Event, Accelerate Mainframe Migrations, and more
IBM Announces z/OS 3.2 to Power AI-Driven, Secure Hybrid Cloud Workloads Vertali APAC brings MainTegrity® CSF to Australia Industry-Wide Security Event: Vanguard Security & Compliance 2025 Kyndryl Launches New AI-Powered Services to Accelerate Mainframe Migration...