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Unlocking Mainframe Talent: Skills, Mentorship, and Hiring Trends ▶️
Mainframe talent is in demand. Broadcom reports that 91% of organizations plan to hire mainframe system administrators or application developers within two years. For IT leaders, the need for skills development, mentorship, and knowledge transfer is urgent. In this...
How to Fix Alert Fatigue for SREs and Healthcare Providers
Alert Fatigue in Healthcare and IT: Why Smarter Notifications Matter Alerts save lives and preserve business functions every day. From smoke alarms to suspected spam emails, we rely on notifications to stay ahead of potential threats. Two groups that rely heavily on...
AI and the Illusion of Certainty: Why Machines Cannot Master the Unpredictable
I am worried for our future middle management —those who are rising in the ranks quickly, the go-getters. I’m talking about the ones who become directors after about five years of experience. They look to artificial intelligence (AI) with a degree of certainty. But in...
Influential Mainframer – Manuel Gómez Burriel
Today, we honor someone who believes in mainframe education so deeply that he created a national forum to make it happen. Manuel Gómez Burriel IMS/DB2 DBA & Systems Administrator Madrid, Spain Connect with Manuel on: View the entire 2025 Influential Mainframers...
Influential Mainframer – Danny Naicker
Today, we honor someone who built a legacy not by seeking credit, but by building capacity—one mainframer at a time. Danny Naiker Retired, First National Bank of South Africa South Africa View the entire 2025 Influential Mainframers group here. Danny Naiker’s...
Wüstenrot Gruppe transforms IT, Precisely expands with a recent acquisition, and more
Precisely expands mainframe offerings through DTS acquisition Precisely is signaling a renewed focus on its mainframe heritage with the acquisition of DTS Software, a company known for its mainframe storage optimization tools. While Precisely has broadened its...
Influential Mainframer – Ezriel Gross
Today we celebrate one of the most trusted technical voices in CICS education and performance tuning. Ezriel Gross Principal Solutions Advisor, Rocket Software New Jersey, USA Connect with Ezriel on: View the entire 2025 Influential Mainframers group here. Ezriel...
Influential Mainframer – Peter Enrico
With a career that began at IBM—where he helped design and develop cornerstone technologies like Workload Manager (WLM) and Resource Measurement Facility (RMF)—Peter Enrico has spent more than 40 years advancing the art and science of z/OS performance. Peter Enrico...
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Virtual CICS User Group | AI and CICS with Steve Wallin, IBM
Zoom - Virtual MeetingIn today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses demand seamless, efficient, and secure transaction processing to keep up with evolving customer expectations and market dynamics. On IBM Z, a platform renowned for […]
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Virtual CICS User Group | The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environment
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Mainframes and the Race to Cool the World’s Data Trivia
As the weather heats up in the Northern Hemisphere, most of us are starting to think of ways to cool down. But humans aren’t the only ones that need to avoid over-heating. As demand for digital services surges, data centers are evolving rapidly - in size, complexity,...
DataStax Acquisition, Expanded Mainframe Academy, and more
Ensono Expands Mainframe Academy in 2025 with Launch in Poland and New Career Tracks Leading technology advisor, innovation partner, and managed service provider Ensono has expanded its flagship Mainframe Academy (MFA) program, launching the curriculum in Poland and...
Db2 Month Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe, we’re celebrating all things Db2, which has earned its place as one of the most trusted relational database management systems in mainframe environments. Organizations have trusted it for decades because when push comes to shove, it...
A New IBM Partnership, New Episode of What’s Up Mainframe, and more
Hazelcast and IBM Partner to Boost Real-Time Data Solutions on Mainframe Hazelcast and IBM have announced a collaboration to enhance real-time data processing for enterprise workloads. The partnership pairs IBM’s new LinuxONE and Linux on Z mainframes, which run on...
More Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia
Frances "Fran" Allen was a trailblazing computer scientist whose work at IBM helped shape the direction of modern computing. Known for her expertise in compiler technology and performance optimization, she made lasting contributions to how software runs on large-scale...
The latest X-Force Threat Index, Remembering a Past SHARE President, and more
In Memory of A. Harry Williams, Past SHARE President SHARE President, Art Gutowski, has shared the news of the sudden passing of A. Harry Williams, who served as SHARE President from 2016-2018 Harry was a dedicated and longtime member of the SHARE community. His...