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COBOL, My Saving Grace
Early 2025 will mark 45 years of my IBM mainframe-centric career that began as a COBOL applications programmer. As a language, COBOL differs from the terse, mathematical programming languages and Assembler languages. COBOL is perfect for people who don’t have a...
The Art of the Possible with BMC Software
If you’re searching for a dynamic duo to offer real talk about the mainframe, look no further than Jeremy Hamilton, Field CTO, North America, and Anthony (Tony) Anter, DevOps Architect and Evangelists, both from BMC Software. Planet Mainframe sat down at SHARE...
Enhancing IMS Performance with Dataset-Level Encryption
In a recent virtual user group session, Dennis Eichelberger, a veteran with over 45 years of mainframe and database systems experience, presented an insightful discussion on implementing dataset-level encryption for IMS (Information Management System). Hosted by...
Microsoft and Mainframe: Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT
Watch the latest episode of the Main Scoop, as Greg Lotko SVP and GM, Broadcom Mainframe Software and Daniel Newman CEO and Founder, Futurum Research sit down with Barry Wordell, Global GTM Sales and Strategy at Microsoft, as they discuss the importance of leveraging...
COBOL PART 3: The Experts’ View
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service in the IT world, this third piece in a four-part homage how a veteran IT technology has remained successful for so long. We previously introduced some of the reasons behind COBOL’s enduring success as a business language. Yet...
Thoughts, experiences, and insights about COBOL
Looking back, I can still vividly remember the year when I graduated from college with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. It was 2008. Coming from university, I was quite confident in the skills and exposure that I acquired. PHP with...
COBOL has the Staying Power of a Keith Richards Guitar Riff
The most recent wave of media articles predicting the death of COBOL happened just before the pandemic. In 2019, COBOL supporters were celebrating the 60th birthday of this venerable computer programming language. Now COBOL is 65, and it’s still around. COBOL is...
PART 2: COBOL— Thriving to survive
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service to the IT world, this second piece in a four-part homage attempts to answer how a veteran IT technology has remained successful for so long. In the modern age, enterprise IT has grown in scale and complexity beyond...
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COBOL, My Saving Grace
Early 2025 will mark 45 years of my IBM mainframe-centric career that began as a COBOL applications programmer. As a language, COBOL differs from the terse, mathematical programming languages and Assembler languages. COBOL is perfect for people who don’t have a...
The Art of the Possible with BMC Software
If you’re searching for a dynamic duo to offer real talk about the mainframe, look no further than Jeremy Hamilton, Field CTO, North America, and Anthony (Tony) Anter, DevOps Architect and Evangelists, both from BMC Software. Planet Mainframe sat down at SHARE...
Enhancing IMS Performance with Dataset-Level Encryption
In a recent virtual user group session, Dennis Eichelberger, a veteran with over 45 years of mainframe and database systems experience, presented an insightful discussion on implementing dataset-level encryption for IMS (Information Management System). Hosted by...
Microsoft and Mainframe: Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT
Watch the latest episode of the Main Scoop, as Greg Lotko SVP and GM, Broadcom Mainframe Software and Daniel Newman CEO and Founder, Futurum Research sit down with Barry Wordell, Global GTM Sales and Strategy at Microsoft, as they discuss the importance of leveraging...
COBOL PART 3: The Experts’ View
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service in the IT world, this third piece in a four-part homage how a veteran IT technology has remained successful for so long. We previously introduced some of the reasons behind COBOL’s enduring success as a business language. Yet...
Thoughts, experiences, and insights about COBOL
Looking back, I can still vividly remember the year when I graduated from college with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. It was 2008. Coming from university, I was quite confident in the skills and exposure that I acquired. PHP with...
COBOL has the Staying Power of a Keith Richards Guitar Riff
The most recent wave of media articles predicting the death of COBOL happened just before the pandemic. In 2019, COBOL supporters were celebrating the 60th birthday of this venerable computer programming language. Now COBOL is 65, and it’s still around. COBOL is...
PART 2: COBOL— Thriving to survive
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service to the IT world, this second piece in a four-part homage attempts to answer how a veteran IT technology has remained successful for so long. In the modern age, enterprise IT has grown in scale and complexity beyond...
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Mainframe Pioneers: John von Neumann
At the Planet Mainframe trivia challenge, we’re always up for a bit of mainframe pioneer history! Today we’re looking at the life of John von Neumann (1903–1957), a brilliant and versatile thinker whose work touched many areas of science and technology. Born in...
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BMC Enriches the Mainframe with January 2025 Updates BMC has announced a January 2025 release that emphasizes the modernization of mainframe operations. The updates promise to “break new ground” in what’s possible on the mainframe, featuring a new approach to...
Mainframe Trailblazers: Jean Sammet
This week’s edition of Trivia Challenge focuses on the career of one of the twentieth century’s legendary mainframe trailblazers, Jean Sammet. Being born a female in 1928 didn’t exactly make for an easy path to an award-winning career in computer technology, but...