What’s in a Name? The Untold Story of Db2 for z/OS’s COPYTOCOPY Utility
I spent 27 years at IBM in the Db2 for z/OS Development and Service organization, starting in 1989, when Db2…
New To Z: Year One as a Mainframe Trainee
What’s it like to enter the mainframe world with no previous experience on the platform? In early 2024, Vertali recruited…
Australian Department of Home Affairs new contract, SHARE Washington Updates, and more
BMC Enriches the Mainframe with January 2025 Updates BMC has announced a January 2025 release that emphasizes the modernization of…
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…
Welcome to Mainframe Muggle
From the Editor: Welcome to Mainframe Muggle At Planet Mainframe, we love a good debate—especially when it comes with a…
Do You Need a Trainer, a Coach, or a Mentor?
Anyone, whether working on mainframes or not, can reflect on where in their career they are and what kind of…
Bridging Generations: Vaughn Marshall on Modernizing Mainframe App Development and Empowering the Next Wave of Developers
Vaughn Marshall, Product Manager at Broadcom‘s Mainframe Software division, shared his insights on the modernization of app development within the…
Virtual Mainframes: A Teaching Tool
As technology continually evolves, so should training, specifically for mainframe developers. Traditional physical mainframes have been enterprise technology’s backbone, but…