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Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia Part 2

Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia Part 2

This month at Planet Mainframe the focus is on Talent and Training, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers.  Today we’re looking at the life of Thomas J. Watson Jr., the transformational...

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How to Build an Internal Mainframe Talent Pool

How to Build an Internal Mainframe Talent Pool

Modern mainframe organizations recognize the persistent shortage of external, mainframe-skilled personnel and ensure long-term mainframe workforce vitality and efficacy by building internal mainframe talent pools. The synergy of workforce succession planning,...

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Announcing the 2024 IMPACT Award Finalists and more

Announcing the 2024 IMPACT Award Finalists and more

CVS, Legal & General, Fidelity Investments Selected as 2024 IMPACT Innovation Award Finalists The 2024 CMG IMPACT conference will take place in Atlanta, GA in February, and - along with education and peer-to-peer exchange of all things digital transformation,...

Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia Part 2

Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia Part 2

This month at Planet Mainframe the focus is on Talent and Training, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers.  Today we’re looking at the life of Thomas J. Watson Jr., the transformational...

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Virtual CICS User Group | September 9, 2025

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The Power of CICS Traces and Metrics September 9, 2025 @ 11:30am ET We will begin this Virtual User Group session with a high-level overview of IBM CICS Transaction Server […]

Essential z/OS Performance Tuning Workshop

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Join 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 […]

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IDUG will be taking place in Dusseldorf for the 2025 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference! Experience the custom Solution Center, workshops & hands-on labs, IBM’s certification & badging opportunities, as well […]

Mainframe History – Bob Bemer

Mainframe History – Bob Bemer

When it comes to mainframe history, Bob Bemer stands out as one of its more colorful characters. He was known for his personalized (self-aggrandizing) license plates, was married six times, and lived in a spectacular cliff-top house overlooking a reservoir. He became...

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z/OS Application Developers Trivia

z/OS Application Developers Trivia

Broadcom has released some highlights from its recently conducted survey of z/OS application developers. Conducted by Forrester Consulting in June 2024, the survey “gives an unfiltered voice to enterprise developers of z/OS-based applications across organizations,...

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