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Planet Mainframe at SHARE Orlando 2026: Booth 505, Sessions, and Superhero Surprises
SHARE Orlando 2026 goes superhero mode, and Planet Mainframe is ready. Find us at Booth 505 for trivia and prizes, then join our sessions for 2026 Arcati Survey insights and what’s next for enterprise mainframes.Visit Booth 505 Swing by booth 505 and say hello! We’ll...
The 2026 Arcati Mainframe User Survey Results Are Now Available
In an era defined by AI hype and cloud-first declarations, the mainframe environment, in contrast, appears quiet and refined. Organizations running IBM Z continue to anchor revenue, enforce governance, and modernize on their own timetable. Nothing is happening...
Influential Mainframer – Lauren Valenti
Today, we celebrate someone who has spent her career opening doors for others. Lauren Valenti Director, Mainframe Education, Customer Engagement, Vitality and Mainframe Expert Program, Broadcom Software New York, USA Connect with Lauren on: View the entire 2025...
Influential Mainframer – Marcus Davage
“I’m an Influential Mainframer because I drive innovation, share expertise, and advocate for the future of mainframe technology.” Marcus Davage Lead Product Developer, BMC Software Wales, Great Britain Connect with Marcus on: View the entire 2025 Influential...
From Wine to Workforce Solutions – Influential Mainframer Magie Hall
Magie Hall, Ph.D., is an associate professor of information systems and quantitative analysis at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She’s also one of the very few tenured professors doing scholarly work in mainframe education. She didn’t plan to build a workforce...
Influential Mainframer – Anthony (Tony) Anter
Tony Anter is a familiar face and voice in the modern mainframe community. With decades of experience and a streak of dry humor, he’s one of the platform’s most vocal champions for automation, DevOps, and developer experience. Anthony (Tony) Anter Technology Director...
Influential Mainframer – Derek Britton
This month, Planet Mainframe celebrates influential mainframers nominated by the community. Today, we recognize a man who won’t let the conversation about COBOL—or the mainframe—fade. Derek Britton CMO of PopUp Mainframe England, United Kingdom Connect with Derek on:...
Influential Mainframer – Bruno Binotti
This month, Planet Mainframe celebrates influential mainframers nominated by the community. Today, we recognize a mainframer equally comfortable working on z/OS and hybrid cloud challenges. Bruno Binotti Camargo Mainframe Infrastructure Analyst, Kyndryl São Paulo,...
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SHARE Pittsburgh 2026
FeaturedSHARE Pittsburgh brings together mainframe IT professionals for five days of education, networking, and knowledge sharing. The conference program features expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and forward-looking insights designed to help […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | All about SMP-E (System Modification Program-Extended)— It’s SiMPlified!!!
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAll about SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) — It's SiMPlified!!! SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) is the foundation of software maintenance and update management within the z/OS ecosystem. This session provides a […]
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Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency: Development and Testing Webinar
Zoom - Virtual MeetingUnlock the power of instantly available mainframe resources to revolutionize mainframe delivery. The third session in the PopUp Persona Webinar series reveals how application developers, software engineers, and QA teams […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | Data Gravity and IBM Z: Bringing Processing to the Data
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAs data volumes grow, they naturally attract applications, services, and processing toward them—a concept commonly referred to as data gravity. In hybrid cloud environments, understanding data gravity has become increasingly […]
NEWS – New features for Data Integrity, TechXchange sessions, & more
Precisely Unveils AI Agents and Copilot for the Data Integrity Suite Broadcom North American Mainframe Technical Exchange – October 15–17, 2025, Plano, Texas IBM TechXchange Conference: Session Catalog Now Available New Mainframe Podcast: Mainframe Coven Adventures in...
TRIVIA – Observability and Resiliency
At Planet Mainframe, September is the month that we pay special attention to two critical pillars of modern mainframe operations — observability and resiliency. Observability goes beyond traditional monitoring by providing deep insights into applications,...
NEWS – Strategic partnerships, Mainframe integrations with Enterprise IT, & more
PopUp Mainframe and TES Enterprise Solutions Announce PartnershipBMC AMI Portfolio July 2025 ReleaseVertali Expands ‘New To Z’ ProgramIBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach ReportNew release alert: IBM Ansible Core v1.15.0-beta.1 now availableMainframe Book Club Dives Into...
TRIVIA – 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...
NEWS – Announcements at SHARE, Job-Ready Talent training, & 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...