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Welcome to the Virtual Db2 user group

Welcome to the Virtual Db2 user group

The Virtual Db2 user group launches in January with a presentation on the 17th from Craig S Mullins, President & Principal Consultant at Mullins Consulting Inc. And being a virtual meeting, you don’t have to face the hard task of convincing your company to fund...

IBM z16 “Time Direct to the CEC”

IBM z16 “Time Direct to the CEC”

The IBM z16 became generally available (GA) in May 2022. It introduced yet another significant change to IBM Z time synchronization via the new “time direct to the CEC” functionality. This article will briefly review the z15 time synchronization change that served as...

Visit us at IDUG EMEA & GSE UK

Visit us at IDUG EMEA & GSE UK

We look forward to attending IDUG EMEA & GSE this month and the first week of November. Both events offer attendees an opportunity to connect, collaborate and share insights with people within the industry. Planet Mainframe looks forward to connecting with you. We...

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Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements –

Zoom - Virtual Meeting

Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements ..... September 17th ..... Sign up using this link As we have previously discussed, the SMF 98 records are still a fairly new record, […]

Essential z/OS Performance Tuning Workshop

Virtual Meeting

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 […]

People and History of the Mainframe Trivia

People and History of the Mainframe Trivia

This month at Planet Mainframe, we’re looking at the people and history of the mainframe. If you’re not a mainframer, that may not sound particularly titillating—but it’s a story of innovation, evolution, and resilience.  Originating in the mid-20th century,...

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New Generative AI Capabilities, Where the Mainframerz are Meeting, and more

Upcoming Career Fair and Women in Tech

Virtual IBM Z Career Fairs in April If you’re looking for work in a mainframe role, make sure to register for your local upcoming IBM Z Computing Career Fair, sponsored by IBM in partnership with CareerEco.  Candidates will have the opportunity to meet with...

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Hybrid Cloud Trivia

Hybrid Cloud Trivia

You don’t have to know much about mainframes to understand that they don’t exist in the splendid isolation of the past, and the last decade has brought the mainframe into a whole new level of connectivity.  For many businesses, embracing the modern mainframe...

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Next Gen Tech Trivia

Next Gen Tech Trivia

This month at Planet Mainframe, the focus is on Next Gen Tech. When it comes to mainframes or even whatever handheld device you find yourself attached to, artificial intelligence is probably the first thing that comes to most of our minds when we think of the cutting...

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