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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...
Tell them about mainframes
One of the greatest problems many mainframe-using organizations face is finding young staff who understand the mainframe and can take over from those experts who have been around for a while, seen it all, and now want to slip quietly into retirement. Too many colleges...
Zowe™ Chat can make you more productive: user scenarios
Since the publication of Zowe gets Chatty a few months ago, the Zowe open community has made great progress. Watch for a technical preview of the new capabilities in 4Q 2022. Key to any software’s success is listening to our consumers and unlocking the...
Db2 for z/OS: SEPARATE_SECURITY and SECADM
In the Db2 for z/OS module called DSNZPARM (ZPARM, for short), which provides the configuration settings for a Db2 subsystem, there is a parameter named SEPARATE_SECURITY. This ZPARM was introduced with Db2 10, and its purpose is to enable a Db2 for z/OS-using...
Know Your Isolation Levels to Develop Correct and Efficient Db2 Programs
Did you know that Db2 provides a method to change the way a program or SQL statement acquires locks? That way is known as the isolation level and it can be set to specify the locking behavior for a transaction or statement. Standard SQL defines four isolation levels...
New IBM Cloud security features you should know
Cybersecurity is always in a state of change. There are new security features and new attack methods - or was it the other way? Over the past months, several new security features were added to IBM Cloud. In this blog post, I want to quickly describe them and point...
Nurturing new mainframe talent: five key lessons
The tide is definitely turning: organizations are replacing the outdated narrative that the mainframe is ‘old’ tech with a more objective view focusing on how IBM Z can support their business over the long term, while also contributing to digital transformation. At...
Handy AIOps on IBM zSystems Handbook – A user experience
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a joint mainframe study between IBM and a large financial services company in Europe. As part of that study also the customer's service management processes were explored and the goal was to figure out where and how...
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Vanguard Security & Compliance 2025
Marriott St. Louis Airport 10700 Pear Tree Ln, St. Louis, MO, United StatesRecognizing the global need for cybersecurity education, Vanguard Security & Compliance is a premier gathering of cybersecurity professionals from around the world. VSC offers a comprehensive program that balances educational […]
Virtual Db2 User Group | September 16, 2025| Mainframes in Big Data
Zoom - Virtual MeetingMainframes in Big Data In this session, Colin Knight explores the role of mainframes—particularly Db2 for z/OS—in the evolving world of big data. Drawing on his extensive experience at NatWest, […]
Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements –
Zoom - Virtual MeetingUnderstanding 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 MeetingJoin 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 […]
New Generative AI Capabilities, Where the Mainframerz are Meeting, and more
IBM watsonx Brings New Generative AI Capabilities to Masters Tournament Digital Platforms If you watched the Masters Tournament over the weekend, you may have noticed some new fan features, brought to you by watsonx, and courtesy of a collaboration between experts...
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,...
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...
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...
Today’s News – IBM Skills Council and Advancements with watsonx
Conversation with IBM’s Meredith Stowell: IBM Mainframe Skills Council At this week’s SHARE conference in Orlando, IBM announced the launch of the Mainframe Skills Council— “a forum where global organizations will foster a skilled, diverse, sustainable workforce...
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...