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Influential Mainframer – Geoffrey Decker
Today, we introduce someone whose mission includes music, mainframes, and mentorship. Geoffrey Decker Co-Founder and Instructor, Eli Madison Memorial Apprenticeship (EMMA)Instructor, Northern Illinois University, Dept. of Computer Science Chicago, Illinois, USA...
Influential Mainframer – Gareth Copplestone-Jones
Today, meet a man who is engineering mainframe resilience. Gareth Copplestone-Jones Head of Infrastructure Services, Triton Consulting Ltd England, United Kingdom Connect with Gareth on LinkedIn: View the entire 2025 Influential Mainframers group here. With nearly...
Racing Towards IT Resiliency: How to Navigate Planned and Unplanned Changes
Written by: Greg Lotko If you really think about it, the best way to handle an issue is to prevent it from occurring to begin with. However, when things do go wrong, the next step is to minimize overall business impact, and accelerate time to recovery and resolution....
IBM Z JCL Expert fits better in your environment
IBM just announced a new release of IBM Z JCL Expert, it is the version 1.2, see related announcement here. With this new release the product is enriched in order to better fit your environment with new checks available, new out-of-the-box integration and a new...
Mainframe News This Month
VirtualZ Computing Raises $4.9 Million to Enable Enterprise Innovation With Mainframe Data VirtualZ Computing, the only woman-founded mainframe company, has announced $2.2 million in seed financing, bringing the total capital raised to $4.9 million. The capital...
Gaining Insights from Db2 Statistics and Accounting Data
In a recent session, Todd Havekost, a Senior z/OS Performance Consultant at IntelliMagic, shared his expertise on utilizing Db2 Statistics and Accounting Data for performance improvement in z/OS infrastructures. Todd emphasized the vast potential of Db2 and z/OS...
Navigating the Complexities of CICS Recovery, Two-Phase Commit, and Log Management
Andy Wright, an IBM Senior Software Engineer and Master Inventor with over 35 years of experience, recently shared his profound knowledge in a session at the Virtual CICS User Group meeting on November 14th. His expertise in the CICS (Customer Information Control...
Where do you fit on the scale of novice to expert?
How well do you know mainframes? Here is a quick test to gauge where you fit on the scale of novice to expert when it comes to knowing your mainframe trivia. Give it your best shot.
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State-of-the-Art Office Spaces, a New Mainframe Podcast and more
DDC IT Services Wins $50m Mainframe Contract from DISA DDC IT Services (DDC ITS) has secured a $50 million contract from the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Mainframe Line of Business (LOB). This contract, dubbed Mainframe West, is the second major...
Mainframe Resiliency Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe we’ve been focusing on the topic of observability and resiliency - a topic that is evergreen in a world rife with cyber-hazards. Our last trivia quiz was on observability, so we’re dedicating this week’s quiz to resiliency. In business,...
Newest chapter for watsonx, Open Source Tools, THINK Replays, and more
IBM Unveils Next Chapter of watsonx with Open Source, Product & Ecosystem Innovations During its annual THINK conference, IBM unveiled a series of new initiatives aimed at speeding up the adoption of generative AI for various business applications. This move...
World of Observability and Resiliency
This month at Planet Mainframe we’re delving into the world of observability and resiliency. Far from being buzzwords, the complex nature of modern IT environments makes this a theme worth a lot of spilled ink. Our trivia quiz this week will focus on...
Mainframes remain crucial to infrastructure, Big Data announcements and more
The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes — Services and Solutions report for the U.S. Public Sector The U.S. public sector continues to rely heavily on its mainframes, and a new report looks specifically at what this crucial sector is doing to keep the technology...
Twentieth-Century Mainframe Icon—Fred Brooks
At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been marking the 60th anniversary of the mainframe by celebrating the lives of influential mainframes of the past and present. This week, we’re turning our attention to a twentieth-century mainframe icon—Fred Brooks. Brooks was a luminary in...