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The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 3

The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 3

The first two parts of this article: The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 1 The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 2 The conclusion of many papers, often quoting CIOs, is that lack of mainframe talent is threatening to damage their business and that there is no...

Mainframe News Out There

Mainframe News Out There

Once a month (or so) we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this month’s picks: Pennsylvania screws up mainframe migration An interesting article the Penn Live website...

Where do Db2 Containers Come From and How are they Used

Where do Db2 Containers Come From and How are they Used

In my last post, I wrote an overview of running Db2 in containers. Today, I’d like to talk a bit about where we get Db2 containers and several common ways they are used. Catch my next post about a critical mistake I think IBM is making with containerization. Ways...

The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 2

The Mainframe Lives and Thrives – Part 2

The first part of the article. Let’s Boot the Mainframe Out! Baby and Bathwater The paper below talks of the value to business of their legacy systems and why the ‘rip out and replace’ is not a real option. The software investment on mainframes is often mission- or...

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People Who Changed the Course of Computing History

People Who Changed the Course of Computing History

At Planet Mainframe’s Trivia Challenge, we’re continuing our journey through mainframe time, looking at some of the people who changed the course of computing history. Today we’re going back to a time when a computer referred to a person, not a machine.  During...

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Mainframe Modernization, Migrations and More

Mainframe Modernization, Migrations and More

IBM Buys Advanced’s Mainframe Modernization Division For its first acquisition of 2024, IBM has announced that it will acquire application modernization capabilities from Advanced, a UK-based provider of mainframe modernization services. The pending acquisition will...

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Mainframe Trivia – Trailblazers Part 3

Mainframe Trivia – Trailblazers Part 3

January is Talent and Training month at Planet Mainframe, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. This week the spotlight is on Gene Amdahl. Born in South Dakota in 1922 and educated in a...

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Mainframe Modernization, Migrations 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,...

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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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Mainframe News – January 11, 2024

Kyndryl announces new DVLA mainframe services contract The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has announced a new two-year contract with IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl. Valued at £6.45 million ($8.21 million), the contract follows a previous...

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