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IBM z17 Time Synchronization Resiliency Enhancements
Most likely, you have heard the generic acronym RAS, which typically stands for Resiliency, Availability, and Serviceability. However, in the world of time synchronization at IBM, we changed RAS to mean Resiliency, Accuracy, and Security. From RAS to IBMz17 Timing,...
Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection: A Privacy-First Approach
Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, mainframe environments face unprecedented challenges in balancing mainframe data protection with modernisation. Traditional approaches to...
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Broadcom just introduced the WatchTower Platform™ — a mainframe observability solution that empowers enterprise customers to transition mainframe operations from reactive recovery to proactive avoidance while enhancing the visibility of mainframes in enterprise...
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Top 10 Findings from the 2024 Mainframe User Survey
The Arcati Mainframe survey is one of the few out there (perhaps the only one?) that is vendor-neutral; that is, not commissioned by a major mainframe vendor, or a major “mainframe replacement” vendor. This fact alone illustrates the value of this survey, which have...
Log-On Software Relaunches Support for Multiple IBM Solutions
Bedford, NH, February 29, 2024 – Log-On Software, a trusted industry leader in the mainframe solution space and provider of world-class z System solutions, announced renewed support for multiple IBM z System solutions. This development marks a significant...
Arcati Mainframe Yearbook Trivia
The 2024 Arcati Mainframe User Survey has landed, and this year marks the first year for the survey in its new home on the Planet Mainframe website. The survey offers a point-in-time look at organizations’ existing mainframe hardware and software configurations, with...
Micro-segmentation Keeps Sensitive Mainframe Data in Compliance
Executive Summary Mainframes hold an organization’s most critical and sensitive business data, making it crucial to ensure that data is secure and meets the strictest privacy regulations. Controlling access through network micro-segmentation is an effective way to...
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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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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 […]
The latest Main Scoop Podcast, New to Z Meet-Up, and more
Broadcom Main Scoop Podcast: Microsoft and Mainframe—Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT The latest episode of Broadcom’s Main Scoop podcast has dropped, and in this episode hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman sit down with Barry Wordell, head and global GTM for...
Mainframe Trailblazers – Part 4
Here at Planet Mainframe, January is the month to focus on talent and training, and this week’s Trivia quiz follows suit with a quiz on some of the big talents that blazed the trail of the mainframe. These innovators have left an indelible mark on mainframe computing,...
IBM TechXchange, New Podcasts and Presentations, and Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS
IBM TechXchange Developer Day: Virtual Agents On January 23rd at 11 AM ET, Armand Ruiz, Vice President, Product Management, AI Platform and founder of NoCode.ai will kick off 12 hours of deep technical content to quickly advance your AI journey from...
History of Unix Trivia
It’s an understatement to say that the mainframe has come a long way since its inception in the mid-20th century. And while some of the mainframe’s evolution took place incrementally, other developments were more revolutionary. The introduction of UNIX falls into the...
GigaOm Radar Report Recognitions, IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3.13, and more…
New Dell Disk Library (DLm) Models Accelerate Mainframe Storage Dell Technologies has announced the availability of two new models of the Dell Disk Library for Mainframe (DLm), the DLm2700 and DLm8700. These powerful new models feature enhanced Virtual Tape...
Mainframe Lingo Trivia
MIPS, CPUs, CRT, VTAM….the world of mainframes is absolutely notorious for the obscure lingo. A conversation between two mainframers talking mainframe-speak is sure to be entirely impenetrable to an outsider. It could be seen as a barrier (it probably is a barrier for...