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How to Bolster Resiliency Through Succession Planning
How do you build an IT organization that is truly resilient and ready for anything, from unexpected retirements to the rapid integration of AI? Join Greg Lotko, SVP and GM of Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division, and Daniel Newman, CEO of Futurum, as they have a...
Join Planet Mainframe at SHARE Cleveland for Trivia, Prizes, and More
Next week, SHARE is taking over Cleveland, Ohio, and we’re bringing the party to Booth #612! If you’re going to be there, here’s what we’ve got planned: Look for these friendly faces: Amanda Hendley, Mark Wilson, and Penney Berryman Celebrating the 2025 Influential...
Planet Mainframe Launches a Dedicated Job Board for Mainframe Talent
Exciting news for the mainframe community! Today marks the official launch of the Planet Mainframe Job Board, an online portal dedicated exclusively to employers and professionals in the mainframe industry. It's live now at Jobs.PlanetMainframe.com, and it's more than...
The False Idol of AI: How Israel’s Overreliance on Technology Led to a Defense Breakdown
AI is considered omnipotent. It is nothing short of godlike in its power. It combines Zeus with the Oracle of Delphi. But this is a dangerous way of looking at AI. As we attribute more divine characteristics to this be-all, end-all technology, we increasingly shrug...
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Utah’s Office of Recovery Services Moves from COBOL to Cloud in 18 Months Utah’s Office of Recovery Services (ORS) is responsible for both collecting child support payments across the state and ensuring public funds are used appropriately. For 24 years it has relied...
Five Ways to Reduce Business Costs with Connected Systems
Last week, Planet Mainframe joined forces with Adaptigent to bring you a webinar session that stands out from the typical 'mainframe modernization' talks that often sound like sales pitches for cloud services. Titled Five Ways to Reduce Business Costs with Connected...
Join the Mainframe Conversation: Share Your Insights in the Annual Arcati Mainframe Survey
Skip to the Survey Hey Mainframe Enthusiast! Exciting news: Dive into the mainframe universe with the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook's annual survey. Your insights are the pulse of IBM Z users—hardware, software, and future plans. This year, we’re exploring mainframe's...
The Underrated Elements of Cyber Resiliency
Written by: Ravi Patil How Cybersecurity is More than Protecting Against Bad Actors and Why It Matters Resiliency in a business context is often closely associated with continuity. If something happens, or if there is an outage, businesses depend on the principles of...
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Virtual CICS User Group: Unlocking Mainframe Knowledge: Using AI to Support CICS Professionals
Zoom - Virtual MeetingMany organizations rely on large CICS applications where critical knowledge is buried in legacy code and documentation. This session explores how AI can help MF CICS professionals quickly understand applications, […]
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Virtual IMS User Group: No Data Left Behind: The Complete Guide to IMS Database Recovery
Zoom - Virtual Meeting📅 June 16, 2026 🕦 11:30 AM ET When an IMS database fails, there is no time to learn recovery on the fly. In this practical and technically grounded session, […]
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FeaturedZoom - Virtual MeetingAre you a systems programmer, database administrator, or mainframe operations or security leader looking to get more out of your z/OS environment? This opening session of the PopUp Mainframe Persona […]
AI — Security and Compliance
This month, Planet Mainframe is focusing on the topic of AI, and our trivia challenge is honing in on AI’s role in security and compliance. In a world of constant cyber-threats and increasingly complex regulatory frameworks, AI has the potential to support security...
New No-Charge z/OS Products, Latest IBM Ansible Core released, and more
Jumpstart Z/OS Modernization With New No-Charge Products IBM has announced that starting July 1, 2024, the Open Enterprise SDK for Python, Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU), and Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS (OEF) will be added as bypassable requisites to z/OS...
Mainframes and AI Trivia
This month, Planet Mainframe is focusing on the topic of AI, and it’s hard to imagine another topic that stirs up more excitement (and anxiety). While the mainframe has just celebrated its 60th anniversary, it has stayed relevant by reinventing itself time and...
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...