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Leveraging Data Insights To Strengthen Business Operations
Business operations surge forward when every decision rests on clear, reliable data. In today’s competitive environment, unlocking the power of data transforms risk management and fuels growth. Data analysis and wrangling techniques empower organizations to pinpoint...
A Decade in Purple Chucks: Celebrating Planet Mainframe
When a group of mainframers started a part-time mainframe blog 10 years ago, they never imagined it would become a leading website for mainframe industry news. For over a decade, we’ve shared ideas, explored new innovations, and highlighted the people shaping the...
Mainframes by the Numbers
Since you’ve found your way to Planet Mainframe, you probably know that mainframes are the IT workhorses of big business. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s hard to even imagine the past several decades of commerce without the mainframe doing its thing, mostly...
GSE UK 2023 – Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow
Wow, what an experience! I recently had the opportunity to attend the GSE UK conference, which is a part of Guide Share Europe and represents the UK Region. It was titled "Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow." The event was a four-day extravaganza, and believe...
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...
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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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Quantum Readiness: Preparing for the Next Era of Cybersecurity
Content by Broadcom Mainframe Software Quantum computing is moving from theory to reality, creating urgent challenges for the cryptographic systems that protect today’s digital environment. This session explores what organizations […]
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Open Mainframe Project Releases Schedule for IBM TechXchange Sessions The Open Mainframe Project has released the schedule for its upcoming sessions at the IBM TechXchange Conference 2024, taking place from October 21-24 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. This year's IBM...
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,...