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Protect Your IT Investments with an Observability Strategy
With an observability strategy, businesses can quickly cut through the noise to see key actionable insights. In this episode of The Main Scoop, Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman are joined by Brett Dawson, Principal Mainframe OS Systems Programmer at Fidelity Investments,...
Recognizing the People Who Keep Mainframe Moving Forward
Mainframes don’t just run on technology—they also run on people. Behind every secure transaction, every optimized system, and every breakthrough in modernization, there’s someone making it happen. Last year, we launched the Influential Mainframers [2024] program to...
Deloitte Cites Mainframe Modernization as a Top Tech Trend of 2023
Among other tech trends like AI, cloud computing, and decentralized systems, Deloitte Insights Magazine listed mainframe modernization as one of the top six tech trends of 2023. While the article acknowledges that the word “mainframe” in a list of the hottest tech...
Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates – You Never Know When You’re Going To Get One
The life of a mainframer is not an easy one. After many years in this business, I have had an opportunity to literally fly around the world talking to customers, prospects, and luminaries on the challenges facing the mainframe and those that work for the companies...
Come See Us At SHARE Atlanta
We are looking forward to attending SHARE Atlanta this month. SHARE offers attendees an opportunity to connect, collaborate and share insights with people within the industry. Planet Mainframe looks forward to connecting with you. We are always open to new...
Running to the Mainframe—Modernization Without Disruption
“I ran to the mainframe,” Rocket Software CEO Milan Shetti says with a chuckle, recalling his journey to the IBM zSystems platform. “Mainframe is the backbone of so many industries, and it’s the greenest platform out there.” After decades pioneering IT innovations,...
Micro Focus Technology and Expertise Support Successful Mainframe Modernization Project for Major Insurer, AG
AG is Belgium’s largest insurance company, operating in the Belgian insurance market since 1824. With three million clients consisting of private individuals, SMEs, and large companies, AG’s mainframe has served the organization through many structural...
Securing CICS with RACF
Implementing CICS Security with RACF can be a complex and demanding process. In order to do it to a level that creates a good balance can take time and requires good knowledge and understanding of both CICS and RACF. So I will explain the various steps in securing...
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Upcoming Events
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Redefining Legacy Modernization Around Customer Outcomes
Zoom - Virtual MeetingWhy modernization success requires a flexible, outcome-driven approach Legacy modernization continues to rank among the top priorities—and pressure points—for CIOs. Gartner’s Top CIO Challenges 2024 highlights application portfolio modernization as […]
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Webinar: Ericom PowerTerm End of Life
Bottom Line: EOL Has Already Arrived, and the Window to Act Is Narrow Ericom’s EOL announcement created a hard stop. From March 2025 onward, every month of continued reliance on […]
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Virtual CICS User Group | AI and CICS with Steve Wallin, IBM
Zoom - Virtual MeetingIn today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses demand seamless, efficient, and secure transaction processing to keep up with evolving customer expectations and market dynamics. On IBM Z, a platform renowned for […]
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Virtual CICS User Group | The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environment
Zoom - Virtual MeetingEffective testing is essential for building robust systems. Dive deep into a structured approach to the testing pyramid for CICS applications. Using Test4z, we will demonstrate how unit tests form […]
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...
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...
Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe the focus is on Talent and Training, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re going to test your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. The first person we’re looking at is the formidable Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Born in 1906, Hopper’s...
Mainframe News to Close Out the Year
Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware, Moves to Subscription Model Having completed its acquisition of VMware, Inc, Broadcom Inc., a provider of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, is moving forward with plans to enable enterprise customers to...
Evolution of the Mainframe
In 2023, the mainframe is the central technology of the biggest businesses on earth, but they also have a long and storied history. They’ve been around long enough, in fact, to have had a cameo appearance in the show Mad Men (shout out to the IBM/360). But...
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...



