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What’s Really Happening in Mainframe Workforce and Training Right Now?
After perusing blogs, surveys, and insights - and attending SHARE- DC, it’s clear that several big trends are emerging about what’s shaping mainframe careers and training. Here's what’s standing out—and why it matters right now. 1. Hands-On Learning Is the New...
Exploring the Virtual CICS User Group Session
Our first Virtual CICS User Group session of 2025 was an exciting deep dive into CICS modernization and automation, featuring IBM experts Drew Hughes and Andrew Twydell. With Broadcom and DataKinetics as sponsors, Ansible Automation Platform in action, provisioning...
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...
When All Else Fails, Here’s How to Address the Mainframe Talent Shortfall
The Mainframe is, was, and will continue to be the most vital, most important, most consequential computing platform on the planet. Those who understand this also know that there is a talent shortage in this space. Some may refer to it as a looming problem, but...
Our industry needs to stop hitting the snooze button
Vertali launches New to Mainframes (NTM) program The results of a survey by RSH Consulting, Inc. made sobering reading this January. Far from being a wake-up call concerning the worrying lack of trained mainframers, particularly in security, it appears the industry...
Embracing the Challenge: Women and the IBM zSystems Platform
When UNICOM's Michelle Harris started her career in the IBM zSystems world 30 years ago, women were a rarity. Today there are boundless opportunities for women on the zSystems platform, but nurturing them requires dedicated attention. Programs like IBM Z Xplore and...
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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...