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Compact z17 and LinuxONE Systems, Real-Time Mainframe Software Visibility, and more
IBM Launches Compact z17 and LinuxONE Systems to Address Space and Cost Constraints Kyndryl Report: AI adoption accelerates as workforce readiness becomes the ROI difference maker Precisely Delivers Real-Time Mainframe Software Visibility to the ServiceNow AI Platform...
The General Ledger, the Mainframe, and the Programmer Who’s Taking Up Golf
Why Finance and Mainframe Teams Need to Stop Talking About Cost Savings and Start Talking About Business ValueThere is an old accounting joke: An accountant is someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand. For decades, many...
How to Build a Modernization Strategy Around Technical Debt
The future belongs to organizations that treat modernization as an ongoing discipline, not a one-time initiative.As organizations accelerate modernization efforts and explore new opportunities with artificial intelligence (AI), many are facing a common challenge:...
ROI, Business Case and Tuning for Value Trivia: Round One
For July’s Planet Mainframe Trivia Quizzes, we're exploring the fundamentals of measuring value and making informed technology decisions. Whether the investment involves modernizing a mainframe environment, optimizing workloads, or deploying new enterprise...
Quantum Challenges Ahead: Join SHARE’s Blueprint Event to Future-Proof Mainframes With Post-Quantum Cryptography
Written by: Tom CosenzaMainframe is on the precipice of a new age, with quantum computing advancements being a key driver of innovation. While quantum computing offers groundbreaking potential, mainframe security risks are a growing concern. To lower risk across...
Webinar: Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency for SysProgs and DBAs
Mainframe modernization is often discussed in broad strategic terms, but for the teams responsible for keeping core systems running, the challenge is much more practical: How do you make change faster, safer, and more repeatable without disrupting critical...
Overestimating AI in Mainframe Migrations, Strategic Collaboration Agreement, and more
Gartner Warns Against Overestimating AI in Mainframe Migrations IBM, Red Hat, and Deloitte Announce Lightwell Collaboration to Help Strengthen Open Source Software Supply Chain Trust BMC to Separate Helix AI ServiceOps Business Kyndryl and AWS sign expanded strategic...
Tuning for Business Value, Not Cost: Building a Better Business Case for Mainframe Modernization
Modernization can deliver tremendous business value. But cost savings only materialize when organizations understand how mainframe economics really work. Organizations often launch mainframe modernization initiatives with a clear objective: reduce costs by moving...
❓Mainframe History Trivia: Mauchly and Eckert
This week at Planet Mainframe Trivia we’re dipping back into the deep history of computing with a quiz on the work of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert—two of the most influential pioneers in the history of computing. Their work helped move electronic computers from...
Practical AI Use Cases for CICS Teams
This month, the Planet Mainframe Virtual Mainframe User Group welcomed Claire Connor, Principal Pre-Sales Consultant at Geniez AI, for a practical look at how generative AI can support CICS professionals. The conversation focused on a familiar operational challenge:...
