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Arcati 2026 | Workforce and Operating Constraints
Mainframe modernization, upgrade cadence, and tooling decisions are shaped as much by workforce structure as by technology. The 2026 survey reflects a notable shift in respondent mix while reinforcing continuity in operating models. Importantly, the 2026 workforce...
Arcati 2026 | Platform Currency & Technical Posture
How is mainframe usage changing — and what does that tell us? Across the 2026 survey, respondents report moderate growth or stable mainframe usage, with a smaller group indicating declines. Several forward-looking questions were introduced in 2025 to enhance...
Arcati 2026 | Platform Scale, Capacity, and Trajectory
Maintaining and Modernizing Core Mainframe Platforms Continuing with questions introduced in 2025, the 2026 survey indicates that organizations deliberately maintain platform currency. Most respondents report operating on current or near-current versions of z/OS;...
Arcati 2026 | Business Dependence and Centrality
Is the mainframe still central to business operations — and has that changed? The 2026 survey confirms that the mainframe remains central to enterprise operations. As in 2025, a majority of respondents report that more than half of their organization’s revenue or...
Arcati 2026 | Profile of Respondents
The 2026 Arcati Mainframe User Survey, conducted in late 2025 and early 2026, reflects responses from validated participants and includes a comparable number of retained responses to the 2025 and 2024 surveys, providing a stable foundation for year-over-year...
Who Will Shape the Future? 2026 Influential Mainframers Nominations Open
2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers Nominations Now Open The search for the next class of Influential Mainframers starts now. Nominations for the 2026 Influential Mainframers award are officially open. We’re looking for practitioners, leaders, educators, and...
Arcati 2026 | Operational Enablement: Tooling, Automation, and Process
As mainframe environments become more integrated, organizations are not actively expanding headcount. Instead, they are investing in tooling, automation, and process refinement to sustain reliability while accommodating change. Rather than signaling a wholesale shift...
Business-Driven Automation, AI Confidence Outpaces Readiness, and more
BMC Advances Business-Driven Automation and Mainframe Transformation with AI-Powered Innovations Precisely’s State of Data Integrity and AI Readiness Study: AI Confidence Outpaces Readiness Rocket Software to Acquire Vertica Analytics Database Platform from OpenText...
Why IBM’s New FlashSystem Matters to Mainframe Teams
Today, IBM announced its latest FlashSystem models. There’s no new z/OS capability, no IBM Z hardware refresh, and no features aimed directly at system programmers. In fact, IBM confirmed in its media briefing that the new FlashSystem line is not intended for z/OS CKD...
❓Python Programming Trivia
We often describe Python as a “modern” language, but its story spans decades of technological change, cultural shifts, and unexpected platforms. What began as a small side project in the Netherlands evolved into one of the most widely used programming languages in the...
