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Twentieth-Century Mainframe Icon—Fred Brooks
At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been marking the 60th anniversary of the mainframe by celebrating the lives of influential mainframes of the past and present. This week, we’re turning our attention to a twentieth-century mainframe icon—Fred Brooks. Brooks was a luminary in...
Launching a New Era of Modernization on the Mainframe
The role that modernization holds in the business world today is more important than ever. It’s no longer an aspirational project—or for some, a necessary evil—that is tasked to IT teams by organizational leaders looking to carve out a competitive edge. Modernization...
Mainframe News – Acquisitions and Federal Appeals
Rocket Software Closes Acquisition of OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business Rocket Software has successfully finalized the acquisition of OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business, formerly part of Micro Focus. The...
Celebrating your 2024 Influential Mainframers
When thinking about how to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the mainframe, our first instinct was to create a series of articles on its history, starting with its earliest iterations and ending with how the technology evolved through today. But perhaps that is a...
How to Navigate the Data Compliance Journey
Author: Perry Jones In today's global landscape, businesses face a multitude of challenges when it comes to data compliance. With regulations evolving rapidly and spanning across various jurisdictions, it's imperative for organizations to review their current data...
Building cyber resilience: get ready for DORA
The Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA), which applies from 17th January 2025, is an EU regulation relevant to financial institutions. It seeks to establish a universal framework for incident response, risk management and mitigation, and governance regarding the...
Total Network Failure on your Production System – What are the Chances?
Perhaps higher than you may think. Total loss of network connectivity is a critical event that can be hard to diagnose and recover from, especially if the systems specialists cannot connect to the system. The three mostly likely causes for total network failure on a...
Most Influential Mainframers Trivia
At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been celebrating the careers of mainframe influencers—the people that raise the bar, push the envelope, break new ground. Whatever metaphor you want to use, these are the people who aren’t afraid to make things a bit uncomfortable in order...
The Third Time’s the Charm: Laticia Carrow
Laticia Carrow is a government contractor Capacity Management Analyst at DDC ITS, an IBM Z Champion, and a TechChannel Rising Star. Her career is one of personal and professional transformation based on curiosity and perseverance and a testament to the importance of...
Mainframes prove a new level of resilience and more
Mainframes Survive 4.8 Magnitude Eastcoast Earthquake A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Northeast on Friday, April 5, rattling the East Coast from Maine down to Virginia. But while people may have been feeling shaken, the mainframes of Poughkeepsie were just fine....
