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Advances with LinuxONE and Tradeshow Announcements
IBM Brings Big Tech to Small Businesses with LinuxONE 4 Express IBM has started 2024 by unveiling the latest iteration of its LinuxONE servers—the LinuxONE 4 Express. Coming almost a year after the arrival of the LinuxONE Rockhopper 4, this latest offering enables...
Shaping the Future Together: Shared Insights at CMGIMPACT24
Attending a conference with fellow practitioners is priceless – a great opportunity to share what works, learn new design principles, and network for mutual benefit. And the CMGIMPACT24 in Atlanta on Feb 6-7 was one such meeting of minds. Companies ranging from dental...
Sneak Peek: How Broadcom is Revolutionizing Mainframe Observability
Written by: Paul DiMarzio I confess—I’m partially to blame for the flood of information that is challenging mainframe Level 1 support staff today. But I’m now making amends by helping my team at Broadcom launch an innovative, open, integrated observability solution...
People Who Changed the Course of Computing History
At Planet Mainframe’s Trivia Challenge, we’re continuing our journey through mainframe time, looking at some of the people who changed the course of computing history. Today we’re going back to a time when a computer referred to a person, not a machine. During...
Secure Your Mainframe Against the Next Big Bang
Written by: Emre Tunar There are security incidents and then there are what can be called “Big Bang” security incidents. These are the incidents that fundamentally change how we think about software security and vulnerabilities … even on the world’s most securable...
Mainframe Modernization, Migrations and More
IBM Buys Advanced’s Mainframe Modernization Division For its first acquisition of 2024, IBM has announced that it will acquire application modernization capabilities from Advanced, a UK-based provider of mainframe modernization services. The pending acquisition will...
COBOL and Mainframe Computing Skills might be Old, but they remain Essential
With the advent of the cloud, artificial intelligence and the advancements in quantum computing, there appears (and it should be stressed that it’s only an ‘appearance’) to be less interest in mainframe computing than some time ago. Over the past few years, especially...
Come See Us At SHARE Orlando 2024
Planet Mainframe is thrilled to be exhibiting at SHARE Orlando next month, from March 3–7, 2024. SHARE provides a platform to connect, collaborate, and share insights within the industry. Join us to explore new technologies, attend technical sessions, and delve into...
Bridging the Gap: How Universities are Proactively Addressing the Mainframe Talent Shortage
Just a week ago, I had the chance to record two podcasts all about the work being done by universities and industy to tackle the talent shortage in our field. In this podcast, we chat about higher education’s involvement in overcoming the talent shortage and the great...
Mainframe Trivia – Trailblazers Part 3
January is Talent and Training month at Planet Mainframe, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re testing (and hopefully expanding) your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. This week the spotlight is on Gene Amdahl. Born in South Dakota in 1922 and educated in a...
