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Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates – You Never Know When You’re Going To Get One
The life of a mainframer is not an easy one. After many years in this business, I have had an opportunity to literally fly around the world talking to customers, prospects, and luminaries on the challenges facing the mainframe and those that work for the companies...
Come See Us At SHARE Atlanta
We are looking forward to attending SHARE Atlanta this month. SHARE offers attendees an opportunity to connect, collaborate and share insights with people within the industry. Planet Mainframe looks forward to connecting with you. We are always open to new...
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...
CMG 48th Annual Conference, IMPACT Champions The New Mainframe Generation
This February 21 through 23, Computer Measurement Group, known as CMG, will offer its 48th annual conference, IMPACT. For almost half of a decade, the non-profit organization has brought together enterprise technology professionals for sessions and networking with an...
Why you need to protect your business with IBM Z Cyber Vault
It seems like every week there is a new story of a major company or organization being affected by a cyber-attack. It might be a ransomware attack, stolen user data, or other disruption to services, and may be initiated either by an external attack or internal...
