by Srushti Vachhrajani | Mar 4, 2026 | Cloud, Enterprise IT, Workforce & Training
Training Downtime Is Costly. Cloud Monitoring Prevents It. Workforce training remains a significant topic in the mainframe ecosystem. The trend has shifted from workforce training as a nice-to-have support function to a necessity for operational infrastructure....
by Nicola Denneny | Feb 24, 2026 | Broadcom, Broadcom MTE 2026, Conference, Sponsored, technical workshop
What do you get when you bring together hands-on workshops, SME-led technical demos, networking events, and a gathering of mainframers driving to strengthen the community? You get the 2026 Mainframe Technical Exchanges. April 21 – 23, 2026: European in-person...
by Penney Berryman | Feb 23, 2026 | Events, Mainframe Community, SHARE Conference
SHARE Orlando 2026 goes superhero mode, and Planet Mainframe is ready. Find us at Booth 505 for trivia and prizes, then join our sessions for 2026 Arcati Survey insights and what’s next for enterprise mainframes. Visit Booth 505 Swing by booth 505 and say hello! We’ll...
by Penney Berryman | Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, IBM Z, Mainframe Strategy, Research & Surveys
In an era defined by AI hype and cloud-first declarations, the mainframe environment, in contrast, appears quiet and refined. Organizations running IBM Z continue to anchor revenue, enforce governance, and modernize on their own timetable. Nothing is happening...
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 19, 2026 | Arcati Navigator 2026
The 2026 Arcati Mainframe User Survey reinforces a consistent picture of IBM Z as a durable system-of-record platform operating inside mature hybrid environments. Across business dependence, platform currency, workforce structure, tooling investment, security posture,...
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 19, 2026 | Arcati Navigator
AI as an Integration Catalyst Across the 2026 Arcati Mainframe User Survey, AI is not described as a force that displaces the mainframe. Instead, respondents most frequently associate AI adoption with expanded hybrid integration. When asked how AI will impact IBM Z...
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 19, 2026 | Arcati Navigator
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...
by Penney Berryman | Feb 18, 2026 | Community & Careers, Industry News
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...
by Sonja Soderlund | Feb 17, 2026 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, News
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...
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 10, 2026 | Hybrid IT, IBM Z, Infrastructure, Storage
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...
by Amanda Hendley | Feb 5, 2026 | CICS, Video
Artificial intelligence (AI)is no longer something CICS teams discuss in the abstract. In a recent Planet Mainframe CICS Virtual User Group, the AI conversation focused on three points: What is already available? What is already running in production? How is AI being...
by Uwe Graf | Feb 4, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Modernization, Software Development
IBM introduced IBM Project BOB at TechXchange 2025 as “an AI software development partner that understands your intent, repository, and security standards.” Positioned as an agentic AI tool, Bob aims to bring modernization expertise directly into developers’ daily...
by Nathan Thomas | Feb 3, 2026 | careers, Community & Careers, Mainframe Skills, New to Mainframe, Skill Building, Workforce & Training
I’ve always been a bit obsessed with computers—especially niche hardware. Growing up, I recall my dad having a collection of old systems from companies that no longer existed. They were different from the standard beige DOS and Windows boxes that had taken over, and I...
by Amanda Hendley | Jan 30, 2026
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