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 Sonja Soderlund | Nov 28, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Trivia
November at Planet Mainframe is all about AI, and you don’t need us to tell you that artificial intelligence has now been integrated into many of our daily routines. But long before AI became a household term, IBM was shaping the foundations of this increasingly...
by Sonja Soderlund | Nov 10, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Trivia
At Planet Mainframe, we’re spending the month of November focusing on AI and the mainframe. Once viewed as separate worlds, AI and IBM Z now work hand in hand to deliver real-time insights, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation across enterprise-scale...
by Alessandro Bruno | Nov 24, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence
In the last 2,500 years human civilization has made great strides; and in merely the last 80 of these, technology has advanced to the point where machines, endowed with artificial intelligence, are causing mankind to question its very role on the planet. Nevertheless,...
by Alessandro Bruno | Apr 14, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence
Federico Faggin, the inventor of the microchip, has been turning his gaze ever more toward and inside the human being. He has said in various interviews, in his native Italy, that his new goal, far more than improving computing capacity, is to teach people, regular...
by Alessandro Bruno | Dec 28, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence
Computer science can – and otherwise should – be interpreted as a continuation of philosophy by other means. Why? Computer science and its evolution into artificial intelligence are raising existential questions. Not just about technology but about human nature...
by Greg Lotko | Sep 15, 2026 | AI & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Modernization, Sponsored
Hollywood has long depicted fantastical tech, from Star Trek’s ship computers to Iron Man’s JARVIS. Today, AI feels like one of those cinematic futures brought to life. But unlike the movies, it isn’t a finished product. It’s a fast-moving reality bringing...
by Peter Enrico | Nov 5, 2025 | AIOps, Artificial Intelligence, Capacity, Featured, Performance
It is exciting to be part of the world of computer performance at the dawn of AI. Many companies are heavily investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with only a few crude implementations having materialized thus far. As a performance guy, I can say it is important...
by Peter Enrico | Jan 21, 2025 | Mainframe, Performance
Enterprise Performance Strategies, Inc. (EPS) has a long and deep history with all things mainframe performance and capacity planning. EPS experts have worked extensively in z/OS design, development, and measurement architecture, as well as having worked with hundreds...
by Rebecca Levesque | Sep 29, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise IT
AI Simply Reminded Us. For years, enterprise technology conversations have centered on infrastructure. We debated where applications should run. Then we spent the better part of a decade deciding which workloads belonged on premises, which belonged in the cloud, and...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2026
Arcati 2026 Strategy Papers Previous Editions Vendor Directory Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Navigator 2027 Read the Arcati 2026 Edition Online Here Explore the Individual Sections from 2026 Jump to an individual section with the links below 01. Profile of...
by Penney Berryman | Sep 17, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, careers, Education, IBM Z
Can domain-specific AI accelerate mainframe learning while keeping human expertise and judgment central? IBM’s Meredith Stowell weighs in. Artificial intelligence (AI) can help newcomers learn jobs quicker and contribute faster. A study by the National Bureau of...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 14, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Trivia
Mainframes have powered intelligent decisions for decades. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) takes that role further – spotting fraud as transactions happen, anticipating workload demands, helping developers understand legacy code, and strengthening system...
by Admin | Sep 8, 2026
IMS User Group | September 2026 All about SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) — It’s SiMPlified!!! SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) is the foundation of software maintenance and update management within the z/OS ecosystem. This session provides a...
by Uday Prasad | Aug 20, 2026 | Enterprise Infrastructure, Technology Governance, Y2k38
In my January 2026 article, I deconstructed the mathematical inevitability of the Y2K38 rollover—that critical moment on January 19, 2038, when 32-bit signed counters reach their limit. However, in our modern, hyper-connected landscape, Y2K38 is far more than a...
