by Phil Buckellew | May 21, 2024 | Mainframe, Modernization
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...
by Amanda Hendley | May 2, 2024
Managing mainframe application performance and availability is an ongoing endeavor that continues to grow more complex in today’s hybrid computing environments. Optimizing the performance and availability of hybrid IT infrastructure is crucial for driving...
by Mark Wilson | Apr 30, 2024 | Observability, Security
Mark Wilson reflects on the findings of a recent mainframe survey, explaining why security should be the number one priority, and why we need to start talking about complexity and observability. I read with interest the highlights of the Arcati Mainframe survey 2024,...
by Penney Berryman | Apr 10, 2024 | Highlight, influential-mainframers, Mainframe
Penney Berryman from Planet Mainframe connected with Mark for a few minutes between his work in the UK and his hobby of restoring motorcycles.Mark Wilson’s energy and easy laugh infuse the conversation in person or on the phone. He throws his head back and guffaws,...
by Penney Berryman | Mar 20, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Mainframe
The modern field of artificial intelligence (AI) was formally founded in 1956 at a conference in New Hampshire, United States, where the term “artificial intelligence” was coined. That puts modern AI only a few years younger than the mainframe, first used...
by Sonja Soderlund | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Conversation with IBM’s Meredith Stowell: IBM Mainframe Skills Council At this week’s SHARE conference in Orlando, IBM announced the launch of the Mainframe Skills Council— “a forum where global organizations will foster a skilled, diverse, sustainable workforce...
by Sonja Soderlund | Mar 12, 2024 | Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe, the focus is on Next Gen Tech. When it comes to mainframes or even whatever handheld device you find yourself attached to, artificial intelligence is probably the first thing that comes to most of our minds when we think of the cutting...
by Alessandro Bruno | Mar 5, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Mainframe
Artificial Intelligence (AI) aims to empower computers, or computer-controlled robots, to perform tasks that are usually performed by humans, imitating the human ability to solve problems and make decisions. This goal is now achievable—in part—thanks to a combination...
by Trevor Eddolls | Feb 21, 2024 | cyber security
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common place, and many people have used things like ChatGPT, a popular generative AI (GenAI) that can answer questions, write essays and poems, or summarize a book. However, like most things, AI can also be turned to the...
by Prashant Kelker | Feb 16, 2024 | Mainframe
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...
by Alessandro Bruno | Feb 6, 2024 | COBOL, Mainframe
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...
by Amanda Hendley | Feb 5, 2024 | Events
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...
by Amanda Hendley | Feb 2, 2024 | Media, podcast
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...
by Communications | Feb 1, 2024
21CS Product/Service Information:Product families developed by 21CS experts lie in the areas of data and storage management, resiliency, analytics, and system and operational tools. Since 1992, 21CS has been developing solutions for foundational disk and tape...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jan 11, 2024 | News
Kyndryl announces new DVLA mainframe services contract The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has announced a new two-year contract with IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl. Valued at £6.45 million ($8.21 million), the contract follows a previous...
