by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 27, 2025 | cyber security, Penetration Testing, Trivia
Mainframes have long been known for their unmatched reliability and security—but even the most trusted systems can hide surprises beneath the surface. As technology evolves, so do the tactics of those trying to exploit it. Penetration testing (pen testing), or...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 20, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, News
IBM and Groq Partner to Deliver Faster Agentic AI Capabilities Precisely Expands Access to AI-Powered Data Quality with Natural Language Interfaces in the Data Integrity Suite IBM Announces Advancements to Help Enterprises Operationalize AI Mainframe Technology...
by Andy McCandless | Oct 16, 2025 | Community & Careers, Innovation, podcast, Security, Video Interview
In the second episode of The Mainframe Book Club, host Andrew (Andy) McCandless talks with Kev Milne, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at NatWest Bank, and one of the few professionals focused on mainframe penetration (pen) testing. A Platform Born from Missing...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 7, 2025 | News
IBM Introduces the Spyre Accelerator for Commercial Availability Kyndryl Survey 2025: Mainframe Modernization Projects Deliver 2-3X ROI BMC 2025 Mainframe Survey: Confidence, Generational Shift in Views on Mainframe Development Rocket Software Advances COBOL...
by Mark Wilson | Oct 6, 2025 | cyber security, Penetration Testing
The goal is not disruption but discovery. For decades, mainframes have been at the heart of critical industries such as finance, healthcare, government, and retail. Since IBM introduced the System/360 in 1964, these systems have earned a reputation for being reliable,...
by Carolyn Wojtas | Oct 2, 2025 | Asia-Pacific IT News, cyber security, Mainframe Technology, Ransomware Defense
Australian organizations running IBM z/OS systems can now access a new defense for mainframes in the Asia-Pacific(APAC) region. In news welcomed by all enterprises battling cybersecurity threats – which is all of them – MainTegrity Inc. appointed Vertali APAC as its...
by Derek Britton | Sep 26, 2025 | Hybrid, Mainframe Technology, Observability
Let’s be honest: mainframes are mission-critical but often seen as separate technological islands that can get left out of the observability conversation. Distributed-based, leading observability solutions such as DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk et al. have...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 24, 2025
Db2 User Group | September 2025 Mainframes in Big Data In this session, Colin Knight explores the role of mainframes—particularly Db2 for z/OS—in the evolving world of big data. Drawing on his extensive experience at NatWest, he shares how mainframe data is delivered...
by Amanda Hendley | Sep 23, 2025 | CICS, Mainframe Operations, Observability
CICS observability just got a major boost. At the September Virtual User Group, experts from IBM and Broadcom explored how CICS 6.3 is bringing OpenTelemetry, traces, metrics, and logs into the spotlight—making the mainframe as observable as any modern platform. Read...
by Sonja Soderlund | Sep 22, 2025 | News
Precisely Unveils AI Agents and Copilot for the Data Integrity Suite Broadcom North American Mainframe Technical Exchange – October 15–17, 2025, Plano, Texas IBM TechXchange Conference: Session Catalog Now Available New Mainframe Podcast: Mainframe Coven Adventures in...
by Donna Amaral | Sep 16, 2025 | continuity planning, future-ready, Sponsored, Workforce Development
What if your biggest business continuity risk isn’t tied to technology at all, but to talent? That’s the premise behind the Mainframe Talent Succession Playbook, a research-backed guide from CCS Insight. Based on direct interviews with Broadcom customers and education...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 10, 2025
January 27, 2026 Db2 for z/OS continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, with 57 new enhancements delivered through continuous delivery in 2025 alone—more than one per week. While this steady stream of innovation is exciting, it can also be overwhelming for...
by Perry Jones | Sep 9, 2025 | Cost Optimization, Hybrid Cloud, Security, Sponsored, Storage & Data Management
Broadcom has delivered a first in mainframe storage with the Virtual Storage Adapter (VSA) enhancement to CA 1™ Flexible Storage™. This new feature lets you have your cake and eat it too – achieve high-performance virtual tape storage without the traditionally higher...
by Sonja Soderlund | Sep 8, 2025 | News
PopUp Mainframe and TES Enterprise Solutions Announce PartnershipBMC AMI Portfolio July 2025 ReleaseVertali Expands ‘New To Z’ ProgramIBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach ReportNew release alert: IBM Ansible Core v1.15.0-beta.1 now availableMainframe Book Club Dives Into...
by Amanda Hendley | Sep 3, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, IT Training, Mainframe, Professional Development, SHARE Conference, Sponsored, Video Interview
At SHARE Cleveland, I sat down with Scott McFall, Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at ProTech IT Training & Consulting. Scott has more than 30 years of experience in IT training and development and is a multi-year IBM Champion, so it was no...
