by Penney Berryman | Aug 27, 2025 | Events, influential-mainframers, Mainframe Community, SHARE Conference, Workforce Training
We declare SHARE Cleveland a rockin’ success! The rock ‘n roll theme permeated the city, exhibitor booths, and giveaways, culminating in a live music reception at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. Have you seen someone wearing a leather kilt play bagpipes to AC/DC? Now...
by Sonja Soderlund | Aug 25, 2025 | News
IBM and Arivonix Announce Deep watsonx.ai Integration at SHARE Cleveland YUPRO Placement and Franklin Skills Launch SKILLSFIT™ to Deliver Job-Ready IT Talent, Filling Urgent Gaps Hitachi Vantara Recognized by GigaOm for Innovation in Object Storage Royal Cyber Unveils...
by Planet Mainframe | Aug 20, 2025
Db2 User Group | July 2025 Db2 and Zowe: Everything, everywhere all at once Db2 for z/OS is experiencing a major transformation in its tooling landscape, with the retirement of Data Studio and DSM and the introduction of new tools tailored for modern development...
by Ainsley Lawrence | Aug 19, 2025 | Data Insights, data management, Data-Driven Strategies
Business operations surge forward when every decision rests on clear, reliable data. In today’s competitive environment, unlocking the power of data transforms risk management and fuels growth. Data analysis and wrangling techniques empower organizations to pinpoint...
by Penney Berryman | Aug 18, 2025 | Celebrations, Industry Voices, Mainframe Community, News, Technology Milestones
When a group of mainframers started a part-time mainframe blog 10 years ago, they never imagined it would become a leading website for mainframe industry news. For over a decade, we’ve shared ideas, explored new innovations, and highlighted the people shaping the...
by Communications | Aug 14, 2025
Write for Planet Mainframe — Contribute Your Voice Want to share your mainframe experience with thousands of industry professionals?Planet Mainframe is the voice of the mainframe community, ranked the #1 mainframe blog by Feedspot.com, with 8,000 monthly readers and...
by Amanda Hendley | Aug 13, 2025 | Events, Mainframe, Mainframe Community, News, SHARE Conference
Next week, SHARE is taking over Cleveland, Ohio, and we’re bringing the party to Booth #612! If you’re going to be there, here’s what we’ve got planned: Look for these friendly faces: Amanda Hendley, Mark Wilson, and Penney Berryman Celebrating the 2025 Influential...
by Communications | Aug 11, 2025
Virtual Db2 User Groups Recent Virtual Db2 Session Db2 13 in Practice: Separating Essential Innovation from Nice-to-Have Enhancements Db2 for z/OS continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, with 57 new enhancements delivered through continuous delivery in 2025...
by Communications | Aug 7, 2025
The 2026 Influential Mainframers Nominations We’re looking for practitioners, leaders, educators, and change-makers making a measurable impact in the community. Help us spotlight the people shaping what’s next. Nominate an Influential Mainframer Here! Influential...
by Communications | Aug 7, 2025
Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Navigator 2025 2026 Arcati Mainframe Survey: Your Voice Drives the Next Report Every data point in the Arcati Mainframe Report starts with professionals like you.Join the 2026 research cycle — complete the survey, join the directory, or...
by Penney Berryman | Aug 1, 2025 | Application Performance & Monitoring, Enterprise IT, Modernization
Planet Mainframe brought together thought leaders and experts to celebrate CICS’s 55th birthday. From AI-infused monitoring to API turbocharging, CICS proudly proved it was anything but obsolete. Here’s what stood out and why CICS users should be excited about...
by Planet Mainframe | Jul 26, 2025
CICS User Group | July 2025 Understanding Transaction Debugging for CICS COBOL Programs This presentation will cover a Transaction Abend resulting in an ASRA abend code issued by CICS. It will discuss the layout and description of the relevant parts of a Transaction...
by Phil Buckellew | Jul 23, 2025 | CICS, Enterprise Infrastructure, IT Operations, Performance, Regulatory Compliance, System Resilience
IT environments are increasingly complex to manage, and overburdened administrators are tasked with refining them, keeping them secure, and preventing downtime.Mainframes are critical to that infrastructure, as they process and store billions of transactions worth of...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jul 21, 2025 | News
IBM Introduces Power11: Purpose-Built Infrastructure for the AI Era A cornerstone of IBM’s AI strategy is building the infrastructure to support it. This month, IBM introduced IBM Power11, the latest generation of IBM Power® servers, built for the era of AI,...
by Uwe Graf | Jul 16, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise IT, Intelligent Automation, Modernization
Artificial Intelligence Day on July 16 invites a fresh look at an evolving reality: AI and mainframes are no longer at odds. Instead, they’re allies in modern enterprise innovation. AI and Mainframes: Misconception or Modern Reality? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and...
