by Sonja Soderlund | Jan 24, 2025 | News
Broadcom Main Scoop Podcast: Microsoft and Mainframe—Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT The latest episode of Broadcom’s Main Scoop podcast has dropped, and in this episode hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman sit down with Barry Wordell, head and global GTM for...
by Adrianne Gorbachik and Franklin Skills | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured, Mainframe, Talent
Mainframes power the heart of global commerce, driving critical operations for 90% of the world’s leading banks, retailers, healthcare, airlines, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. These organizations continually improve their systems to manage...
by Penney Berryman | Jan 17, 2025 | careers, Workforce Development
It may come as a surprise that the narrative of a vast mainframe skills gap is…false. More precisely, it’s outdated.The Futurum Group says that sourcing mainframe skills “is no harder than finding cybersecurity or AI talent.” So, how difficult is it to hire...
by Sebastian Dewar | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured, Mainframe, Modernization, Sponsored
Marsh McLennan’s journey to transform a crucial 3270 application into a modern web interface Modernizing business applications is a critical need for many large enterprises that rely on these powerful legacy systems for their core operations. This blog post...
by Praveen Verma | Jan 8, 2025 | Observability
How CA 7™ Observability with OpenTelemetry Bridges the Mainframe Data Gap for Unified Insights In today’s interconnected world, customer experience hinges on the reliability of the services. When technology fails, customers don’t hesitate to voice their frustrations...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jan 7, 2025 | News
IBM TechXchange Developer Day: Virtual Agents On January 23rd at 11 AM ET, Armand Ruiz, Vice President, Product Management, AI Platform and founder of NoCode.ai will kick off 12 hours of deep technical content to quickly advance your AI journey from...
by Helen Turner | Jan 6, 2025 | Education, Mainframe
We’ve always believed in providing opportunities for our people to develop their skills, and in encouraging the next generation of talent. Mentoring is central to both. Mentoring is one of the most powerful personal developmental activities available. It’s sometimes...
by Penney Berryman | Dec 31, 2024 | Predictions, Trends
In 2024, the mainframe world saw remarkable developments in market growth, workforce trends, modernization efforts, and security considerations—and you were an integral part of it. Catch up on the big ideas and highlights you shared on Planet Mainframe in 2024. ...
by Planet Mainframe | Dec 25, 2024
IMS User Group | December 2024 Understanding What IMS Applications Can Do and How You Can Benefit From REST APIs IMS clients worldwide have a wealth of assets in the form of IMS applications. These business-critical apps have been running your business for decades, at...
by Ainsley Lawrence | Dec 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Maintaining IT infrastructure has transformed from a largely manual process to an AI-driven approach to system maintenance. This benefit is great news for users, support technicians, and developers alike, who benefit from increased efficiency and reduced...
by Planet Mainframe | Dec 18, 2024
CICS User Group | December 2024 The 7 Deadly Sins of CICS Integrations Horror is not constrained to the movies, but happens every day in your CICS environment! We will share common examples of poor and horrific examples of CICS integration which drives up MIPS and...
by Penney Berryman | Dec 16, 2024 | Dev Ops, PopUp Mainframe
As the mainframe community moves toward more agile, DevOps-driven practices, the question isn’t whether to adopt modern tools—it’s how to integrate them effectively.Git, a distributed version control system, has emerged as the de facto standard for managing source...
by Sonja Soderlund | Dec 4, 2024 | News
New Dell Disk Library (DLm) Models Accelerate Mainframe Storage Dell Technologies has announced the availability of two new models of the Dell Disk Library for Mainframe (DLm), the DLm2700 and DLm8700. These powerful new models feature enhanced Virtual Tape...
by Srushti Vachhrajani | Dec 2, 2024 | Dev Ops
The rapid growth of eCommerce has transformed shopping habits globally. With peak shopping seasons like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day, and other festive holidays driving immense traffic, online retailers face the critical challenge of ensuring their websites...
by Uday Prasad | Nov 25, 2024 | cyber security, global economy
In the whirlwind of technological advancements, it’s easy to overlook the foundational pillars that support our digital world. Mainframes, often perceived as relics of a bygone era, continue to play a pivotal role in orchestrating the symphony of modern data....
