by Luc Perard | Oct 2, 2024 | Modernization
Mainframes have been with us for decades, and despite advances in cloud computing and enterprise architectures, mainframes will be with us for some time to come. Most of today’s mainframes still run business-critical applications written in COBOL or Fortran that have...
by Penney Berryman | Oct 1, 2024 | Security
October is cybersecurity awareness month, and Planet Mainframe is kicking it off with interview insights from Mark Wilson, Technical Director at mainframe services company Vertali and Conference Manager for GSE UK. “Is the mainframe secure? No. But it is...
by Amanda Hendley | Sep 24, 2024
We’re excited to extend to you a special invitation to IBM Z Day 2024, our largest tech event of the year on October 1st from 8 AM – 5 PM ET. IBM Z Day’s signature experience will show you how to unleash the power of AI with IBM hybrid cloud infrastructure, providing...
by Amanda Hendley | Sep 23, 2024 | IMS
In a recent virtual user group session, Dennis Eichelberger, a veteran with over 45 years of mainframe and database systems experience, presented an insightful discussion on implementing dataset-level encryption for IMS (Information Management System). Hosted by...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 18, 2024
CICS User Group | September 2024 CICS Resource Definitions as part of a DevOps Pipeline Many organizations already leverage automated DevOps practices for distributed applications, and now many are looking to include z applications in the pipeline. For CICS,...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 11, 2024
Db2 User Group | September 2024 Oh, The Things I’ve Seen With a nod to Dr. Suess, this presentation discusses a few Db2 best practices based on experiences I’ve encountered during my consulting career. It takes a look at actual scenarios (without naming names) to...
by Derek Britton | Sep 4, 2024 | COBOL
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service to the IT world, our four-part homage attempts to answer how this veteran IT technology has been successful for so long. The COBOL programming language – which stands for Common Business Oriented Language – began life in...
by Planet Mainframe | Aug 29, 2024
IMS User Group | August 2024 Pervasive Encryption and IMS Regulatory and industry standards press for more and more safety around customer and company data . The Pervasive Encryption model with IMS datasets requires some planning. IMS is unique in many ways and...
by Penney Berryman | Aug 27, 2024 | SHARE Conference, Video
During SHARE Kansas City, we nabbed two of Vanguard Integrity Professionals’ finest for a conversation. Hear from Milt Rosberg, Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Brian Marshall, Chief Strategist. Watch this duo to see...
by Uday Prasad | Aug 19, 2024 | downtime, opinion, satire, Server
Why Reliable Tech Never Goes Out of Style Security and reliability aren’t sold in the app store. They come standard with a mainframe.Remember the recent “CrowdStrike breach” situation that we had? Yeah, a bit of an oopsie, wouldn’t you say? All that “cutting-edge” of...
by Trevor Eddolls | Aug 16, 2024 | Financial Regulation, Security
In my last article about ransomware, I mentioned how important it was for chief financial officers (CFOs) to ensure that the IT in their organizations was as secure as possible—particularly now that attacks can come from artificial intelligence (AI) bots that could be...
by Broadcom Mainframe Software | Aug 15, 2024 | careers, Featured, Mainframe
Written by: Dave Bond, Mainframe Vitality Program Leader In today’s tech landscape, few things remain as steadfast as the mainframe—a cornerstone of enterprise computing. At Broadcom, we understand that the key to maintaining this vital technology lies in the hands of...
by Amanda Hendley | Aug 13, 2024 | Events
The Planet Mainframe team attended the SHARE conference in Kansas City. This year’s event was a whirlwind of insightful conversations, networking opportunities, and exciting announcements that will shape the future of the mainframe community. The connections made at...
by Sonja Soderlund | Aug 7, 2024 | News
BMC Software Wins Zinnov Award BMC has announced that it has won the Zinnov award in the Champions in Unlocking Center Value (Enterprise IT) category. The Zinnov Awards are the longest-running GCC awards that honor and celebrate incredible contributions from...
by Mark Wilson | Aug 5, 2024 | Mainframe
As a teenager, I fell in love with mainframes and motorcycles. In the latter case, to be more precise, with classic Kawasaki bikes of the 1970s and 80s. And for me, there are important crossovers. The first point is that I love building and fixing things. The...
