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Why IBM’s New FlashSystem Matters to Mainframe Teams

Why IBM’s New FlashSystem Matters to Mainframe Teams

by Planet Mainframe | Feb 10, 2026

Today, IBM announced its latest FlashSystem models. There’s no new z/OS capability, no IBM Z hardware refresh, and no features aimed directly at system programmers. In fact, IBM confirmed in its media briefing that the new FlashSystem line is not intended for z/OS CKD...

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Beyond the Demo: Testing IBM Bob AI with COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL

Beyond the Demo: Testing IBM Bob AI with COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL

by Uwe Graf | Feb 4, 2026

IBM introduced IBM Project BOB at TechXchange 2025 as “an AI software development partner that understands your intent, repository, and security standards.” Positioned as an agentic AI tool, Bob aims to bring modernization expertise directly into developers’ daily...

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The Spectrum of Trust: How Mainframers Are Embracing Agentic AI

The Spectrum of Trust: How Mainframers Are Embracing Agentic AI

by Eric Odell | Nov 10, 2025

A few years ago, the idea of letting artificial intelligence (AI) tweak a production mainframe system on its own would’ve made even the most daring system programmer break out in a cold sweat. We would have heard, “Let the machine make the change? Not on my watch.” ...

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How Next-Gen Mainframers Benefit from Observability and SRE

How Next-Gen Mainframers Benefit from Observability and SRE

by Penney Berryman | Sep 4, 2025

At SHARE Cleveland 2025, BMC’s Jeremy Hamilton sat down with Planet Mainframe to discuss the biggest shifts in mainframe operations. From observability and SRE to the practical use of generative AI, Hamilton shared why the platform is evolving faster than ever, and...

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