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Planet Mainframe at SHARE Orlando 2026: Booth 505, Sessions, and Superhero Surprises

Planet Mainframe at SHARE Orlando 2026: Booth 505, Sessions, and Superhero Surprises

by Penney Berryman | Feb 23, 2026

SHARE Orlando 2026 goes superhero mode, and Planet Mainframe is ready. Find us at Booth 505 for trivia and prizes, then join our sessions for 2026 Arcati Survey insights and what’s next for enterprise mainframes.Visit Booth 505 Swing by booth 505 and say hello! We’ll...

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SHARE Cleveland 2025: Mainframes, Music, and Milestones

SHARE Cleveland 2025: Mainframes, Music, and Milestones

by Penney Berryman | Aug 27, 2025

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...

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Open source on z/OS – Don’t let breaking changes break you

Open source on z/OS – Don’t let breaking changes break you

by Ed Jaffe | Aug 20, 2025

Running open source on z/OS allows it to better integrate with off-platform solutions. It also provides user interfaces familiar to engineering and computer science students, who, we hope, will become the next generation of z/OS programmers and sysadmins. Of course,...

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Mainframe Security Isn’t What It Used to Be – How CICS and LE Are Fighting Back

Mainframe Security Isn’t What It Used to Be – How CICS and LE Are Fighting Back

by Planet Mainframe | Jul 15, 2025

This article updates a 2022 piece in Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter, “LE Non-Executable HEAPS and CICS User Experiences” by Mario Bezzi. Current Tuning Letter subscribers can read the original article online.  Think your mainframe is immune to modern cyber threats?...

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Impartial z/OS and MVS tuning and measurement advice: Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter is live

Impartial z/OS and MVS tuning and measurement advice: Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter is live

by Mark Wilson | May 6, 2025

If you work with mainframes, keep reading and catch the latest from Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter. The quarterly Tuning Letter offers comprehensive, practical, and impartial z/OS and MVS tuning and measurement advice. We deliver the insights you need in an...

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Wilson’s Week: SHARE Washington D.C. is a Capital Success

Wilson’s Week: SHARE Washington D.C. is a Capital Success

by Mark Wilson | Mar 5, 2025

The world’s attention shifted to Washington D.C. recently – I mean the mainframe world, of course, as the US capital played host city to the latest SHARE.org conference. I had the pleasure of attending this excellent, well-run event, which brought together industry...

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Don’t Miss This at SHARE DC, from expert Frank Kyne

Don’t Miss This at SHARE DC, from expert Frank Kyne

by Frank Kyne | Feb 22, 2025

The 2025 Winter SHARE conference will be held in the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, starting Sunday, February 23. This is a 4-day conference, with the last day (Thursday) being a full day. If you are attending, check out the...

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