July 2025 CICS Highlights: AI, APIs, and the Rise of Modern Mainframe
Planet Mainframe brought together thought leaders and experts to celebrate CICS’s 55th birthday. From AI-infused monitoring to API turbocharging, CICS…
CICS at 55: The Evolution of Mainframe Transaction Processing
Globally, 1969 was a noteworthy year – socially, politically, and technologically. Significant moments included: This July, Planet Mainframe proudly shines…
Runtime Fees: The Hidden Tax in Your Tech Stack
In COBOL environments, runtime-based licensing imposes recurring costs each time an application is executed—costs that persist well beyond the initial…
2024 Planet Mainframe Hits and Highlights
In 2024, the mainframe world saw remarkable developments in market growth, workforce trends, modernization efforts, and security considerations—and you were…
The Many Charms of COBOL
During my studies in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), also known as East Germany, I immersed myself in the…
Information Technology: IT’s Key Ingredients
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service to the IT world, our four-part homage attempts to answer how this…
The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI
“AI is about data,” Tom Taulli states with emphasis. “The more data, the better; trillions of tokens are in the…
A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing
“I have great expectations for the growth of the mainframe because of AI.” Cheryl Watson, CEO and co-founder, Watson &…