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Missing Mainframe and IT Skills: How Enterprises Can Respond

Missing Mainframe and IT Skills: How Enterprises Can Respond

by Derek Britton | Jan 9, 2026

Attendees at GS UK 2025 noticed a new track, WAVEZ 101, dedicated to early-career and undergraduate mainframers. I was delighted to be invited to speak on mainframe skills and what I see for the industry’s future employees.  A Gloomy Skills Outlook The IT skills topic...

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A Decade in Purple Chucks: Celebrating Planet Mainframe

A Decade in Purple Chucks: Celebrating Planet Mainframe

by Penney Berryman | Aug 18, 2025

When a group of mainframers started a part-time mainframe blog 10 years ago, they never imagined it would become a leading website for mainframe industry news. For over a decade, we’ve shared ideas, explored new innovations, and highlighted the people shaping the...

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