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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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Inside EMMA: How a Mainframe Apprenticeship Scaled in Its First Year

Inside EMMA: How a Mainframe Apprenticeship Scaled in Its First Year

by Penney Berryman | Jan 30, 2026

Mainframe careers don’t suffer from a lack of interest, but a lack of pathways. EMMA was built to remove barriers to training, scaling, and hiring mainframe apprentices. This update revisits the program one year later, with results that tell a more nuanced workforce...

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From Mariner to Mainframer: The Reinvention of Uday Prasad | Tech Sharmit Podcast

From Mariner to Mainframer: The Reinvention of Uday Prasad | Tech Sharmit Podcast

by Amit Sharma | Dec 3, 2025

Amit Sharma, Content Creator at Tech Sharmit and Host of The Tech Sharmit Podcast, interviewed Uday Prasad, co–founder of ZedInfo Tech, about Prasad’s pivot from mariner to mainframer. Catch the full podcast on YouTube.Q: You have been in this industry for 30+ years....

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