Misty Decker didn’t plan to build a career evangelizing mainframes. She wanted to be a research mathematician. But grad school wasn’t financially viable, so she pivoted, searching for an opportunity that would pay her tuition. When IBM initially called her to...
In technology, we often present choices as binary decisions: replace or keep, mainframe or cloud. But what if this either/or mindset is limiting our potential? This realization struck me through an unexpected source: my home security system. A Lesson in Integration...
From the Editor: Welcome to Mainframe Muggle At Planet Mainframe, we love a good debate—especially when it comes with a dose of wit. Our new (anonymous) opinion series, Mainframe Muggle, is here to spark conversation, ruffle a few feathers, and (hopefully) make you...
As technology continually evolves, so should training, specifically for mainframe developers. Traditional physical mainframes have been enterprise technology’s backbone, but virtual mainframes offer a cost-effective and flexible alternative for education and training....
As the mainframe community moves toward more agile, DevOps-driven practices, the question isn’t whether to adopt modern tools—it’s how to integrate them effectively.Git, a distributed version control system, has emerged as the de facto standard for managing source...
If you’re looking for a staunch defender of the mainframe and its role in the global economy, look no further than Peter Enrico, President of Enterprise Performance Strategies, Inc. Planet Mainframe caught up with Enrico at SHARE Kansas City. “Mainframes have been...
Jumpstart Z/OS Modernization With New No-Charge Products IBM has announced that starting July 1, 2024, the Open Enterprise SDK for Python, Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU), and Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS (OEF) will be added as bypassable requisites to z/OS...
SC Media Honors Rocket Software’s Cynthia Overby for Career in Mainframe Security SC Media, a publication of the CyberRisk Alliance, has announced its five 2023 Women in IT Security Honorees. Among the five honorees is Rocket Software’s Cynthia Overby, lauded for her...
Welcome to the Planet Mainframe Podcast, your gateway to the forefront of technology and the digital age. In this episode, we're shining a spotlight on one of the rising stars in mainframe and Db2. Keziah Knopp is a Db2 for z/OS Specialist for IBM that works with...
Sabre Inc. is the biggest provider of air booking in the US. Their real-time computing technology initially used in 1960 was designed by IBM, and the company adopted the use of the IBM System/360 mainframe computers in the early 1970s. Since the turn of the century,...
