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CNX Rolls Out Robust AI Capabilities With Valence 6.4, the Low-Code Platform for IBM i

Valence now writes code from conversational prompts, helping IBM i shops close the skills gap.

How PR/SM, z/VM and KVM Became Virtualization Superstars on IBM Z

For the second installment of his series, “The IBM Z Experience,” Joe Gulla traces the evolution of virtualization—from address-space isolation to modern, full-system hypervisors

COBOL Modernization: Lessons From the Government

Tax season in the U.S. served as another reminder of COBOL’s critical role in government systems and the ongoing efforts to modernize the language

You Have Z Questions? CDW Mainframe Experts Have the Answers

In this episode of “Ask the Experts,” CDW’s mainframe specialists dive into the pressing questions and challenges faced by mainframe users and administrators. With decades of experience and expertise, the team shares insights on optimizing mainframe environments, implementing best practices, and maximizing the value of zSystems investments. What You’ll Learn: Featured Experts: CDW, a leader […]

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Timing Your Power11 Upgrade

IBM Power consultant Jaqui Lynch lays out the factors that shops need to be considering as they plot their migration

Turning Undocumented Systems Into Usable Knowledge With AWS

How enterprises can use AI and cloud services to generate usable documentation from legacy systems, supporting onboarding, maintenance and long-term modernization

Manage z/OS Storage Without the Green Screen: A Unified Approach with UDM

From Technical Debt to Storage Mastery: Modernizing z/OS Management with UDM In the modern agile enterprise, Storage Resource Management (SRM) serves as the cornerstone of operational resilience. However, many organizations remain shackled to “monolithic legacy debt”, rigid architectures that have failed to evolve alongside the data center. When an infrastructure tool requires more effort to […]

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Humor, Hard Work and Other Keys to Success in Tech: Jaqui Lynch on IT Social Hour

Jaqui Lynch, a current IBM Power consultant and former mainframer, recounts how her sense of humor and work ethic helped her persevere in a male-dominated field

Your z17 Upgrade Calculus: How Cutting-Edge Do You Need to Be?

Mainframe analyst Steven Dickens and Rick Schoonmaker, director of product management for IBM Z and LinuxONE hardware, explain what you need to be thinking about at this point in the hardware cycle

New Orleans, Here We Come: Previewing POWERUp 2026

Organizers promise more opportunities to make personal connections and learn about the emerging technologies affecting their work

Automation Isn’t Accountability: Why the DBA Still Owns the Outcome on IBM Z

While there is real value in automation and much promise in AI, human expertise will still be required—because humans will still be accountable, Craig Mullins observes

Observability and Telemetry: Why IBM i Shops Should Care

Dawn May outlines IBM i’s unique strengths in observability and telemetry while exploring ways to extend those capabilities to other environments

Building Real-Time Data Pipelines to the Cloud Without Disruption

How enterprises can stream data from mainframe and Power systems to the cloud to support real-time analytics and AI applications

Updated for 2026: IBM Power Education & Training Showcase

This skills development resource features new success stories about a trucker’s mid-career pivot and a candy company’s exemplary succession planning model

IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration With Arm to Shape Future of Enterprise Computing

Collaboration aims to advance new technologies that expand infrastructure choice while preserving mission-critical environments.

IBM Bob Is Here

The platform-neutral, AI-driven IDE became generally available March 24 as IBM highlighted early case studies

Understanding a Legend, From Pre-Z to the Present: Welcome to ‘The IBM Z Experience’

Joe Gulla follows up on ‘z/OS and Friends’ with a new series, setting out to understand the impact of the mainframe through a lens of innovation, realization and transformation

Working Magic with hmcscanner

Rob McNelly conjures an Excel file and gets a timely reminder

TechPulse Digest (Mainframe): Unpacking 3 Months of Surveys With John Rhodes of CM First

John Rhodes helps Andy Wig interpret three months of results from TechChannel’s TechPulse micro-survey program

TechPulse Digest (IBM Power): Analyzing Q1 Surveys With Mike Schuett of TL Ashford

The marketing director joins Andy Wig to look at the first three months of TechChannel’s new micro-survey program

IBM and ETH Zurich Partner to Shape the Future of Algorithms for the AI and Quantum Era

The companies launched a 10-year initiative to advance foundational algorithmic research.

Get It Straight: Mainframe Migration Is Not Modernization

Mark Schettenhelm, principal product manager at BMC, notices that when people talk about modernization, they often mean migration—to their own detriment

Women Driving Tech 2026

Recognizing the women who are shaping the future of the IBM Z and Power communities through leadership, innovation and technical excellence

A ‘Grayframer’ Comes to Terms With ‘Vibe Coding’

Even if AI writes the code, humans still have to understand it, veteran mainframer Bruce McKnight reasons

IBM Quantum Computer Accurately Simulates Real Magnetic Materials, Reproducing National Laboratory Data

The results match neutron scattering experiments, marking a significant step toward using quantum computers as reliable tools for scientific discovery