TechChannel Launches Innovation Hour
February 27, 2026
New webinar format provides viewers with quick-hitting insights from three modernization software solutions providers
ArticlesCan Claude Code Really Understand COBOL Applications?
February 26, 2026
Following Anthropic's market-moving blog post, Omer Rosenbaum, CTO and co-founder at Swimm, shares the results of his team's testing
January TechPulse Results: IT Trends (IBM Z)
February 24, 2026
TechChannel readers were most encouraged by the move toward hybrid cloud and the adoption of modern development languages and interfaces, while their biggest concerns were skills gaps and "legacy" perceptions
Podcasts‘Because We’ve Always Done It This Way’ Is Not a Reason to Do Anything: Niall Ashley on IT Social Hour
February 20, 2026
Niall Ashley, a technical consultant at Vertali, shares his unique perspective on the mainframe industry in this episode of IT Social Hour
ArticlesFebruary TechPulse Results: Database Management (IBM Z)
February 20, 2026
In February’s TechPulse, the bulk of respondents said they still keep the majority of their database workload off the cloud, keep their database management system (DBMS) current and face significant hurdles in finding skilled personnel and ensuring data security. On the AI front, the majority of the 27 respondents indicated they were either researching AI […]
Mainframe Skills Aren’t Disappearing; They’re Becoming More Valuable
February 19, 2026
Craig Mullins explains how mainframe skills are indispensable in an AI-driven world as mainframers assume a more strategic role
ArticlesAgentic AI Coming to IBM FlashSystem Storage
February 12, 2026
The new-generation FlashSystem is ‘the most transformative thing that has happened in storage in decades,’ proclaimed Sam Werner, GM of IBM Storage
Press ReleasesMainTegrity CSF With NetWatch Combats Billion Dollar Data Breaches
February 6, 2026
MainTegrity CSF 3.2 with NetWatch gives mainframe teams visibility into data movement—detecting potential exfiltration before it becomes a costly breach.
ArticlesIn Praise of the ‘Grayframers’
February 5, 2026
A longtime mainframer shares why institutional memory still matters on modern platforms
Press ReleasesIzzi Software Unveils New Brand, Launches z/XDC on Visual Studio Code to Modernize Mainframe Debugging and Accelerate Adoption
February 2, 2026
New z/XDC software expansion improves accessibility and integrates into existing workflows while welcoming a new generation of programmers into mainframing.