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🧧 Celebrating the Festive Season with IBM Z's World of Wonders: IBM Z's Global Impact This Festive Season

By Jade Walker posted an hour ago
As we embrace the festive season, it's the perfect time to appreciate the global wonders brought forth by IBM Z. IBM Z's Role in Enhancing Holiday Experiences From powering retail during the ...

Today I learned about swap bar

By Morag Hughson posted 3 days ago
I have been using z/OS for a long time, but there are always new things to learn that you didn't know you didn't know. I very recently had one such learning experience just by watching another user work. ...

🗓️ Year in Review: Milestones in 2024, A Landmark Year for IBM Z

By Jade Walker posted 7 days ago
As we approach the year's end, it's time to look back at the major milestones and achievements of IBM Z in 2024. Celebrating Sustainability and Innovation The year 2024 has seen IBM Z focus ...

Now available! Tech Bytes - Virtual Technical Training Series. Learn and Earn Badges!

By Shalini Priyadarshini posted 12 days ago
Virtual Technical Training Series: Beginner to Advanced Presented by the IBM Z Washington Systems Center at IBM Did you miss TechBytes? Brought to you by the IBM Z Washington Systems Center, this ...

☁️ IBM Z & Hybrid Cloud: Powering Holiday Retail Success

By Jade Walker posted 14 days ago
During the bustling holiday season, IBM Z and Hybrid Cloud emerge as the backbone of retail success, ensuring seamless operations and customer satisfaction. Supporting Retail in the Holiday Season ...

🍽️ Thanksgiving Special: Reflecting on IBM Z's Year of Breakthroughs

By Jade Walker posted 28 days ago
As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, it's the perfect time to reflect on the incredible achievements and advancements of IBM Z in 2024. A Year of Innovation 2024 has been a remarkable year ...

🍂 Fall into Mainframe & AI History: ELIZA and the Autumn of Early AI

By Jade Walker posted Mon October 21, 2024
In the fall of 1964, amidst cultural and medical milestones, technology witnessed the birth of ELIZA, an innovative mainframe chatbot that heralded the dawn of artificial intelligence. A Personal Connection ...

New Mainframer Chronicles: The Code-a-thon

By Lennie Busschots posted Tue October 08, 2024
The Code-a-thon In light of the IBM Z Day on the 1 st of October where I was invited to speak on 2 panels, I thought I’d write a little about the first time I came in contact with the Z community. ...

🎃 Halloween Special: Haunting Conversations with ELIZA - The Ghost of AI Past

By Jade Walker posted Mon October 07, 2024
A Conversation With The ELIZA Chatbot — Via Wikimedia Commons [Public Domain] 1964 was a remarkable year with significant events like the first lung transplant and the rise of Beatlemania. Among ...

New Mainframer Chronicles: Job 'Control' Language

By Lennie Busschots posted Wed September 25, 2024
Job 'Control' Language Learning JCL was deceptively easy at first. I mean, how could it not be, you only have 3 keywords and they are pretty easy to get a grasp of what they do. JOB, EXEC ...

🖥️ IBM Z Day 2024: Celebrating Innovation and Progress - Recap of the key highlights and advancements discussed on IBM Z Day.

By Jade Walker posted Mon September 16, 2024
Introduction IBM Z Day, typically held in October, is a landmark event in the tech world, renowned for its comprehensive showcase of innovation and progress in the realm of mainframe technology. In this ...

New Mainframer Chronicles: The COBOL Connection

By Lennie Busschots posted Tue September 10, 2024
The COBOL Connection I’ve been thinking a lot about how I would write down my experiences with learning COBOL. I think it deserves multiple entries because of how vast it is. Which is also ...

Ways to authenticate to Mainframe

By Paulo Alexandre Handel Galante posted Sun September 08, 2024
Ways to authenticate to Mainframe It has been long since the eight-character password was the only way to authenticate users into a Mainframe system. Despite the general and unfair perception that ...

New to Z Happenings - September

By Shari Chiara posted Tue September 03, 2024
I am excited to kick start September with an update on all the exciting happenings for our New to Z community. Make sure to stay tuned for lots more that will be coming soon. This is your community ...

Build your z/OS Skills by attending the SHARE Track at IBM TechXchange – z/OS Academy

By Shari Chiara posted Tue September 03, 2024
Are you an early tenure mainframe professional trying to figure out if IBM TechXchange is for you? I’m excited to invite you to register for the IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 ...

🎒 Back to School with IBM Z: Educating the Next Generation of IBM Z Experts - Focusing on IBM's role in Mainframe education and training.

By Jade Walker posted Mon September 02, 2024
In this post I thought it would be fun to take a look at the Educational Journey that is informing the next batch of experts for IBM Z. I thought a fun way to do that would be to look back at my own journey ...

New Mainframer Chronicles: the green screen

By Lennie Busschots posted Mon September 02, 2024
The Green Screen I started my mainframe training with some ISPF. I’m going to be honest this was a rude awakening, I’m used to all my modern day luxuries. I came from Visual Studio Enterprise, ...

New To The World Of Mainframe

By Liam Huyberechts posted Mon September 02, 2024
NEW TO Z When I was around 9 years old I declared to my parents that I was going to make videogames. Not long after this, I was given a ‘programming for dummies’ book and was left to my own devices. ...