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Introducing the 2024 TechChannel Rising Stars, who have worked on #IBMZ or #IBMPower for five years or fewer but are already making a significant impact. Sponsored by @BroadcomMSD and imPower Technologies. Meet this year's Rising Stars: hubs.ly/Q02YCK1C0

Hybrid cloud networks are already complex, so what happens when you add agents to the equation? In this article by Nicole Willing, Herb Hogue, CTO at Myriad360, answers that question. hubs.ly/Q04CMTQb0

Join TechChannel and BMC Software Inc. for a live webinar on scaling operational expertise through trusted insights, automation and AI-guided decision support, while keeping people firmly in control. 👉 Save your spot: hubs.ly/Q04zF2M50 #sponsored

In IT operations, a number with the wrong label can send a whole team in the wrong direction. Here, Srithan Gade covers how AI summaries can confuse free and available memory—and how you can ensure a summary reflects the meaning of source metrics: hubs.ly/Q04CccZn0

Join TechChannel on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at noon CST for "More Mainframe Capacity for IBM Z. More Confident Decisions," a live Innovation Hour for IT leaders, developers and systems administrators. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04zk6LC0 #sponsored

IBM Bob is built for the mainframe. Is your team ready to use it well? TechChannel's interactive e-book covers how IBM Bob handles IBM Z environments, how to stretch your Bobcoins further. Explore the e-book: hubs.ly/Q04zPZ7W0 #sponsored

When your longtime IBM i talent is preparing to retire, the platform doesn't have to go with them. With the right succession plan in place, your business operations can continue without a hiccup—and you get to keep your IBM i competitive advantage. hubs.ly/Q04BN1D-0

Join TechChannel for a high-impact Innovation Hour. You'll also discover how teams can self-serve answers through source-linked documentation and diagrams, accelerate application questions into reviewed SQL and usable results. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04zk1vC0 r#sponsored

Moving data off the mainframe often means going from a tightly encapsulated environment to an open one, where data constantly traverses APIs and external services. This article by Nicole Willing explains the security ramifications of these differences. hubs.ly/Q04Bb7l40

Getting the most from AI on IBM Power means knowing both the tool and the platform. TechChannel's interactive e-book on IBM Bob for IBM i covers smart token consumption, application context, avoiding AI cognitive atrophy.. Explore it here: hubs.ly/Q04zPX990 #sponsored

Join Broadcom's Kyle Weeks, and Brett Morris as they walk through how CenterStage Assistant helps you tune SQL, remediate problematic objects and become more self-sufficient administering Db2 on z/OS. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04yktwq0 #sponsored

Join us Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST for "Stop Chasing Expirations: Get Control of Mainframe Certificate Management," sponsored by Broadcom Mainframe Software featuring Broadcom's Narender Eshwar Sajnani 👉Register now: hubs.ly/Q04x_Rb_0 #sponsored

Join TechChannel and CDW for Modernizing Mainframe Applications with SAMA, a live webinar on Thu, Oct 29, at 10:00 AM CDT. You'll get actionable insights on modernization strategies, application portfolio analysis and risk reduction. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04y4FjQ0

Not every mainframe shop uses modern tools like Zowe/VS Code. Acknowledging that reality, Stephen Johnston is helping fellow new-to-Z technologists unlock VS Code-like functionality in ISPF. hubs.ly/Q04zPpY10

Unlock more potential from IBM Power with expert guidance designed to improve performance. See how. 👉 hubs.ly/Q04yKHQ20

Sources tell us it's #HugYourMainframeDay. But if you don't have a mainframe to hug, don't worry. You can still celebrate by geeking out with Dr. Joe Gulla, who covers the significance of APIs and their tooling on the modern mainframe here: hubs.ly/Q04zmdmF0

Your IBM i may be stable. The team, tools and plans around it are changing. What application knowledge should never have to be rediscovered? Read Ozgar's Spotlight now👉 hubs.ly/Q04yWy7g0 #sponsored

Better visibility. Greater control. More confidence. Explore NewEra Software solutions for IBM Z. 👉Explore the Solution: hubs.ly/Q04xSJnQ0

Looking to bring generative AI into your z/OS workflows? This step-by-step guide shows how to build a mainframe AI assistant in OMVS that can explain JCL or COBOL members, using Python, IBM Z Open Automation Utilities and Amazon Bedrock. hubs.ly/Q04y-2x00

TechChannel's new e-book, "Security at the AI Frontier," covers what that means for your defense posture, with insights from security experts at Broadcom, Evolving Solutions, and Lightedge. 👉Read it here: hubs.ly/Q04yhlYc0

Our team will be at IBM TechXchange for NAViGATE, bringing deep IBM i education to one of the world's largest technical conferences. We'll be there. Will you? Register today 👉 hubs.ly/Q04kj2Gg0 #sponsored #TechXchange #NAViGATE