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Mainframes are the central data repository in an organization’s data processing center. They support thousands of applications and input/output devices while simultaneously serving thousands of users. Most corporate data still lives on the mainframe, and these systems offer advanced capabilities, flexibility, security, and resilience to downtime. Unfortunately, mainframe management and modernization can be costly, risky, […]

Mainframe systems are used across industries and around the globe, with over 10,000 currently in worldwide use. They are relied on by some of our most important institutions, including 96 of the world’s 100 largest banks, nine out of 10 of the world’s biggest insurance companies, 23 of the 25 largest U.S. retailers, and 71 […]

Transforming business operations is a constant need, and the pandemic-prompted emphasis on modernizing legacy computing systems has forced organizations across industries to accelerate their modernization plans. The problem with mainframe modernization, however, is that today’s code search tools, linters, and program analysis tools are deficient when it comes to mitigating the risks associated with improving […]

Tech media publisher readwrite recently published an article authored by Phase Change President Steve Brothers about how AI can be used to vastly improve a developer’s ability to efficiently identify code that requires modification or modernization. The article, Leveraging AI to Significantly Increase Software Developer Productivity, makes the case for thinking about codebases differently and […]

Phase Change Software President Steve Brothers was recently interviewed for a TechChannel article on how artificial intelligence (AI) can help software developers increase productivity and reduce risk. The article, “How Leveraging AI Technology Enables Developers: AI technology enables productivity gains, reduces code querying time, and mitigates risk,” was written by Sofia Haan and discusses how […]

The so-called “COBOL Skills Shortage” is compelling many organizations to impetuously hire and train programmers to maintain, support, and attempt to modernize their COBOL systems. But understanding how to write COBOL is not enough — developers have to comprehend what an application actually does and how code changes can impact the system as a whole […]