From Zero to Hero: How an Insurance Company Transformed its IT with zCX on IBM Z

If you’re evaluating enterprise job scheduling software, you’re probably not starting from zero. Most large organizations already run a scheduler. The problem is that it’s aging, expensive to renew, or can’t keep pace with cloud, DevOps, and data pipeline workloads that didn't exist when it was built. That gap is what's driving so much of this year’s purchasing: enterprises are actively replacing legacy platforms rather than adopting job scheduling for the first time. This guide compares the five enterprise job scheduling platforms IT leaders evaluate most often in 2026, including their key features, pricing, strengths, honest limitations, and who each one is really built for.

The ECB is asking major financial institutions to respond to AI-enabled cyber threats with a concrete action plan by 31 October 2026. In essence, it’s asking how well you actually know the security posture of your RACF environment. In this article, we examine a few of the most important points in the ECB letter as they relate to mainframe security.

BITMARCK is the leading digitalization partner for Germany’s statutory health insurance providers and supplies central IT solutions to numerous health insurance funds. For BITMARCK, ANOW! Automate offered the ideal solution for modernizing workload automation without disrupting thousands of business-critical processes. BITMARCK and Beta Systems created a controlled path away from the legacy environment by combining a modern, future-ready platform with a carefully designed wave-based migration. Ultimately, ANOW! Automate allowed BITMARCK to reduce its migration risk, maintain operational continuity, and lay the foundation for future hybrid and cloud environments.