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A First Look at OPTIMAn's New Reporting Interface

Joshua Stiles — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:09:24 GMT

Introducing the New Reporting Interface

If you've been following recent news from 21CS, you already know we released OPTIMAⁿ, our premier performance, capacity, and cost tool. What you haven't seen yet is the new user interface. Here's your first look.

We built this reporting interface specifically for OPTIMAⁿ, shaped by feedback on how performance and capacity teams operate and where legacy reporting tools that require years of experience slowed them down.

VSEn: A Bold Investment in the Future

rebecca.levesque@21cs.com (Rebecca Levesque) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:01:18 GMT

In 2021, I had the privilege of being part of one of the boldest decisions in our company's history to date.

VSEn on IBM z17: The Only VSE Operating System Ready for What's Next

gonzalo.muelas@21cs.com (Gonzalo Muelas Serrano) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:49 GMT

IBM z17 is here. For organizations running VSE workloads, the path forward runs through one operating system: 21CS VSEⁿ 6.3 and 6.4.

Introducing New UI for STRATUSn

eden.nomes@21cs.com (Eden Nomes) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:23:53 GMT

Why Object Storage?

AI for QA with Python and ZOAU for the Seasoned Professional

john.hogan@21cs.com (John Hogan) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:44:01 GMT

I've recently started to use AI in my day-to-day work. Initially being a 'seasoned professional' - or just someone who has been working with mainframes for 45 years - I thought I'd skip the whole AI thing and keep doing what I've been doing. That certainly would have been a mistake. Additionally, if during my first use of AI I had only focused on the errors and what it did not do correctly, that would have been an even worse mistake. Over a very short period, AI has changed the way I work and I'm able to contribute at a higher level.

21CS Establishes Strategic Partnership with TES Enterprise Solutions

John Doe — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:01 GMT

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (July 14, 2026) - 21^st Century Software Technologies, Inc. (21CS) announces a new strategic reseller partnership with TES Enterprise Solutions. Based in the United Kingdom, TES is the leading IBM Z and LinuxONE specialist in the United Kingdom whose team of former IBM mainframe professionals has spent more than a decade helping enterprises keep their most critical systems secure, resilient, and always available.

Rethinking Performance Management on IBM Z in the Age of AI

John Doe — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:05:53 GMT

By Josh Stiles, Product Lead, 21st Century Software

21CS Announces OPTIMAn

John Doe — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:44:13 GMT

The IBM Z Intelligence Gap Is Closing

For decades, mainframe teams have been trapped in the same cycle: pull reports, wait for answers, make decisions on data that's already aging. The platform is extraordinary, but the process of understanding what's running on it hasn't kept up.

21CS Establishes Strategic Partnership with Interskill Learning

John Doe — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:26:11 GMT

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (April 8th, 2026) - 21st Century Software Technologies, Inc. (21CS) announces a new strategic partnership with Interskill Learning, a global leader in IBM Z mainframe workforce training. This collaboration combines 21CS’s mainframe software expertise with Interskill’s industry-recognized mainframe education, helping organizations build, modernize, and sustain critical IBM Z skills across their teams.

21CS Earns 2026 Great Place To Work® Certification

John Doe — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:04 GMT

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (March 31st, 2026) - 21^st Century Software Technologies, Inc. (21CS) has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the U.S., a recognition based entirely on feedback from current 21CS employees. Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, strong retention, and increased innovation. This year, 93% of employees said 21CS is a great place to work – 36 percentage points higher than the average U.S. company.