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Anthropic Says Claude Code Can Read COBOL. Here's Why Reading Isn't Understanding. On February 23, 2026, Anthropic published a sweeping claim: Claude Code is "exceptionally proficient at deciphering and modernizing legacy languages like COBOL." IBM's stock took a hit. The enterprise media cycle...

In the Information Technology sector, chaos isn't an aberration; it's the operating system. Discover why Strategic Operating Knowledge is the constant that anchors sound IT strategy when everything else is in flux. The Unstable State of IT In the Information Technology sector, chaos isn't an aber...

In the Information Technology sector, chaos isn't an aberration; it's the operating system. Discover why Strategic Operating Knowledge is the constant that anchors sound IT strategy when everything else is in flux. The pursuit of technological innovation has been a human characteristic for thousa...

You've heard the pitch a thousand times. Your COBOL systems are legacy. They're risky. They're expensive to maintain. The developers who understand them are retiring. The solution? Modernize. Rip out those ancient mainframes and replace them with shiny new cloud-native microservices built on the ...

As we explored in Part I, 220 billion to 800 billion lines of COBOL code still power 80% of the world's financial transactions—an empire built by a generation now walking toward the exits. But here's the gut punch nobody talks about at budget meetings: When Maria retires next month, she's taking...

An estimated 220 billion to 800 billion lines of COBOL code remain in active use across global enterprises. Over 80% of organizations anticipate these systems will outlast their current workforce. COBOL Colleague transforms the workforce crisis into an opportunity by preserving the business intelligence embedded in your code—creating a permanent knowledge base that outlasts any individual developer.