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Mark Schettenhelm

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Mark Schettenhelm is a longtime mainframe practitioner and technology strategist at BMC. He writes regularly on mainframe modernization, culture and the future of enterprise computing.

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March 2026

Application Development
Application Modernization
Business Management
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IBM Z Mainframe
Modernization
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Articles

Articles

Get It Straight: Mainframe Migration Is Not Modernization

Mark Schettenhelm

March 31, 2026

Mark Schettenhelm, principal product manager at BMC, notices that when people talk about modernization, they often mean migration—to their own detriment

The Nines Don’t Lie—But They’re Not the Whole Truth

Mark Schettenhelm

March 6, 2026

The mainframe platform is not the problem. So what is? Mark Schettenhelm, principal product manager at BMC, explores the question

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