IBM Z Mainframe

Moving Mainframe Apps to the Cloud: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Over the last few years there’s been a noticeable push from the big public cloud data center providers to encourage enterprises to move their zSystems mainframe applications to the cloud. Cloud providers are offering a mix of support to entice companies, including development and runtime environments, systems integration tools and expertise—plus assurances that moving to […]

Sudharsana Srinivasan on Mainframe Advocacy and Education

Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Sudharsana Srinivasan, who is the IBM zSystems Advocacy program manager. Sudharsana, welcome. Great to have you on the podcast.   Sudharsana Srinivasan: Thank you so much Reg. It’s great to be here, looking forward to our conversation.   Reg: Yeah, so you and I […]

A New Resource for Open-Source Communities

It’s estimated that around 70% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies use IBM mainframes. Of course this comes as no surprise to mainframers who have long been exposed to these factoids. But for the mainframe to continue to grow—and specifically, to attract the next generation of technologists to the platform—its presence must expand beyond the […]

Women of COBOL Episode 5: COBOL Is for Anyone – Transitioning to IT From Alternate Career Paths

Misty Decker: Hi and welcome to Episode 5 of of Women of COBOL. I’m delighted to have this conversation. Today we’re going to chat with two young women who have just launched their COBOL careers, about two years each, and we’re going to compare notes of what it’s like learning COBOL and launching a COBOL […]

Mainframe Security and Pervasive Encryption With John Connors and Milt Rosberg

Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck, and today I’m here with John Connors and Milt Rosberg of Vanguard for the second in a series of podcasts that is about the Vanguard people, the team, the context, the company and what they’ve been up to. There has been some interesting events and activities since the last podcast […]

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Making the Mainframe More Accessible to New Technologists

When high schooler Enzo Damato had the chance to buy a used mainframe for $100 in 2020, his parents weren’t exactly ready to set up an electric substation at their house and give up their garage. But fast-forward to 2022: Damato has gotten his wish—the garage is home to a z114 mainframe. Starting the Mainframe […]

Identifying Top Cloud Security Issues

Trevor Eddolls highlights key takeaways from four industry-leading research reports on the current state of cloud security

The VM Workshop Celebrates VM’s 50th Anniversary

This year’s VM Workshop was special in several ways. First, this is the first face-to-face workshop since the world went virtual due to COVID-19 in 2020. And second, we were able to celebrate VM’s 50th anniversary in Binghamton, New York—the home of IBM’s VM development team, and where I had the pleasure of working with […]

Anna Murray on the Value of Collaboration in an Automated World

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck, and today I’m here with Anna Murray, who is product management director at Rocket Software. Welcome, Anna. Maybe we can start by getting the sense of how did you end up in the mainframe space and at Rocket Software? Anna Murray: Well thanks, Reg, for having me. I really […]

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Enzo Damato’s Mainframe Journey Is Just Getting Started

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Enzo Damato, who is in his senior year of high school and has his own mainframe: a z114—or as I like to say, zed 114. Enzo, tell us how did you end up with your own mainframe? Enzo Damato: Well I first got interested […]