BMC’s Anne Hoelscher, David Schipper, and Mark Schettenhelm talk about their mainframe careers, how things have changed since they started out, and how the mainframe has adapted to stay relevant for six decades and counting. Links: Blog: The Next, Next Generation of Mainframers Is Here, by Anne Hoelscher - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-next-generation-is-here/ Blog: IBM System/360 Laid Groundwork for Mainframe Innovation, by David Schipper - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-innovation-groundwork-ibm-s360/ Blog: These Are Mainframe Development’s Good New Days, by Mark Schettenhelm - ht ..read more

Mainframe Observability: More Than Monitoring Intellyx Managing Director Jason Bloomberg, BMC Vice President of Research and Development David Jeffries, and BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst discuss the importance of mainframe observability, what it entails, and its role in regulatory frameworks like the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and Sheltered Harbor. Links: White Paper: Mainframe Observability: More than Monitoring - https://www.bmc.com/documents/white-papers/mainframe-observability-more-than-monitoring.html Blog Post: Mainframe in the Situation Room: Syste ..read more

Led by Futurum's Steven Dickens, our panel discusses the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), how companies are preparing for it, and its benefits beyond regulatory requirements. Links: Webpage: What is DORA? The Digital Operational Resilience Act Explained - https://www.bmc.com/dora Blog Post: Navigating DORA Regulations: A Guide for Mainframe Operational Resilience - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/dora-regulations-mainframe-operational-resilience/ E-book: The Dora survival guide for mainframe operational resilience - https://documents.bmc.com/products/documents/56/27/545627/545627.pdf ..read more

BMC Lead Product Developer Marcus Davage, R&D Solutions Architect Frank Rhodes, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears discuss the advantages of a collaborative, database DevOps approach to mainframe database development. Links: Presentation: Driving Down Database Development Dollars - https://www.virtualusergroups.com/project/january-2024-driving-down-database-development-dollars/ IDC Survey: Unlocking Mainframe Data with Database DevOps - https://www.bmc.com/forms/unlocking-mainframe-data-with-database-devops-white-paper.html Customer story: Dillard’s satisfies retail custom ..read more

BMC Senior Product Manager Rita Ankatha and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss changes they’ve seen in the process and tooling of mainframe development and why a modern approach is the right one ..read more

BMC Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter share their thoughts on what’s to come for the mainframe in 2024. Links: Podcast: A Look Ahead: 2024 Mainframe Predictions - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/mainframe-predictions-2024-a-look-ahead Podcast: Modern Mainframe DataOps - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/modern-mainframe-dataops Webpage: Modernize Your Data Management With Hybrid Cloud Agility - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/ai-generated-mainframe-development-insights/ Blog Post: AI-Generated Mainframe Development Insights - https://www.bmc.co ..read more

The role of AI, the impact of data governance regulations, the changing mainframe workforce, and more take center stage as BMC Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation John McKenny, Vice President of Intelligent Z Strategy April Hickel, and Vice President of Research and Development David Jeffries present their predictions for the platform in 2024. Links: The 2023 BMC Mainframe Survey - https://www.bmc.com/info/mainframe-survey.html Podcast: Modern Mainframe DataOps - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/modern-mainframe-dataops Blog Post: To ..read more

BMC Principal Product Manager John Barry discusses how mainframe DataOps brings developers and database administrators together to ensure data availability while strengthening resilience and increasing observability. Links: On-Demand Webinar: https://www.bmc.com/forms/unlocking-business-value-with-modern-dataops-webinar.html The 2023 BMC Mainframe Survey: https://www.bmc.com/info/mainframe-survey.html BMC AMI Data: https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-data.html BMC AMI zAdviser: https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-zadviser.html ..read more

BMC Vice President of Research and Development David Jeffries joins BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter for a lively discussion of continuous improvement in software development, the metrics that help drive it, and how technologies like artificial intelligence and GPT can provide valuable new insights. Links: E-book: DORA Metrics for Mainframe DevOps - https://www.bmc.com/forms/dora-metrics-for-mainframe-devops-ebook.html E-book: Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs for Continuous Improvement - https://www.bmc.com/forms/charting-mainframe-devops-kpi-ebook.h ..read more

Beyond the numerous benefits of managing mainframe data in the hybrid cloud is a strategic imperative. Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Bloomberg, and BMC Senior Product Manager Tomer Zelberzvig and Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky discuss not only why a shift to hybrid cloud data management is a good idea, but also why now. Links: Blog: Why Migrate Mainframe Data to the Hybrid Cloud—and Why Now? - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/why-migrate-mainframe-data-hybrid-cloud-now/ Podcast: Unlocking the Power of Hybrid Cloud Storage for Mainframe Data - https://soundcloud.com/modernm ..read more