BMC Technology Solutions Director and DevOps Evangelist Anthony Anter leads a roundtable discussion with BMC Associate Solution Engineer Rachel Clevenger and Senior Associate Software Consultants Nick Guillemette and Dakota Locklear about their careers, what drew them to the platform, and how mainframe organizations can attract new talent.Links:Blo…

Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English joins BMC Vice President of R&D David Jeffries, Vice President of Solution Marketing Management Priya Doty, Senior Product Development Architect Anthony DiStauro, and Principal Product Manager Liat Sokolov for a roundtable discussion about the role of artificial intelligence in mainframe transfo…

BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst, Senior Solution Engineer Steven Dzikowski, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears explore how cutting-edge technologies like AI, machine learning (ML), and intelligent automation are revolutionizing mainframe operations, all within the context of a future-proof interface designed specif…

BMC AMI Cloud Sales Specialist Colleen Gordon and Worldwide Director of Cybersecurity Sales Ken Chism talk about the threat of ransomware on the mainframe, how organizations can work to prevent attacks, how to recover in the event of an attack, and the importance of immutable backups to those recovery efforts.Links:White Paper: Mainframe Under Atta…

Industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI can help organizations solve mainframe operational challenges like the loss of tribal knowledge, faster onboarding of new talent, managing cost and capacity, and more. Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English leads a panel including BMC Area Vice President of P…

BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst, Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears discuss the importance of modern tooling in mainframe operations and the results of a recent Forrester® Total Economic Impact™ study of BMC AMI Ops Monitoring.Links:The Total Economic Impact™ Of BMC AM…

Two generations of COBOL developers, Pat Rinehart and her grandson, BMC Developer Devin Berchtold, discuss the differences, as well as the similarities, in their experiences working on the mainframe.Links:Blog Post: Two Generations of COBOL, My Grandma and Me, by Devin Berchtold - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/two-generations-of-cobol-my-grandma-and-me…

Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC Vice President of R&D David Jeffries, BMC R&D Solutions Architect Anthony Distauro, and BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss the role generative AI is already playing in mainframe DevOps and what’s in store for the future, including how GenAI can help streamline onboarding of …

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-gen…

Mainframe Observability: More Than MonitoringIntellyx 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 Resil…

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/doraBlog Post: Navigating DORA Regulations: A Guide for Mainf…

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-20…

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.Av BMC Software

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/moder…

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 p…

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.htmlThe 2023 BMC Mainframe Sur…

BMC Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky, DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss why large mainframe applications need to be refactored, why now is the time to start the process, and how BMC AMI DevX Code Insights can help.Links:BMC AMI DevX Code Insights Page - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-…

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-b…

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.L…

BMC Senior Product Manager David Lea and Practice Lead Manager Julian Bridges discuss how to include the mainframe in enterprise security hardening efforts, covering why security hardening is essential, first steps to take in the process, security assessments, and more.Links:White Paper: Top 7 Security Priorities for Mainframe Leaders - https://www…

Intellyx Partner and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst discuss the trends they’re seeing in mainframe operations, including the use of hybrid cloud solutions, the role of artificial intelligence, the changing mainframe workforce, and more.Links:E-…

Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Bloomberg joins BMC DevOps Architect Tony Anter and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm for a discussion of the modern mainframe developer experience (DevX), it’s impact on developers and their organizations, recent trends, and more.Links:Intellyx White Paper: Mainstreaming the Modern Mainframe Develop…

Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Bloomberg, BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst and BMC Senior Product Manager Tomer Zelberzvig discuss the advantages of mainframe data storage, management, and protection in the hybrid cloud. The group discusses some of the challenges presented by the use of traditional on-premises infrastru…

BMC Principal Product Manager David Schipper and R&D Solutions Architect Frank Rhodes talk about database DevOps – what it is, why it’s needed, and what the results of a recent IDC survey on the subject indicate about its acceptance and adoption across the mainframe industry.Links:IDC Survey: Unlocking Mainframe Data with Database DevOps - https://…

Venafi Vice President of Security Strategy and Threat Intelligence Kevin Bocek and BMC Director of Worldwide Cybersecurity Sales Ken Chism join The Modern Mainframe to discuss automated certificate management, how it helps organizations employ their Zero Trust strategies, and the ways it benefits not only organizations' security, but their mainfram…

BMC Principal Solution Engineer Roland Kinsman, Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, and DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter talk about keeping runaway abends under control with a new feature in BMC AMI DevX Abend-AID that enables users to set notification thresholds .Links:Podcast: Ease Deploy Anxiety with Automated Notifications - https…

BMC Senior Product Managers John Dannenberg and Kevin Corbett, and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss the importance of mainframe performance testing, the benefits of shifting left and automating, how to get started, and more.Links:Blog: High-Performing Development Teams Use Automated Performance Testing - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/main…

BMC Principal Solution Engineer Roland Kinsman and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss a new feature in BMC AMI DevX Abend-AID that facilitates ChatOps, leading to faster issue resolution and easing deployment anxiety. Links: Blog: Notify, Then Inform with Automated Trouble Ticket Creation - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/abend-aid-automated-…

BMC DevOps Architect Tony Anter and Lead Product Managers Spencer Hallman and Mark Schettenhelm join the Modern Mainframe to give their predictions for mainframe DevOps in 2023. From the use of AI/ML in analytics to the use of consistent tooling across platforms, the three share their thoughts on where DevOps is headed over the coming year.Links:ID…

The authors of the BMC E-book "Ten Steps to True Mainframe Agility" discuss crucial steps along the path to agility. BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter, Solutions Architect Frank Rhodes, and Senior Product Manager Kevin Corbett discuss the importance of agile development and DevOps and share their…

BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, Senior Solution Engineer Manoj Singh, and DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter discuss how automation can eliminate the "grunt work" of mainframe development and help deliver a developer experience that inspires and delights developers at any stage of their careers.Links:Forrester Report: Developing…

BMC DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter and Senior Product Managers Mark Schettenhelm, Kevin Corbett, and Paul Allard discuss a new BMC E-book, "Ten Steps to Effective Mainframe Testing," and how automated testing is essential to the effective adoption of DevOps on the mainframe. Topics include getting started with automated testing, code co…

In part two of a discussion on the mainframe developer experience, BMC Director of Software Consulting Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter talk about how the use of modern tools improves the developer experience and increases productivity, how these tools can benefit new and veteran deve…

In the first of a two-part discussion, BMC Director of Software Consulting Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter talk about the importance of prioritizing the developer experience on the mainframe and how providing familiar tools and processes helps recruit and retain developers while incr…

As the mainframe interacts with more outside systems, including mobile and web apps, secure code development is more important than ever. Veracode Chief Technology Officer Chris Wysopal and Strategic Account Manager, Northern Europe Craig Hartwell join BMC Practice Lead for DevOps Stuart Ashby to discuss the need to shift left in code security test…

BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics and why they're important to measure on the mainframe.Links:eBook: DORA Metrics for Mainframe DevOps - https://www.bmc.com/forms/dora-metrics-for-mainframe-devops-eb…

Author, investor, speaker, and advisor Tom Taulli joins The Modern Mainframe to discuss his new book, "Modern Mainframe Development: COBOL, Databases and Next-Generation Approaches," why mainframe development is a promising career opportunity, the impact and future of the platform, and more.It's a can't-miss episode for those entering the IT workfo…

The use of Git for source control management of mainframe code is a hot topic these days. BMC Director of Software Consulting Elizabeth Maxwell, DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm join the Modern Mainframe to discuss the benefits of using Git for the mainframe, things to consider when getting started, and how…

BMC Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon, and DevOps evangelist Tony Anter discuss the benefits of including the mainframe in your continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline, things to consider when choosing tools and processes, Tony's experience leading the DevOps transformation at a major credit ca…

BMC DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter and Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman return to discuss how BMC AMI zAdviser and the data it provides enable increased efficiency and continuous improvement, as well as the new KPI dashboards included in BMC's January 2022 release. Links:Part 1 of the discussion - https://soundcloud.com/modernmai…

We're joined by BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman and DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter to discuss the value of metrics in driving continuous improvement for DevOps teams. The three talk about the right metrics to track for DevOps success, key KPI objectives, and measuring the adoption rate of tools and processes within your own …

Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, BMC Director of Software Consulting, and John Dannenberg, BMC Senior Product Manager, join The Modern Mainframe to discuss how to shift left with performance testing, the advantages of automation, how organizations are benefitting, and more.Links:BMC AMI Strobe - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-strobe.htmlBlog: The B…

DevOps evangelists Tony Anter, Stuart Ashby, Atul Bhovan, and Paul Vallely join The Modern Mainframe to discuss the benefits of automated mainframe testing with BMC AMI DevX Total Test (formerly BMC Compuware Topaz for Total Test). The four talk about their own experiences with testing and the gains realized by enterprises with which they interact,…

BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, Senior Product Manager Paul Allard, and Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon discuss shift-left testing on the mainframe: what it is and how it improves development velocity and quality, the benefits of automating different types of tests, and what to look for in automated testing tools.Links:Forrester Total …

Our series on modern mainframe development concludes with BMC Area VP of Product Management Sam Knutson, Senior DevOps Architect Stuart Ashby, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discussing how organizations are implementing mainframe DevOps, the success that they're having, features to look for in modern development tools, and the future …

In part two of our series on modern mainframe development, Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm and Senior Software Consultant Roland Kinsman discuss how modern mainframe development tools help improve the developer experience and increase the quality, velocity, and efficiency of software development and delivery.Links:Forrester Study, "Moderni…

In the first episode of a three-part discussion, BMC Area Vice President of Product Management Sam Knutson and Senior DevOps Architect Stuart Ashby talk about the risk organizations face in not modernizing their mainframe development tools and the benefits in velocity and quality that can be achieved with the adoption of DevOps and modern tooling.L…

BMC Principal Product Manager Christopher Perry and Director of IBM Z Security Services Chad Rikansrud explain what the MITRE ATT&CK Framework is, how it relates to the mainframe, and what BMC is doing to support it.Av BMC Software

In the conclusion of a 3-part discussion of the current state and future of mainframe DevOps, April Hickel, BMC Vice President of Intelligent Z Strategy, and John McKenny, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation, discuss advancements in the operations side of DevOps, how companies are bridging the …

In part 2 of a 3-part discussion of the current state and future of mainframe DevOps, April Hickel, BMC Vice President of Intelligent Z Strategy, and John McKenny, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation, talk about what's changing in mainframe DevOps, the factors they see driving organizations to …