The Modern Mainframe

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 Git can be used alongside BMC AMI DevX Code Pipel...

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 card company, and more. Links: eBook: Maximize the B...

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/modernmainframe/charting-devops-kpis-continuous-improvemen...

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 organization. Links: Part 2 of the discussion: htt...

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.html Blog: The Benefits of Shift-Left Performance Testing - htt...

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, as well as Forrester's report on the Total Econom...

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 Economic Impact™ of BMC AMI DevX Total Test - ww...

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 of mainframe software development. Links: Forreste...

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, "Modernizing Mainframe Development Tools Can Help Drive...

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. Links: Forrester Study - https://www.bmc.com/forms...

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.

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 gaps between development and operations, and what...

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 include the mainframe in their enterprise DevOps i...

In the first of a 3-part series on 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 where organizations are in their DevOps journeys, how they're measuring their progress, and the tools they're using to optimize and transf...

In this third and final segment, Rick Slade and Jake Leon from discuss where the market for modernization is headed, areas where companies are struggling to find and retain top engineering talent, how the transformation of Agile and DevOps can aid in that effort, and switching off the green screen.

In this second segment with Jake Leon and Rick Slade, we explore what enterprise DevOps means to businesses, what mainstreaming the mainframe means, the important role the mainframe plays in a modern, enterprise DevOps environment, and the steps to take to start down the path to modernizing development on the platform.

East Carolina University Adjunct Professor Dr. Cameron Seay talks about introducing students to the mainframe, how to generate more awareness of the platform on campus, and his efforts to increase the mainframe's profile in college curricula.

Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman reflects on his career on the mainframe, his experiences helping companies migrate to new versions of COBOL, getting students interested in the mainframe, and more.

In this 3-part segment, Rick Slade and Jake Leon discuss enterprise DevOps and how companies can modernize their approach to the mainframe. In Part 1 of this series, they discuss why organizations need DevOps, the benefits of DevOps automation for the mainframe, and what to do and not to do when implementing DevOps and Agile on the mainframe.

All too often many might think achieving a digital transformation is an endpoint when really it is a journey that requires the right mindset to get there. In this episode, DevOps specialists Marcus Davage and Stuart Ashby from BMC discuss the mindset required to be successful in transforming your digital enterprise that includes your mainframe, as well as insights into how to measure it, waterfall...

BMC Solution Consultant Roland Kinsman talks about his role, bringing a new generation of developers onto the mainframe, mainstreaming the mainframe, and more.

Product Owner Bill Mackey answers five questions about using measurement to improve your organization, how zAdviser helps, the Icelandic baseball team, and more.

Five questions with BMC Technical Consultant Glenn Everitt, who discusses switching from waterfall to Agile development, combining silos rather than breaking them apart, the future of mainframe development, and more.

User Experience Engineer Barbara Datz-Hernandez answers five questions on UX and its role in software development.

Listen to Anne Hoelscher, Director of R&D for BMC’s Db2 solutions, and Craig Mullins, President of Mullins Consulting and Db2 thought leader, discuss the need for intelligent automation in modernizing Db2 data management to help companies achieve greater availability, resiliency, and agility.