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Conversations That Power Smarter Data Strategies for AI, Cloud, and Innovation. Skyward Data brings you exclusive conversations with experts shaping the future of enterprise data. Discover how organizations are transforming data access, storage, and AI integration to fuel faster innovation and smarter decisions. Each episode explores how to unlock the full power of your enterprise data—whether it lives on IBM Z, in the cloud, or deep in decades-old tape archives. We dive into real-world stories, bold ideas, and practical strategies for making mainframe and legacy data instantly accessible for AI, analytics, compliance, and modernization. If you're building smarter systems, training better models, or powering transformation with trusted data—Skyward Data is your guide. No fluff. No jargon. Just smart conversations about enterprise data, done right. Learn more at virtualzcomputing.com #AI #Mainframe #EnterpriseData #HybridCloud #DataAccess #SkywardData #VirtualZComputing

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    The Next Evolution of Enterprise Data Access | Progress + VirtualZ

    Podcast Description Enterprise modernization is accelerating — but many initiatives still stall for one simple reason: data access. In this episode of the Skyward Data Podcast, VirtualZ joins Progress Software to explore how organizations are modernizing data access across hybrid environments without disrupting the systems that run their business. Dennis Bennett, Principal Sales Engineer at Progress, joins Vince Re, Co-Founder and CTO of VirtualZ, and Dustin Froyum, Co-Founder of VirtualZ, to discuss how trusted enterprise connectivity and modern data innovation work together to deliver secure, high-performance data integration. The conversation covers how organizations are transforming complex legacy data structures — including mainframe formats like VSAM — into modern, SQL-ready data that can power cloud databases, analytics platforms, and AI initiatives. You’ll learn: • Why data access has become the real modernization bottleneck • How hybrid architectures can support modern analytics without disrupting production systems • The role of high-performance enterprise connectivity in scalable data integration • How legacy data structures can be transformed for modern platforms For architects, data leaders, and modernization teams navigating hybrid IT environments, this discussion provides practical insight into building a more flexible and resilient enterprise data architecture.

    52 min

  2. 24 MAR

    Your AI Problem Isn’t AI — It’s Data Access. Empower What You’ve Built.

    Enterprises aren’t struggling to build AI. They’re struggling to reach their own data. In this episode of Skyward Data, Jeanne Glass breaks down the 2026 framework for activating enterprise data across mainframe and cloud — instantly and safely. Learn why modernization is no longer a migration project, why integration isn’t enough, and how forward-thinking CIOs are building AI-ready hybrid data platforms without disruption. Your AI needs data. This episode explains how to deliver it.

    7 min

  3. 17 MAR

    PropelZ™ for PCI DSS 4.0: Accelerating Evidence Collection with Splunk

    In this episode, VirtualZ Computing co-founders Vince Re and Dustin Froyum explore how enterprises can simplify PCI DSS 4.0 compliance with real-time, no-code data access from the mainframe to Splunk. PCI DSS 4.0 raises the bar for continuous evidence collection, monitoring, and audit readiness across all systems—including IBM Z. Vince and Dustin unpack how the PropelZ Splunk Log Connector enables mainframe teams to stream z/OS console messages directly into Splunk and JDBC targets (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) without scripting or replication. You’ll also hear Vince Re, original author of CA Top Secret and one of the early pioneers of enterprise cybersecurity, reflect on the origins of mainframe security, the evolution of audit logging, and his experience validating early U.S. encryption standards. Key topics: PCI DSS 4.0: What’s new and why mainframes are now firmly in scope How PropelZ accelerates evidence collection and compliance workflows The shift from manual scripts to governed, real-time data streams Lessons from the early days of cybersecurity and data protection Learn more at virtualzcomputing.com, explore our Customer Briefing Center, and follow Skyward Data wherever you get your podcasts.

    43 min

  4. 10 MAR

    The CIO’s AI-Ready Enterprise

    What separates CIO visionaries from CIO operators in 2026? In this episode of Skyward Data, Jeanne Glass shares the CIO vision for building an AI-ready enterprise — without risky migrations or operational disruption. As organizations race to adopt AI and modern analytics, the true bottleneck isn’t infrastructure. It’s access to trusted enterprise data. Jeanne unpacks the architectural shift toward real-time data access, hybrid cloud execution, elastic storage modernization, and incremental transformation — revealing how forward-thinking CIOs are turning legacy platforms into engines of innovation. Modernization is no longer a migration project. It’s a data strategy.

    7 min

  5. 3 MAR

    ETL for IBM Z is evolving — and fast.

    In this episode of the VirtualZ Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ Computing, explores how traditional batch-based ETL is giving way to real-time, cloud-ready, AI-enabled data integration strategies. As enterprises accelerate AI adoption and hybrid cloud modernization, operational data locked inside IBM Z systems has become both the biggest constraint and the greatest opportunity. Jeanne breaks down the major trends reshaping ETL and ELT — including real-time integration, no-code platforms, cloud-based transformation, AI-driven data processing, and data virtualization — along with the practical challenges organizations face around security, governance, cost management, and skills gaps. She also explains how modern approaches, including VirtualZ’s PropelZ platform, simplify mainframe data integration without custom coding, fragile pipelines, or disruptive migration. If you’re responsible for enterprise data strategy, modernization, or AI enablement, this episode outlines what the future of ETL really looks like — and how to unlock IBM Z data safely, incrementally, and at scale.

    8 min

  6. 24 FEB

    Data Wins in 2026: How Integrators Deliver AI, Modernization, and Revenue — Faster

    In 2026, digital transformation is no longer cloud-first — it’s data-first. In this episode of the VirtualZ Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ Computing, explores what this shift means for systems integrators and outsourcers delivering AI, analytics, hybrid cloud modernization, and storage transformation. Enterprises are investing heavily in AI platforms and modernization initiatives — yet business-critical operational data remains locked inside core systems. Jeanne breaks down why AI readiness is fundamentally a data access challenge, why hybrid is permanent, and why incremental modernization is now mandatory. She also explains how VirtualZ’s AI-ready data access platform — PropelZ™, FlowZ™, Lozen™, and Zaac™ — enables integrators to deliver faster outcomes, scalable execution, reduced risk, and new revenue opportunities without disruptive migrations or fragile pipelines. If you're responsible for modernization strategy, AI enablement, or enterprise transformation delivery, this episode outlines how to unlock operational data safely, incrementally, and immediately — and why speed is now the ultimate competitive advantage.

    7 min
  7. Storage Modernization in 2026: Faster Access, Lower Cost — Zero Disruption

    17 FEB

    Storage Modernization in 2026: Faster Access, Lower Cost — Zero Disruption

    In this episode of the Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, CEO at VirtualZ Computing, explores how enterprise storage strategies are changing in 2026—and what customers actually need now. As cost pressure, AI initiatives, and hybrid environments reshape IT priorities, organizations are moving away from pre-provisioned storage and long migration projects. Instead, they’re adopting on-demand, elastic storage models that deliver instant access, lower costs, and flexibility—without disrupting mission-critical systems. This episode covers the key storage trends defining 2026, including on-demand storage consumption, decoupling storage from access, hybrid cloud architectures, incremental modernization, support for AI and analytics workloads, and the shift from physical tape to cloud-based archival—without application changes. If you’re a CIO, infrastructure leader, storage architect, or modernization team navigating enterprise storage decisions, this episode offers a practical, real-world view of how organizations are modernizing storage on their terms—faster, safer, and with zero disruption.

    7 min
  8. Accessing What Matters in 2026: Secure Data Strategies for Modern Enterprises

    10 FEB

    Accessing What Matters in 2026: Secure Data Strategies for Modern Enterprises

    In this episode of Skyward Data, Jeanne Glass, CEO of VirtualZ, explores how enterprises are rethinking data management and data access in 2026. As data becomes the asset shaping how organizations compete, comply, and innovate, customers are no longer asking for more pipelines or platforms. They’re looking for direct, secure access to trusted data—without disrupting the systems that already run the business. This episode covers the key trends defining modern data strategies, including access over movement, data-first architectures, AI readiness, hybrid and multi-cloud realities, no-code data access, built-in security and governance, incremental modernization, and the decoupling of storage from access. If you’re a CIO, CDO, data leader, or platform architect navigating modernization in regulated or hybrid environments, this episode offers a practical, customer-focused view of what matters now—and how enterprises are moving forward with confidence.

    7 min
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Conversations That Power Smarter Data Strategies for AI, Cloud, and Innovation. Skyward Data brings you exclusive conversations with experts shaping the future of enterprise data. Discover how organizations are transforming data access, storage, and AI integration to fuel faster innovation and smarter decisions. Each episode explores how to unlock the full power of your enterprise data—whether it lives on IBM Z, in the cloud, or deep in decades-old tape archives. We dive into real-world stories, bold ideas, and practical strategies for making mainframe and legacy data instantly accessible for AI, analytics, compliance, and modernization. If you're building smarter systems, training better models, or powering transformation with trusted data—Skyward Data is your guide. No fluff. No jargon. Just smart conversations about enterprise data, done right. Learn more at virtualzcomputing.com #AI #Mainframe #EnterpriseData #HybridCloud #DataAccess #SkywardData #VirtualZComputing

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  • Creator
    VirtualZ
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    126
  • Copyright
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    Skyward Data