The Modern Mainframe BMC Software
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Tune in for lively, insightful discussion of topics important to the mainframe community, from DevOps to security and staffing. 2022 & 2023 Finalist and 2020 winner of the DevOps Dozen Award for Best DevOps-Related Podcast Series.
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Generative AI and the Mainframe Developer Experience
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 new developers and assist in code comprehension, how BMC is utilizing GenAI in its mainframe solutions, and more.
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Blog: Generative AI in Mainframe Development: Revolutionizing Code Explanation and Documentation, by Anthony DiStauro - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/genai-mainframe-development-code-explanation-documentation/
Blog: Leveraging Generative AI in Mainframe DevOps, by David Jeffries - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/leveraging-generative-ai-mainframe-devops/
Blog: AI-Generated Mainframe Development Insights, by April Hickel - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/ai-generated-mainframe-development-insights/ -
These Are the Mainframe's Good New Days
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.
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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 - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-application-development-good-new-days/ -
Mainframe Observability: More Than Monitoring
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.
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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: System Monitoring and Observability for the Mainframe - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-system-monitoring-observability/
What is DORA? The Digital Operational Resilience Act Explained - https://www.bmc.com/learn/digital-operations-resilience-act-dora-explained.html -
Mainframe Operational Resilience: DORA and Beyond
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.
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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
Infographic: “The clock is ticking on DORA. Is your mainframe ready?” - https://documents.bmc.com/products/documents/55/78/545578/545578.pdf
Futurum Group Brief: “DORA Compliance and Resiliency for the Mainframe: Proactive Strategies for Operational Continuity” - https://documents.bmc.com/products/documents/55/93/545593/545593.pdf
Blog Post: What DORA Means for Mainframe Teams in and Around EMEA - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/what-DORA-means-for-mainframe-teams-EMEA -
Driving Down Database Development Dollars
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.
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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 customers with fast, efficient transactions - https://www.bmc.com/documents/customer-stories/dillards.html
Customer story: Large insurer improves customer service with developer self-service and automation - https://www.bmc.com/customers/huk-coburg.html
2023 BMC Mainframe Survey - https://www.bmc.com/info/mainframe-survey.html
BMC AMI DevOps for Db2® - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-devops.html
BMC AMI SQL Performance for Db2® - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-sql-performance-db2.html -
It's Not the 1980s, So Why Develop That Way?
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.