Terminal Talk

Frank and Jeff
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In this podcast, we‘ll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world‘s most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.

  1. 04/10/2025

    Kafka on z/OS

    A lively conversation with Matt Leming, Anthony Papageorgiou, and Dale Lane about Kafka not only running on z/OS, but making the most of it alongside MQ.    Additional Reading Material: Anthony's blog post abotu mainframe to kafka options: https://medium.com/@anthonypapageorgiou/from-cobol-to-kafka-ac8cfb96f238 Dale Lane's blog (all things Kafka): https://www.ibm.com/products/event-automation/resources Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka (COBOL, C/C++): https://www.ibm.com/products/open-enterprise-sdk-apache-kafka MQ Connectors: https://github.com/ibm-messaging/kafka-connect-mq-source https://github.com/ibm-messaging/kafka-connect-mq-sink Kafka Connect MQ connectors on z/OS: Overview - https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/amy-mccormick/2023/06/29/unlock-events-in-mission-critical-systems Setup - https://ibm.github.io/event-automation/es/connecting/mq/zos/ Performance - https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/anthony-sharkey1/2023/07/31/ibm-mq-for-zos-933-performance-of-kafka-connectors

    41 min

  2. 12/13/2024

    Erik Weyler - AKA "COBOL Erik"

    Erik Weyler (AKA COBOL Erik) is a Solution architect at SEB.  He has not only been an advocate outside of his company, but also focused on helping newer employees understand and use the modern mainframe. In this episode, we get down to the how and the why. Also, sandwich talk.  https://github.com/COBOL-Erik/Sudoku-Solver-COBOL

    37 min

  3. 09/04/2024

    Joris Mertens & Frank van der Wal - IBM Z Code-A-Thons

    On a mission to spread the word of enterprise computing and the power of running applications on IBM Z, Joris Mertens and Frank van der Wal have been hard at work getting learners all over the world engaged with Code-A-Thons. Listen here for more details, and for the full multimedia experience, visit the one-pager here: https://www.ibm.com/community/z/advocacy/wp-content/uploads/IBM-Z-Xplore-Code-a-thon.pdf

    36 min

  4. 07/08/2024

    IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS - Anthony Giorgio, Mike Fulton, Igor Todorovski

    When you beat a game on Super Difficulty, sometimes there's an extra bonus reward or special animation waiting at the end. There's no prize for taking the hard route when it comes to mainframe, so let's make sure we clear out as many hurdles and time sinks as possible at the start of a project. This means getting systems set up exactly the way you'd expect, with the tools you'll need, in an environment that's familiar. The IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS is a no-cost collection of vetted open source developer tools for z/OS that you can download and have on your systems today. Why? How? I'll let the Mike, Anthony, and Igor spill the details.  They also asked that include this absolutely massive list of links: IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS - https://www.ibm.com/products/open-enterprise-foundation-zos Join the System Z Enthusiasts Discord Server - https://discord.gg/sze z/OS Open Tools - https://zosopentools.org/#/ z/OS Open Tools Github - https://github.com/ZOSOpenTools/ The UNIX Command Line on z/OS : Use It  - https://makingdeveloperslivesbetter.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/the-unix-command-line-on-zos-use-it/ The Mainframe Demystified - https://igortodorovskiibm.github.io/blog/

    42 min

  5. 06/05/2024

    Simplifying the Mainframe with Marcel Mitran

    Running the systems that run the world... nobody expects it to be as simple as flipping a light switch, but there are certainly some areas where advancement means simplification. In this episode, we hear from Marcel Mitran about how this is achievable on everyone's favorite computing platform.

    27 min

  6. 05/28/2024

    Infrastructure as Code - Christopher Byrnes, Marie Mader, Stefan Schmitt

    Being able to work with the infrastructure of IBM Z as an evolving set of code, which can be reviewed, updated, iterated, and managed the same as a traditional software project opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. It's a task easier said than done, thankfully there are some wonderful people working on this task who are making sure it's done the right way. Details inside.

    35 min

  7. 12/19/2023

    A Moving Tale of a Datacenter Move w/ Marianne Serra

    Datacenters grow, and every so often, they need to move, which is quite possibly the clearest definition of "Easier Said than Done." Now make it 23 datacenters around the world with an IBM Z presence, consolidated down to 4.  In this episode, Marianne Serra talks us through how to even start thinking about tackling a problem this size.

    48 min

  8. 11/13/2023

    Automating z/VM with Ansible - Jay Brenneman, Dan Jast, Bryant Panyarachun

    We had a packed studio for this one, and there is much to discuss. It's time to get an update into the latest Ansible news, plus some deep diving into some work being led by Jay in the area of automation on z/VM using Ansible. An episode to delight, educate, and inspire anyone interested in working smarter, rather than harder.  Ansible for IBM Z Playbook repository: https://github.com/IBM/z_ansible_collections_sample z/VM Ansible collection: https://github.com/IBM/zvm_ansible Ansible for IBM Z collections: https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/search/?keywords=ibm_z

    48 min
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In this podcast, we‘ll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world‘s most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.

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  • Creator
    Frank and Jeff
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    144
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © All Rights Reserved 2021
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    Terminal Talk