In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, Steven Dickens is joined by Patrick Stanard, Chief Mainframe Architect at Kyndryl US, from the show floor at the SHARE Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Patrick shares his career journey that started in data input (using punch cards!) at Michigan Bell Telephone and moved into data center operations working with Unisys mainframes, and then 35 years with IBM before joining the Kyndryl team. Their conversation also touches on the massive changes in the industry over the last several years, what customers are looking for from their mainframe, and the rise of hybrid mainframe computing and disruptive technologies. Don’t miss this entertaining and informative conversation!