On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Steven Dickens welcomes Rocket Software’s Phil Buckellew, President, Infrastructure Modernization Business Unit, for a conversation on the company’s announcement that it plans to acquire OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business, the strategy behind the move, and the implications for the mainframe modernization landscape.

Their discussion covers:

• The announcement that Rocket Software plans to acquire OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business, and the strategy behind it

• Why Rocket Software is a good home for the Micro Focus team

• How this may change the company’s scale and optionality for clients who want to modernize their mainframe

• How clients should think about this acquisition, the implications for Rocket, and more widely, the mainframe modernization landscape

Learn more about Mainframe Modernization on Rocket Software’s website.