The Modern Mainframe

Industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI can help organizations solve mainframe operational challenges like the loss of tribal knowledge, faster onboarding of new talent, managing cost and capacity, and more. Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English leads a panel including BMC Area Vice President of Product Management Mark Banwell, R&D Solutions Architect Anthony DiStauro, and Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton.

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Podcast: Mainframe Operational Resilience: DORA and Beyond - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/mainframe-operational-resilience-dora-beyond

Blog: Harnessing AI and Generative AI for Mainframe Operational Resilience, by Mark Banwell - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-operational-resilience-harnessing-generative-ai/

Podcast: Mainframe Observability: More Thank Monitoring - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/mainframe-observability-more-than-monitoring

Blog: Leveraging Generative AI in Mainframe DevOps, by Dave Jeffries - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/leveraging-generative-ai-mainframe-devops/

Podcast: Generative AI and the Mainframe Developer Experience - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/generative-ai-and-the-mainframe-developer-experience

BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst, Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears discuss the importance of modern tooling in mainframe operations and the results of a recent Forrester® Total Economic Impact™ study of BMC AMI Ops Monitoring.

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The Total Economic Impact™ Of BMC AMI Ops Monitoring - https://www.bmc.com/documents/analyst-research/the-total-economic-impact-of-bmc-ami-ops-monitoring.html

BMC AMI Ops Monitoring - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-ops-monitoring.html

Two generations of COBOL developers, Pat Rinehart and her grandson, BMC Developer Devin Berchtold, discuss the differences, as well as the similarities, in their experiences working on the mainframe.

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Blog Post: Two Generations of COBOL, My Grandma and Me, by Devin Berchtold - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/two-generations-of-cobol-my-grandma-and-me/

Podcast: These Are the Mainframe’s Good New Days - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/these-are-the-mainframes-good-new-days

Blog Post: 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/

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/

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

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

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

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

2025 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

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.

BMC Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter share their thoughts on what’s to come for the mainframe in 2024.

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Podcast: A Look Ahead: 2024 Mainframe Predictions - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/mainframe-predictions-2024-a-look-ahead

Podcast: Modern Mainframe DataOps - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/modern-mainframe-dataops

Webpage: Modernize Your Data Management With Hybrid Cloud Agility - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/ai-generated-mainframe-development-insights/

Blog Post: AI-Generated Mainframe Development Insights - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/ai-generated-mainframe-development-insights/