The Modern Mainframe

As the mainframe interacts with more outside systems, including mobile and web apps, secure code development is more important than ever. Veracode Chief Technology Officer Chris Wysopal and Strategic Account Manager, Northern Europe Craig Hartwell join BMC Practice Lead for DevOps Stuart Ashby to discuss the need to shift left in code security testing as well as a new integration between Veracode and BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse that enables developers to scan code for security vulnerabilities from the IDE.

Links:

Veracode - https://www.veracode.com/

BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-devx-workbench-for-eclipse.html?301=bmc-compuware-topaz-workbench

BMC Mainframe Integrations - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/mainframe-integrations.html

BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics and why they're important to measure on the mainframe.

Links:

eBook: DORA Metrics for Mainframe DevOps - https://www.bmc.com/forms/dora-metrics-for-mainframe-devops-ebook.html

Blog: Continuously Improve with DORA Metrics for Mainframe DevOps - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/dora-metrics-for-mainframe-devops/

Author, investor, speaker, and advisor Tom Taulli joins The Modern Mainframe to discuss his new book, "Modern Mainframe Development: COBOL, Databases and Next-Generation Approaches," why mainframe development is a promising career opportunity, the impact and future of the platform, and more.

It's a can't-miss episode for those entering the IT workforce, considering a career change, or looking to build or strengthen a development team.

Links:

Tom Taulli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomtaulli/

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttaulli

Tom's PluralSight.com COBOL courses:

https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/cobol-big-picture/table-of-contents

https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/murachs-mainframe-cobol

The 2023 BMC Mainframe Survey: https://www.bmc.com/forms/mainframe-survey-results.html

Podcast: The Mainframe on Campus with Dr. Cameron Seay - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/the-mainframe-on-campus-with-dr-cameron-seay

Blog: Awareness, Relatability Key to Drawing Students to the Mainframe - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/awareness-relatability-key-to-drawing-students-to-the-mainframe/

The use of Git for source control management of mainframe code is a hot topic these days. BMC Director of Software Consulting Elizabeth Maxwell, DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm join the Modern Mainframe to discuss the benefits of using Git for the mainframe, things to consider when getting started, and how Git can be used alongside BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (formerly BMC Compuware ISPW) to manage, build, and deploy mainframe code.

Links:

eBook: Git for the Mainframe - https://www.bmc.com/forms/git-for-mainframe-devops-ebook.html

BMC Mainframe DevOps page - https://devops.api.bmc.com/

Blog: Git for the Mainframe: Take Mainframe DevOps to the Next Level - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/take-mainframe-devops-to-the-next-level

Blog: Making Mainframe Git Less Daunting - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/making-mainframe-git-less-daunting

Blog: How to Supercharge Mainframe DevOps with Git + BMC Compuware ISPW - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/how-does-git-work-with-ispw

BMC Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon, and DevOps evangelist Tony Anter discuss the benefits of including the mainframe in your continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline, things to consider when choosing tools and processes, Tony's experience leading the DevOps transformation at a major credit card company, and more.

Links:

eBook: Maximize the Benefits of Your CI/CD Pipeline by Including the Mainframe - https://www.bmc.com/forms/accelerate-mainframe-application-development-with-ci-cd-pipeline-ebook.html

Blog: Maximize the Benefits of Your CI/CD Pipeline by Including the Mainframe - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/include-mainframe-cicd-pipeline/

Blog: New DevOps KPI Dashboards in zAdviser Drive Continuous Improvement - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-devops-kpis-continuous-improvement/

Podcast: Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs for Continuous Improvement, Part 1- https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/charting-devops-kpis-continuous-improvement

Podcast: Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs, Part 2: BMC AMI zAdviser - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/charting-your-mainframe-devops-kpis-part-2-bmc-compuware-zadviser

Podcast Series: Building a Better Software Delivery Platform - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/sets/building-a-better-software-delivery-platform

BMC DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter and Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman return to discuss how BMC AMI zAdviser and the data it provides enable increased efficiency and continuous improvement, as well as the new KPI dashboards included in BMC's January 2022 release.

Links:

Part 1 of the discussion - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/charting-devops-kpis-continuous-improvement

Blog: New DevOps KPI Dashboards in zAdviser Drive Continuous Improvement - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-devops-kpis-continuous-improvement/

Metrics Worth Measuring: Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs for Continuous Improvement (White Paper) - https://www.bmc.com/forms/mainframe-devops-kpis-whitepaper.html

BMC AMI zAdviser - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-zadviser.html

We're joined by BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman and DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter to discuss the value of metrics in driving continuous improvement for DevOps teams. The three talk about the right metrics to track for DevOps success, key KPI objectives, and measuring the adoption rate of tools and processes within your own organization.

Links:

Part 2 of the discussion: https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/charting-your-mainframe-devops-kpis-part-2-bmc-compuware-zadviser

Metrics Worth Measuring: Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs for Continuous Improvement (White Paper) - https://www.bmc.com/forms/mainframe-devops-kpis-whitepaper.html

BMC AMI zAdviser - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-zadviser.html

Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, BMC Director of Software Consulting, and John Dannenberg, BMC Senior Product Manager, join The Modern Mainframe to discuss how to shift left with performance testing, the advantages of automation, how organizations are benefitting, and more.

Links:

BMC AMI Strobe - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-strobe.html

Blog: The Benefits of Shift-Left Performance Testing - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/shift-left-performance-testing-benefits/

Blog: Keep Performance Issues From Slowing Your Innovation - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/keep-performance-issues-from-slowing-your-innovation/

DevOps evangelists Tony Anter, Stuart Ashby, Atul Bhovan, and Paul Vallely join The Modern Mainframe to discuss the benefits of automated mainframe testing with BMC AMI DevX Total Test (formerly BMC Compuware Topaz for Total Test). The four talk about their own experiences with testing and the gains realized by enterprises with which they interact, as well as Forrester's report on the Total Economic Impact™ of BMC AMI DevX Total Test.

Links:

BMC AMI DevX Total Test - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-devx-total-test.html

The Total Economic Impact™ of BMC AMI DevX Total Test - https://www.bmc.com/forms/forrester-report-tei-topaz-for-total-test.html

Test Automation: The Key to Increasing Velocity, Quality, and Efficiency - https://www.bmc.com/forms/vanson-bourne-automated-testing-survey-whitepaper.html

Forrester Study, "Modernizing Mainframe Development Tools Can Help Drive Greater ROI" - https://www.bmc.com/forms/modernize-mainframe-development-tool-analyst-report.html

Dimensional Research Survey, "Mainframe Resurgence Spurs DevOps Adoption" - https://www.bmc.com/forms/dimensional-research-mainframe-devops-adoption-survey.html

BMC AMI zAdviser - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-zadviser.html

We're joined again by BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, Senior Product Manager Paul Allard, and Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon, who discuss using BMC Compuware and BMC AMI solutions for testing, as well as new features included in our October 2021 quarterly release that enhance shift left on the mainframe.

Links:

BMC October 2021 Quarterly Release: https://www.bmc.com/newsroom/releases/bmc-survey-mainframe-instrumental-in-driving-digital-innovation-and-growth.html

Blog: Speed Mainframe Software Delivery Without Compromising Quality by Spencer Hallman - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/speed-mainframe-delivery-quality-shift-left

Blog: The Need for Speed: Virtualized vs. Non-Virtualized Testing on the Mainframe by Paul Allard - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/virtualized-non-virtualized-testing-mainframe/

Blog: Improving Quality and Shift-Left Testing with BMC Compuware zAdviser by Spencer Hallman - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/zadviser-shift-left-testing/

BMC Compuware Topaz for Total Test - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-compuware-topaz-total-test.html

BMC Compuware zAdviser - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-compuware-zadviser.html

BMC Compuware Strobe - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-compuware-strobe.html

BMC AMI DevOps for Db2 - https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-devops.html