Z DevOps Talks

In this episode, we (Chris and David) finally get to sit down in the same room and talk! David got a new job and it's somewhere between being a Client Technical Professional (or CTP, aka Tech Seller) and an architect, and he couldn't be happier. Listen in as he explains what he does, how he does it, and why he is so excited about the role. We talk about the importance of the big picture when it comes to Z technical topics and how he's able to fit in and shine his light.

In this episode, we get up with Ethan Mendel, who works on IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and the Code Explanation features in the aforementioned tool. Ethan sheds light on how this changes the landscape of understanding code bases and makes for super quick knowledge transfer. Oh, and David got a new job!

To learn more about watsonx Code Assistant for Z, check out these links:

Online click-through demo:

https://www.ibm.com/resources/digital-innovation/demos/watsonx-code-assistant-for-z

IBM YourLearning badge courses:

https://learn.ibm.com/course/view.php?id=16401

Code Explanation documentation:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watsonx-code-assistant-4z/2.x?topic=explain

In this episode, Ian Mitchell and Sean Gillespie join and talk about what it means to "travel light" when embarking on a DevOps transformation journey. We get in to the idea of evaluating (and even rethinking) current practices, how tools are only part of the solution, and what has worked for teams across the globe to modernize and thrive in today's development landscape.

To learn more, check out the links below:

https://ibm.github.io/z-devops-acceleration-program/ 

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/mathieu-dalbin/2024/[…]evelopment?communityKey=f461c55d-159c-4a94-b708-9f7fe11d972b

In this episode, we talk with Steven Perva of Ensono. He is a current IBM Champion and speaks about what it means to be a champion, what it takes to get the title, and how important advocacy is in the z/OS world. As a bonus topic, we also discuss IDEs and the future of development, so be sure to listen through the whole program!

During the episode, Steven talks about a Discord server he set up, the System Z Enthusiasts Discord server. Join up at this link to join the community! https://discord.gg/sze

In the penultimate episode of 2024, Suman Gopinath makes a return with our guest of honor, Theresa Ramsey, who is a principal designer for DevOps and AI at IBM. We define "design thinking", discuss the in's and out's of design, what goes in to designing things and more.

In this episde, wehave Anthony Giorgio on to talk ZOAU and other technical details around how he got his start, what his interests are, and where his work with ZOAU and other projects took his team, impacting DevOps practices across his organization.

In this episode, we continue the conversation with David his experience at the most recent SHARE conference. We dig in to his major takeaways, what he really feels makes a SHARE conference worthwhile, and the memories he made along the way. Enjoy!

In this episode, our very own David Rice returns (triumphantly) from the most recent SHARE conference in Kansas City, Kansas! He regales us with stories about impromptu session hosting, networking, catering (the food is always great), and even a secret conference. Listen in to part one to hear what it's like to attend SHARE and all the magic that happens there.

In this episode, we welcome David Rice as the official co-host of zDevOps Talks! We couldn't be more excited to have him under our roof, he's a stellar conversationalist and has guested on the podcast quite a few times. Welcome David!

In addition to the big welcome, David tells us about SHARE, one of our favorite conferences. David shares tips about attending, what he's learned from past conferences, and about how he will be involved. If you're at SHARE, seek him out and attend his sessions. You won't regret it!

In this episode, we have David (our official unofficial guest host) and Danny on to talk about how things look when you're migrating from an older SCM (specifically, SCLM) to and newer one (Git, in this case). As this sort of migration is becoming more of the norm recently, it felt right to have these folks on. Danny has fantastic insight and tips on how he not only survived, but is thriving in the new Git environment that he helped bring in to existence for his team. Enjoy!