Big Iron Discussion
In this podcast, we'll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world's most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.
Episode 39 - Frank and Jeff - Winter SHARE 2018 Preview - 3.12.2018
03-12-2018
No guest this week, just ramping up for SHARE. A preview of our week, and the very special LIVE recording of Terminal Talk.
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Episode 38 - Steve and Neil - Sysprog Whoopsies - 3.5.2018
03-05-2018
We've all been there... let's commiserate. On this week's Terminal Talk, we have Neil Shah and Steve McGarril about what happens when things don't go exactly as planned.
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Episode 37 - Michael Sperling - Analog Circuits - 2.26.2018
02-26-2018
Michael Sperling is a pretty punny guy. In Episode 36 of Terminal Talk, he gives us a little lesson in what happens between the clock cycles.
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Episode 36 - Laura Sperling - Level 2 Support - 2.19.2018
02-19-2018
Laura Sperling never stops thinking about fixing problems. In this episode, we hear all about Level 2 support, the support structure as a whole, and the lifecycle of a defect.
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Episode 35 - Jerry Moody - LPAR - 2.12.2018
02-12-2018
LPAR Discussion with Jerry Moody
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Episode 34 - Marie Buzzetti - Mainframe Programming - 2.5.2018
02-06-2018
Programming on the mainframe. Sounds complicated, right? Perhaps not as much as you think. In this episode, Marie Laser gives us all a little lesson on LE (Language Environment), and how the platform is tackling newer languages. 0:27 Good advice 4:04 Ma
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Episode 33 - Sharon Spaulding - Mainframe Packaging - 1.29.2018
01-29-2018
Do you enjoy dropping things? Wrapping gifts? Experimenting with densities of foam padding? Perhaps you should consider a role in Package Engineering! In this episode, we sit down and chat with Sharon Spaulding about exactly what it takes to ship mainfram
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Episode 32 - Mark Anzani - Mainframe Strategy - 1.22.2018
01-22-2018
The mainframe needs to continuously evolve in order to stay well-positioned in datacenters across the world. On today's episode, we sit down for a chat with Mark Anzani, VP of Strategy for IBM Z... and that's an uppercase Z.
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Episode 31 - Bill Seubert - A Talk with a Mainframe Architect - 1.15.2018
01-15-2018
Understanding the platform involves much more than just memorizing a bunch of commands. It also means knowing when to choose one solution over another, and how to connect it all so that it makes sense from a business perspective. Bill Seubert @ITArchitect
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Episode 30 - Steven Cook - GDPS - 1.9.2018
01-08-2018
When things go bump in the night, companies generally like to know that it won't dramatically impact their workloads. In this episode, Steven Cook tells us all about GDPS, the little slice of magic that lets mainframers spread their Parallel Sysplex out a
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