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 27 - Mark Rader - Db2 for z/OS - 12.18.2017
12-18-2017
A database is a database is a database, right? Not exactly... find out what sets Db2 apart from everything else in this highly informative episode with Mark Rader.
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Episode 26 - Eysha Shirrine and Greg Boyd - Crypto Cagematch - 12.11.2017
12-11-2017
It only made sense for us to follow up an amazing security episode with an amazing cyrpto episode. We’ll hear from IBM’s own Crypto Queen, Eysha Shirrine Powers, and Greg Boyd, the man behind Mainframe Crypto. Both have a ton of experience working with th
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Episode 25 - Chad Rikansrud - Mainframe Security - 12.4.2017
12-04-2017
The mainframe is responsible for holding some of the world's most valuable data. Why should we give it a free pass when it comes to security? Chad Rikansrud of RSM Partners is here to tell you that it shouldn't, and that there's a lot keep in mind before
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Episode 24 - ATPCO - Leveraging the Mainframe in Business - 11.27.2017
11-27-2017
ATPCO uses the mainframe to deliver some very powerful capabilities to the world's airlines. How exactly do they meet those demands and make the most from their systems? Guess you'll have to listen to this week's episode.
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Episode 23 - Glenn Anderson - Mainframe Education - 11.20.2017
11-20-2017
Glenn Anderson is just one of the people in charge of making sure education is readily available to mainframe users around the world.
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Episode 22 - Rosalind Radcliffe - Enterprise DevOps - 11.13.2017
11-13-2017
Rosalind Radcliffe has been the DevOps Queen for quite a while now, and has some tremendous insight into just how mainframe shops can see immediate and long-term advantages from shifting to modern tooling.
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Episode 21 - Azeem Mohammed - DFSMS / Mainframe Storage - 11.6.2017
11-06-2017
To say that storage on mainframe is a big deal would be a tremendous understatement, and it’s not enough to just be able to connect to hundreds of terabytes of available storage… it all has to be managed as well. In this episode.
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Episode 20 - Kara Todd - z/TPF - 10.30.2017
10-30-2017
The IBM z/Transaction Processing Facility is a purpose-built operating system that the world depends on day-in and day-out. In this episode, Kara Todd tells us all about it, and more!
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Episode 19 - Debbie Furman - z/OS Test - 10.23.2017
10-23-2017
Being a tester means knowing a bug's favorite hiding places. If you're a defect, you don't want to play hide and seek with Debbie Furman, a z/OS Function Tester Extraordinaire.
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Episode 18 - Lili Tang - IzODA Open Data Analytics for z/OS - 10.16.2017
10-16-2017
Lili Tang may only have two years working in Z, but she’s already ripping through everything the platform has to offer. This episode is all about how data science works on mainframes.
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