Terminal Talk

Cheryl Watson of Watson Walker on Performance Tuning

Authors of Redbooks, creators of ReST-ful Services on the mainframe, and all-around interesting guys Rich and Randy have plenty to say about the state of the mainframe and how they get work done in their area.

It's been quite a wile ride for Ed Jaffe. Starting out selling fireplaces and moving up to CTO of Phoenix Software, Ed exemplifies mainframe modernization and capability, and a guy you should really know if you want to have a good time at SHARE.

One of the main, yet largely undocumented, benefits of SHARE is the ability to grab some one-on-one time with the one and only Bob Rogers.

No guest this week, just ramping up for SHARE. A preview of our week, and the very special LIVE recording of Terminal Talk.

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.

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.

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.

LPAR Discussion with Jerry Moody

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

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

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.

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

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

Interactivity and network communications.... without them, hard to imagine how you'd do much of anything on the mainframe, yet this is an area that is a mystery for many. In this episode, Sam Reynolds schools us on the past, present, and future of ISPF an

Happy Holidays! Here's a silly one

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.

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

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

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.

Glenn Anderson is just one of the people in charge of making sure education is readily available to mainframe users around the world.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

From science project to enterprise hypervisor, z/VM has a multitude of uses, and a very interesting history. In this episode, Romney White walks us through why z/VM is so interesting.

Brian Prasky knows what’s going on inside a CPU. He’s so smart he even knows what’s GOING to happen inside a CPU.

Peter Enrico is President of Enterprise Performance Strategies Inc, and has worked exhaustively on the mainframe platform to ensure that customers the the most from their systems.

Neil Shah knows a thing or two about setting up and running z/OS systems. In this episode, he talks about how a system's Parmlib is where all the magic happens.

What started as a discussion about Mainframe performance ended up being a rather in-depth discussion of z/OS Core Technologies, including GRS, RSM and Enque/Deque. Hey, we chase what's interesting.

Whether you call it memory or storage, Pat Meaney is exactly the kind of guy you want in charge of it. This is the first in a series of deep-dive heavy hitter episodes about core mainframe and z/OS technologies.

Ain't no life like Conference Life. We've both been on the road quite a bit lately, and thought we'd unwind with a little conference-themed discussion

Bringing new talent onto the platform and keeping it rewarding to them is a responsibility that we all share. Thankfully, we have Christy Schroeder to help lead the charge. Find out what new-hires need to succeed, and how we can attract fresh talent.

Dave Surman, IBM Distinguished Engineer has a thing or two to tell us about Parallel Sysplex, the data-sharing magic that lets the mainframe do it all

Bob Malitz, Director of Services at Infinity Systems Software, shares his unique perspective of just how customers are leveraging the mainframe platform to power them through challenging business situations.

Mythili Venkatakrishnan is here to set the record straight on Analytics and Machine Learning. It's great, it's powerful, but it ain't magic.

In this very special episode, we usher in the announcement of the new z14 mainframe with an exclusive interview, then get deep down in the guts for a talk about mainframe millicode with super-genius Brenton Belmar. Be warned... this is a silly one

Jay Brenneman stops by to talk Linux and Virtualization on the Mainframe, and we have a little fun with My Favorite Acronym

Security Poobah Mark Nelson swings by to discuss RACF, SAF, and Chicken Nuggets. Mark proves that security doesn't have to be scary or overly technical, and that at the end of the day, it all boils down to one simple question.

Part 2 of our interview with Jeff Frey. In this section, Jeff gets into some of the guts of Parallel Sysplex, and how the mainframe platform can compete and thrive in a modern cloud world.

On today's episode of Terminal Talk, we are fortunate to have the company of IBM Fellow Jeff Frey.

Anthony Sofia stops by to talk SMF and Analytics

Welcome to the pod! Bear with us while we perform a warm start.