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 Modern Mainframe

A Discussion of Modern Mainframe Development with Tom Taulli

Led by Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, Principal Product Manager Liat Sokolov, and R &D Solutions Architect Anthony DiStauro discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence in mainframe computing, focusing on how AI can enhance operations, improve performance management, and increase the quality, velocity, and efficiency of mainframe software development. The discussion highlights the proactive capabilities of hybrid AI and explores the importance of specialized language models, the potential for autonomous AI, the necessity of building trust in AI systems, and more. 
Links:

Blog: Predictions for 2025: Transforming Mainframes with Generative and Hybrid AI, by Anthony DiStauro - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-ai-predictions/

Podcast: The Role of Generative AI in Mainframe Transformation - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/role-generative-ai-mainframe-transformation

Podcast: The Impact of AI and Generative AI on Mainframe Operational Resilience - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/ai-mainframe-operational-resilience

Blog: Untangling Intractable Mainframe Application Code with Generative AI, by Jason Bloomberg - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/untangling-intractable-mainframe-application-code-genai/

Blog: You’ve Never Mainframed Like This: Introducing BMC AMI Assistant, by John McKenny - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/genai-introducing-bmc-ami-assistant/

Blog: GenAI Insights from the 2024 BMC Mainframe Survey, by Alan Warhurst - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/gen-ai-insights-bmc-mainframe-survey/


The Future is Hybrid: 2025 Predictions for GenAI and Mainframe Transformation

Defining DevOps isn't easy, which is why we had Gene Kim join us to talk about it. Gene is one of the leading voices in DevOps, regularly contributing invaluable research and thought leadership through his company, IT Revolution, that is helping organizations transform. He also leads DevOps Enterprise Summit and wrote The Phoenix Project, a novel about IT, DevOps and helping your business succeed.

Links:

IT Revolution: https://itrevolution.com/
The Phoenix Project: https://itrevolution.com/book/the-phoenix-project/
Fireside Chat with Compuware CEO Chris O'Malley: https://youtu.be/r3H1E2lY_ig
Project to Product: How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT & Business - Mik Kersten: https://youtu.be/E5VP3ioSRU8

What Is DevOps? with Gene Kim

Tune in for lively, insightful discussion of topics important to the mainframe community, from DevOps to security and staffing. 2020 & 2024 winner of the DevOps Dozen Award for Best DevOps-Related Podcast Series.

The Future is Hybrid: 2025 Predictions for GenAI and Mainframe Transformation

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