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/

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A Discussion of Modern Mainframe Development with Tom Taulli

Two generations of COBOL developers, Pat Rinehart and her grandson, BMC Developer Devin Berchtold, discuss the differences, as well as the similarities, in their experiences working on the mainframe.

Links:
Blog Post: Two Generations of COBOL, My Grandma and Me, by Devin Berchtold  - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/two-generations-of-cobol-my-grandma-and-me/

Podcast: These Are the Mainframe’s Good New Days - https://soundcloud.com/modernmainframe/these-are-the-mainframes-good-new-days

Blog Post: The Next, Next Generation of Mainframers Is Here, by Anne Hoelscher - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-next-generation-is-here/

Blog: IBM System/360 Laid Groundwork for Mainframe Innovation, by David Schipper - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-innovation-groundwork-ibm-s360/

Blog: These Are Mainframe Development’s Good New Days, by Mark Schettenhelm - https://www.bmc.com/blogs/mainframe-application-development-good-new-days/

Two Generations of COBOL: My Grandma and Me

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.

Two Generations of COBOL: My Grandma and Me

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