IBM Think 2025 in Boston
IBM’s annual Think conference will be in Boston this year, and it’s only a couple of weeks away, taking place May 5-8, 2025. Join 5,000+ senior business and technology leaders to gain exclusive insights, breakthrough strategies, and real-world success stories from some of the world’s most iconic brands.
According to IBM, attendees will experience AI in action with Scuderia Ferrari HP, UFC, the US Open, and more. Discover how Red Hat, HashiCorp, Apptio, DataStax, and other IBM Companies can help you unlock AI’s full potential—from business-tuned AI agents and automation to AI-ready data and hybrid cloud strategies.
From the keynote stages to the Think Forum, attendees will see, hear, and connect with real-world success stories, expertise, and technology as they move through the key components of capturing AI’s full potential.
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New Terminal Talk Podcast
For fans of the Terminal Talk Podcast (interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits in the mainframe space), a new episode has dropped featuring a lively conversation with Matt Leming, Anthony Papageorgiou, and Dale Lane about Kafka not only running on z/OS, but making the most of it alongside MQ.
Kyndryl ranked as a leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant Report 2025 for Mainframes – Services and Solutions
Kyndryl has been recognized by the Information Services Group (ISG) as a leader in mainframe services in its 2025 ISG Provider Lens™ report. The company earned top rankings across all regions for Mainframe Optimization Services, Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS), and Mainframe Operations, and was also named a U.S. leader in Application Modernization Services. ISG praised Kyndryl for its deep mainframe expertise, AI-driven tools like Kyndryl Bridge, and its innovation platform Kyndryl Vital.
The ISG Provider Lens research report, produced by ISG, compares the strengths, challenges and competitive differentiators of providers across Europe, Brazil, the U.S., and United States Public Sector.
“Our research shows that Kyndryl is a leading provider of mainframe services with a robust business and extensive market presence,” said Pedro L. Bicudo Maschio, Distinguished Analyst and Author at ISG. “The company combines technology background, mainframe expertise, generative AI, Kyndryl Bridge’s data insights and Kyndryl Vital’s problem-solving and innovation methodology to create unique modernizations tailored to meet client goals.”
“As organizations aim to increase agility, reduce costs and tackle skills challenges, they are under increasing pressure to modernize their mainframe environments,” said Petra Goude, Global Practice Leader for Core Enterprise & zCloud at Kyndryl. “We believe this accolade is a testament to our proven strength in the market, the investments we’ve made in this area, and the unmatched skills and expertise of our thousands of mainframe professionals who are helping customers run and transform their most mission-critical environments and deploy AI and generative AI to drive better business outcomes.”
Source: Kyndryl
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