Derek Britton is a COBOL and Modernization commentator, a founding member of the Open Mainframe Project COBOL Working Group and runs the Application Modernization Group on LinkedIn. Connect with him here. With over 30 years in the enterprise software industry, Derek is an accomplished technology marketing leader, writer, and presenter. With software development, marketing, product management, and services experience, Derek regularly commentates across the IT press, and at events such as Gartner, Open Mainframe Project, SHARE, and GSE. Derek holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from De Montfort University.
The mainframe is a must-have for enterprise IT, but for many development teams, ready access to it can feel frustratingly out of reach. Now, fresh innovation aims to change that, offering a “Martini moment” for mainframe delivery teams. The Inspiration Behind...
The mainframe industry is no stranger to market surveys, and a variety of organizations aim to determine trends and attitudes using regular market inquiries. A brand-new market survey, instigated by mainframe software specialists PopUp Mainframe, recently set about...
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