Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson is a globally recognized thought leader and international speaker in mainframe security and technology, as well as a passionate advocate for all things Z. With more than 40 years of experience, Mark serves as the Editor of Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter and as the Technical Director at Vertali. He is a multi-year IBM Champion and a Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframer.  
A wild ride: mainframes, motorcycles and me

A wild ride: mainframes, motorcycles and me

As a teenager, I fell in love with mainframes and motorcycles. In the latter case, to be more precise, with classic Kawasaki bikes of the 1970s and 80s. And for me, there are important crossovers.  The first point is that I love building and fixing things. The...

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Surveys, security and spaghetti

Surveys, security and spaghetti

Mark Wilson reflects on the findings of a recent mainframe survey, explaining why security should be the number one priority, and why we need to start talking about complexity and observability. I read with interest the highlights of the Arcati Mainframe survey 2024,...

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