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Guiding Open Innovation: Rose Sakach and the Evolution of the Modern Mainframe

Guiding Open Innovation: Rose Sakach and the Evolution of the Modern Mainframe

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 29, 2026

Rose Sakach Offering Manager, Open Mainframe, Broadcom Burlington, Massachusetts, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Rose Sakach, the mainframe’s future is being built in the open. With more than four decades in the...

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From New to Z to SME in Under a Year: Meet Stephen Johnston

From New to Z to SME in Under a Year: Meet Stephen Johnston

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 28, 2026

Stephen K. Johnson Systems EngineerTrident Services, Inc. Chehalis, Washington, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For over 20 years, Stephen Johnston’s professional world was defined by the fast-moving landscape of...

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Connecting the Mainframe to the Web: Sebastian Dewar’s Vision for Accessible Modernization

Connecting the Mainframe to the Web: Sebastian Dewar’s Vision for Accessible Modernization

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 27, 2026

Sebastian Dewar CTO, Virtel FranceThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Sebastian Dewar, modernization is about access. As CTO of Virtel, Dewar has focused his work on one of the most practical challenges facing the...

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Defining the Standard: Craig Mullins and a Career Shaping Db2 Expertise

Defining the Standard: Craig Mullins and a Career Shaping Db2 Expertise

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 26, 2026

Craig Mullins President & Principal Consultant, Mullins Consulting, Inc. Sugar Land, Texas, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Craig Mullins, influence is built through consistency. With more than three decades of...

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Scaling Modernization from the Inside: Rosalind Radcliffe’s Work to Make Transformation Real

Scaling Modernization from the Inside: Rosalind Radcliffe’s Work to Make Transformation Real

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 25, 2026

Rosalind Radcliffe IBM Fellow, CTO, Z Ecosystem, IBM Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Rosalind Radcliffe, modernization is not defined by strategy decks or future-state architecture...

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Proving Security at Scale: Ángel Gómez Ruiz and the Shift to Continuous Assurance

Proving Security at Scale: Ángel Gómez Ruiz and the Shift to Continuous Assurance

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 25, 2026

Ángel Gómez Ruiz CEO, Bsecure Madrid, SpainThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Ángel Gómez Ruiz, security is not just about protection. It is about proof. Over the past several years, Gómez Ruiz has focused on one of the...

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Gary Fusco Is Rewriting the Rules Inside the Mainframe

Gary Fusco Is Rewriting the Rules Inside the Mainframe

by Penney Berryman | Apr 24, 2026

Gary Fusco Senior Vice President for Mainframe Platform, Middleware Engineering, and OperationsM&T Bank Buffalo, New York, United StatesThis profile features Gary Fusco, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers in the class of 2026.The future of the...

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Reframing COBOL for the Modern Era: Erik Weyler’s Voice in Mainframe Evolution

Reframing COBOL for the Modern Era: Erik Weyler’s Voice in Mainframe Evolution

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 23, 2026

Erik Weyler Mainframe Development Solution Architect, SEB Stockholm, SwedenThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Erik Weyler, the future of the mainframe starts with changing how people think about it. Known widely as...

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Connecting the Mainframe to the Modern Enterprise: Thomas Halinski’s Work at the Intersection of Performance and Innovation

Connecting the Mainframe to the Modern Enterprise: Thomas Halinski’s Work at the Intersection of Performance and Innovation

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 22, 2026

Thomas Halinski Principal, Client Services Consultant / Project Manager, Broadcom, Inc. Fennville, Michigan, United StatesThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Thomas Halinski, modernization is about connection. Across his...

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Building Community Through Security and Storytelling: Niall Ashley’s Approach to a More Open Mainframe

Building Community Through Security and Storytelling: Niall Ashley’s Approach to a More Open Mainframe

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 21, 2026

Niall Ashley Security Consultant, Vertali United KingdomThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Niall Ashley, the strength of the mainframe community lies in how openly it shares. As a security consultant specializing in IBM...

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