Cheryl Watson: Mainframe Influencer

Cheryl Watson: Mainframe Influencer

Cheryl Watson’s career success, which spans more than 60 years, can be attributed to her relentless pursuit of knowledge, inquisitiveness, and her steadfast belief that the customer always comes first. Fondly known as “the Mick Jagger of the mainframe” and “the...

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Meet the man securing mainframes: Mark Wilson

Meet the man securing mainframes: Mark Wilson

Penney Berryman from Planet Mainframe connected with Mark for a few minutes between his work in the UK and his hobby of restoring motorcycles.Mark Wilson’s energy and easy laugh infuse the conversation in person or on the phone. He throws his head back and guffaws,...

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The Third Time’s the Charm: Laticia Carrow

The Third Time’s the Charm: Laticia Carrow

Laticia Carrow is a government contractor Capacity Management Analyst at DDC ITS, an IBM Z Champion, and a TechChannel Rising Star. Her career is one of personal and professional transformation based on curiosity and perseverance and a testament to the importance of...

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Observability: What’s working, what’s not

Observability: What’s working, what’s not

As organizations increasingly use cloud, microservices, and containerization, more advanced observability solutions are required to manage complex infrastructures. Observability maturity varies across industries, but its positive business impact and value are...

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A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing

A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing

 “I have great expectations for the growth of the mainframe because of AI.” Cheryl Watson, CEO and co-founder, Watson & Walker The reliable and powerful mainframe might have stayed a contented Clydsdale, efficiently crisscrossing the computing arena and doing its...

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The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI

The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI

“AI is about data,” Tom Taulli states with emphasis. “The more data, the better; trillions of tokens are in the model. AI goes where the data is. Mainframes are an untapped frontier that gets overlooked when it comes to AI.” Taulli would know. He’s both an experienced...

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