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Shelly Meierarend: “Where You Are From Does Not Limit How Far You Can Go”

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 20, 2026

Shelly J. Meierarend, PMP IBM Z and LinuxONE Client and Academic Global Skills LeaderIBM Z Ecosystem – InfrastructureIBM Buford, Georgia, United StatesThis article features Shelly J. Meierarend, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers.Editor’s Note: We often...

Mainframe Workforce Signals Are Shifting in 2026, Says Early Arcati Workforce Survey Data

by Amanda Hendley | Jan 29, 2026

Why the workforce conversation needs updating Workforce conversations in the mainframe community often default to a familiar concern: who will be left to run these systems in the future? While that question still surfaces, early signals from our 2026 Mainframe User...

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