Innovating with Mainframe: AI, Insights and a Product Manager's Journey

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The episode features a discussion on the evolution of IBM Z and its role in enterprise computing, focusing on AI and innovation.

In this episode of the z/Action Podcast, our community manager Natalie Carrillo speaks with Mark Schettenhelm, Principal Product Manager, about his decades long journey with the mainframe and why IBM Z continues to evolve at the center of enterprise computing. From solving mission critical problems to leveraging AI for deeper code understanding and log analysis, Mark shares how innovation, persistence and a problem solving mindset are shaping the future of the platform. The conversation...

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Host: Natalie Carrillo

Guest: Mark Schettenhelm

Topics covered

• mainframe
• AI
• product management
• innovation
• enterprise computing
• log analysis

Keywords

• mainframe
• AI
• product manager
• enterprise computing
• log analysis
• innovation
• problem solving

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IBM, IBM Z, LinuxONE

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