E34: Revisiting The Plight Of The Mainframe

About this episode

Tomás O’Leary and Hari Candadai discuss the relevance of mainframes and the current state of the IBM Z mainframe.

Join Tomás O’Leary and special guest Hari Candadai as they look back on previous predictions of mainframe relevance and how the latest industry news indicates a long road ahead. Then, dive a bit deeper into the current state of the IBM Z mainframe and how companies may benefit from a renewed outlook on how they’re supported.

People in this episode

Host: Tomás O’Leary

Guest: Hari Candadai

Topics covered

• mainframe
• IBM Z
• technology predictions
• industry news

Keywords

• mainframe relevance
• IBM Z mainframe
• industry outlook

Mentioned in this episode

Products: IBM Z

Books & works: Revisiting The Plight Of The Mainframe

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