The Modern Mainframe
Episodes
How Today’s Students Are Choosing a Career in Mainframe Development
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Matt DeLaere is joined by two promising students from Northern Illinois University, Xander Nadas and Chase Richards, along with ...
DevOps Insights From the 2025 BMC Mainframe Survey
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps experts Tony Anter and Mark Schettenhelm discuss DevOps insights from the 2025 BMC Mainframe Survey, including growing implementation, the ...
Bridging the Gap - How OpenTelemetry Is Transforming Mainframe Observability
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, Lead Product Manager Manoj Jadwani, and Product Development Architect Richard Nikula delve into the...
Mainframe Intelligent Autonomy: Agentic AI and Agentic Workflows
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx analysts Jason Bloomberg and Jason English join BMC's Anthony DiStauro and Mark Schettenhelm to delve into the evolving landscape of intellig...
Mainframe Modernization with AIOps: Insights from the Field
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GigaOm Field CTO Darrel Kent, BMC Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and BMC Principal Solution Marketing Manager for AIOps Nick Mears dis...
Closing the Mainframe Expertise Gap with GenAI and AI Agents
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC Senior Manager of Product Management Liat Sokolov, and BMC Distinguished Engineer Anthony D...
Automating Mainframe Operations: Smarter, Simpler, Stronger
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Senior Solution Engineer Steven Dzikowski, Senior Principal Solution Engineer Gilles Robert, and Principal Product Manager Paul Spicer discuss the...
Banking on the Future: Tackling FinServ Challenges with a Modern Mainframe
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx Principal Analyst and CTO Eric Newcomer leads a discussion with BMC Area Director Duncan Ash, BMC Sales Director Ted Bakon, and BMC Vice Pres...
The Game-Changing Benefits of AIOps for Modern Mainframe Operations
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst and Field Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Hamilton discuss the current state of AIOps, its evolution,...
The Future is Hybrid: 2025 Predictions for GenAI and Mainframe Transformation
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Led by Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, Principal Product Manager Liat Sokolov, and R &D Solut...
Your Mainframe in an Era of Efficiency: What To Do When the Government Says "Modernize!"
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HyperFRAME Research CEO and Principal Analyst Steven Dickens, BMC DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, and BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss...
Goodbye Tape, Hello Cloud - The Future of Mainframe Data Storage
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BMC AMI Cloud Sales Specialist Colleen Gordon and Senior Product Manager Tomer Zelberzvig discuss the history of secondary storage of mainframe data, ...
Next-Gen Mainframers Discuss Their Experiences on the Platform
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Technology Solutions Director and DevOps Evangelist Anthony Anter leads a roundtable discussion with BMC Associate Solution Engineer Rachel Cleven...
The Role of Generative AI in Mainframe Transformation
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English joins BMC Vice President of R&D David Jeffries, Vice President of Solution Marketing Management ...
AI, Intelligent Automation & A Future-Proof Interface for Mainframe Ops
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst, Senior Solution Engineer Steven Dzikowski, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears explo...
Ransomware and Immutable Backups on the Mainframe
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC AMI Cloud Sales Specialist Colleen Gordon and Worldwide Director of Cybersecurity Sales Ken Chism talk about the threat of ransomware on the mainf...
The Impact of AI and Generative AI on Mainframe Operational Resilience
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI can help organizations solve mainframe operational challenges like the los...
BMC AMI Ops Monitoring: The Total Economic Impact™
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst, Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears d...
Two Generations of COBOL: My Grandma and Me
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two generations of COBOL developers, Pat Rinehart and her grandson, BMC Developer Devin Berchtold, discuss the differences, as well as the similaritie...
Generative AI and the Mainframe Developer Experience
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx Director and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC Vice President of R&D David Jeffries, BMC R&D Solutions Architect Anthony Distauro, and BMC...
These Are the Mainframe's Good New Days
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC’s Anne Hoelscher, David Schipper, and Mark Schettenhelm talk about their mainframe careers, how things have changed since they started out, and ...
Mainframe Observability: More Than Monitoring
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mainframe Observability: More Than Monitoring Intellyx Managing Director Jason Bloomberg, BMC Vice President of Research and Development David Jeffri...
Mainframe Operational Resilience: DORA and Beyond
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Led by Futurum's Steven Dickens, our panel discusses the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), how companies are preparing for it, and its b...
Driving Down Database Development Dollars
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Lead Product Developer Marcus Davage, R&D Solutions Architect Frank Rhodes, and Principal Solution Marketing Manager Nick Mears discuss the advant...
It's Not the 1980s, So Why Develop That Way?
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Senior Product Manager Rita Ankatha and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss changes they’ve seen in the process and tooling of mainfr...
2024 Predictions Double-Click: The Next Wave of Mainframe Innovation
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter share their thoughts on what’s to come for the mainframe in 2024. ...
A Look Ahead: 2024 Mainframe Predictions
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The role of AI, the impact of data governance regulations, the changing mainframe workforce, and more take center stage as BMC Senior Vice President a...
Modern Mainframe DataOps
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Principal Product Manager John Barry discusses how mainframe DataOps brings developers and database administrators together to ensure data availab...
Refactoring Monolithic Mainframe Code
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Director of Software Consulting Tim Ceradsky, DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter, and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss why large mainframe...
Mainframe AppDev Metrics: The Drive for Continuous Improvement
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Vice President of Research and Development David Jeffries joins BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman and DevOps Evangelist Tony Anter for a li...
Why Hybrid Cloud for Mainframe Data Protection — And Why Now?
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond the numerous benefits of managing mainframe data in the hybrid cloud is a strategic imperative. Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Blo...
Hardening Mainframe Security
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Senior Product Manager David Lea and Practice Lead Manager Julian Bridges discuss how to include the mainframe in enterprise security hardening ef...
Megatrends for the Future of Mainframe Ops
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx Partner and Principal Analyst Jason English, BMC Technology Solutions Director Jeremy Hamilton, and BMC Director of Product Management Alan W...
Mainstreaming the Modern Mainframe DevX
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Bloomberg joins BMC DevOps Architect Tony Anter and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm for a discussio...
Unlocking the Power of Hybrid Cloud Storage for Mainframe Data
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Intellyx analyst and managing partner Jason Bloomberg, BMC Director of Product Management Alan Warhurst and BMC Senior Product Manager Tomer Zelberzvi...
Accelerate Change with Database DevOps
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Principal Product Manager David Schipper and R&D Solutions Architect Frank Rhodes talk about database DevOps – what it is, why it’s needed, an...
Strengthening Your Zero Trust Security with Automated Certificate Management
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Venafi Vice President of Security Strategy and Threat Intelligence Kevin Bocek and BMC Director of Worldwide Cybersecurity Sales Ken Chism join The Mo...
Heading Off Abend Storms That Can Affect Your Users
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Principal Solution Engineer Roland Kinsman, Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, and DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter talk about keep...
Why Mainframe Performance Testing is Crucial
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Senior Product Managers John Dannenberg and Kevin Corbett, and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss the importance of mainframe performa...
Ease Deploy Anxiety with Automated Notifications
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Principal Solution Engineer Roland Kinsman and Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss a new feature in BMC AMI DevX Abend-AID that facilit...
2023 Mainframe DevOps Predictions
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps Architect Tony Anter and Lead Product Managers Spencer Hallman and Mark Schettenhelm join the Modern Mainframe to give their predictions fo...
Ten Steps to True Mainframe Agility
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The authors of the BMC E-book "Ten Steps to True Mainframe Agility" discuss crucial steps along the path to agility. BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Sch...
Liberate Mainframe Developers by Automating Repetitive Tasks
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, Senior Solution Engineer Manoj Singh, and DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter discuss how automatio...
Ten Steps to Effective Mainframe Testing
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter and Senior Product Managers Mark Schettenhelm, Kevin Corbett, and Paul Allard discuss a new BMC E-book,...
The Modern Developer Experience, Part 2
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of a discussion on the mainframe developer experience, BMC Director of Software Consulting Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, Senior Product Manager M...
The Modern Developer Experience, Part 1
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a two-part discussion, BMC Director of Software Consulting Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, and DevOps...
Shift Left Security Code Scanning with BMC AMI and Veracode
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the mainframe interacts with more outside systems, including mobile and web apps, secure code development is more important than ever. Veracode Chi...
DORA Metrics for Mainframe DevOps
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, DevOps Architect and Evangelist Tony Anter, and Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm discuss DevOps Rese...
A Discussion of Modern Mainframe Development with Tom Taulli
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author, investor, speaker, and advisor Tom Taulli joins The Modern Mainframe to discuss his new book, "Modern Mainframe Development: COBOL, Databases ...
Git for Mainframe DevOps
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The use of Git for source control management of mainframe code is a hot topic these days. BMC Director of Software Consulting Elizabeth Maxwell, DevOp...
Innovation at the Speed of Now: Maximizing Your Mainframe-Inclusive CI/CD Pipeline
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm, Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon, and DevOps evangelist Tony Anter discuss the benefits of including t...
Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs, Part 2: BMC AMI zAdviser
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter and Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman return to discuss how BMC AMI zAdviser and the data it prov...
Charting Your Mainframe DevOps KPIs for Continuous Improvement, Part 1
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman and DevOps evangelists Atul Bhovan and Tony Anter to discuss the value of metrics in driving ...
Shift-Left Performance Testing on the Mainframe
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, BMC Director of Software Consulting, and John Dannenberg, BMC Senior Product Manager, join The Modern Mainframe to discuss how ...
The Total Economic Impact™ of Automated Testing with BMC AMI DevX Total Test
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps evangelists Tony Anter, Stuart Ashby, Atul Bhovan, and Paul Vallely join The Modern Mainframe to discuss the benefits of automated mainframe te...
The Need for Speed: Shift-Left Testing on the Mainframe
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Lead Product Manager Spencer Hallman, Senior Product Manager Paul Allard, and Lead Product Manager Steve Solomon discuss shift-left testing on the...
Modern Development Tools for the Modern Mainframe, Part 3: Success, Tooling, and a Look Ahead
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our series on modern mainframe development concludes with BMC Area VP of Product Management Sam Knutson, Senior DevOps Architect Stuart Ashby, and Sen...
Modern Development Tools for the Modern Mainframe, Part 2: The Developer Experience
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our series on modern mainframe development, Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm and Senior Software Consultant Roland Kinsman disc...
Modern Development Tools for the Modern Mainframe, Part I
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a three-part discussion, BMC Area Vice President of Product Management Sam Knutson and Senior DevOps Architect Stuart Ashby ta...
The MITRE ATT&CK Framework and the Mainframe
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Principal Product Manager Christopher Perry and Director of IBM Z Security Services Chad Rikansrud explain what the MITRE ATT&CK Framework is, how...
Mainframe DevOps Transformation, Part 3: Operations, Bridging the Gap, and a Look Forward
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of a 3-part discussion of the current state and future of mainframe DevOps, April Hickel, BMC Vice President of Intelligent Z Strate...
Mainframe DevOps Transformation, Part 2: Benefits, Challenges, and Getting Started
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of a 3-part discussion of the current state and future of mainframe DevOps, April Hickel, BMC Vice President of Intelligent Z Strategy, and ...
Mainframe DevOps Transformation, Part 1: Progress, Measurement, and Tools
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a 3-part series on the current state and future of mainframe DevOps, April Hickel, BMC Vice President of Intelligent Z Strategy, and J...
Enterprise DevOps And Modernizing Your Approach To The Mainframe - Part 3
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this third and final segment, Rick Slade and Jake Leon from discuss where the market for modernization is headed, areas where companies are struggl...
Enterprise DevOps And Modern Approach To Mainframe - Part 2
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this second segment with Jake Leon and Rick Slade, we explore what enterprise DevOps means to businesses, what mainstreaming the mainframe means, t...
The Mainframe on Campus with Dr. Cameron Seay
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
East Carolina University Adjunct Professor Dr. Cameron Seay talks about introducing students to the mainframe, how to generate more awareness of the p...
fIveQ: Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman reflects on his career on the mainframe, his experiences helping companies migrate to new versions of COBOL, getting...
Enterprise DevOps And Modern Approach To Mainframe - Part 1
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this 3-part segment, Rick Slade and Jake Leon discuss enterprise DevOps and how companies can modernize their approach to the mainframe. In Part 1 ...
A Digital Transformation Requires the Right Mindset
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All too often many might think achieving a digital transformation is an endpoint when really it is a journey that requires the right mindset to get th...
fIveQ: Solution Consultant Roland Kinsman
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Solution Consultant Roland Kinsman talks about his role, bringing a new generation of developers onto the mainframe, mainstreaming the mainframe, ...
fIveQ: Product Owner Bill Mackey
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Product Owner Bill Mackey answers five questions about using measurement to improve your organization, how zAdviser helps, the Icelandic baseball team...
fIveQ: Technical Consultant Glenn Everitt
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Five questions with BMC Technical Consultant Glenn Everitt, who discusses switching from waterfall to Agile development, combining silos rather than b...
fIveQ: UX Engineer Barbara Datz-Hernandez
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
User Experience Engineer Barbara Datz-Hernandez answers five questions on UX and its role in software development.
Automation and the Future Of Modern Db2 Data Management
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Anne Hoelscher, Director of R&D for BMC’s Db2 solutions, and Craig Mullins, President of Mullins Consulting and Db2 thought leader, discus...
Post Mortem Of A Mainframe Hack
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, "Myth Debunked - My Mainframe Cannot Be Hacked," Grant McDonald and Chad Rikansrud from BMC debunked the myth that the mainframe can't...
AIOps And The Mainframe - A Smart Partnership Built For The ADE
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AIOps meets the mainframe? Join Stefanie Scott and Alan Warhurst from BMC as they discuss how an intelligent, automated mainframe ca...
fIveQ: Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm joins the Modern Mainframe podcast to talk about the mainframe, Agile development, and the changes he's see...
When Cultures Clash - Removing Friction Between Dev And Ops
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eliminating as many bottlenecks as possible in the Software Delivery Lifecycle is essential to competing effectively in the Digital Age. Dev teams mus...
Myth Debunked - My Mainframe Can't Be Hacked
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Grant McDonald and Chad Rikansrud from BMC debunk the myth that the mainframe can’t be hacked. In this very enlightening discussion,...
Chapter 15: SDS Overview
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Executive DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade wraps up the series with an overview of the software delivery system, advice on getting started in mode...
Chapter 14 : Monitoring and Measurement
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade talks with BMC AMI zAdviser Product Owner Bill Mackey about collecting and leveraging useful data about your soft...
Chapter 13: Software Delivery Automation II
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Topaz for Total Test Product Manager Steen Brahe joins Rick Slade to talk about automated testing in part II of our discussion on software delivery au...
Chapter 12 : Automated Software Delivery I
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Rizzo joins host Rick Slade to discuss the role of automation in software delivery.
Chapter 11: Modern Testing II
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC AMI DevX Data Studio (formerly Topaz for Enterprise Data) Product Manager Irene Ford and BMC AMI DevX File-AID Product Manager Kevin Corbett join ...
Chapter 10: Modern Testing I
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a two-part series, Rick Slade talks with Topaz for Total Test Product Manager Steen Brahe about the different types of automated testi...
Chapter 9: Code Quality And Security
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Slade welcomes SonarSource Vice President of Marketing Nicolas Bontoux to discuss code quality and how SonarQube, SonarLint and SonarCloud help d...
Who Is BMC AMI?
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC mainframe Senior Vice President and General Manager John McKenny discusses the journey that is mainframe modernization, the Autonomous Digital Ent...
Chapter 8: Better Code Understanding and Analysis
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps Architect Rick Slade discusses tools for testing and impact analysis, the tactical and strategic benefits of this technology, and the differenc...
Chapter 7: A Modern IDE
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps Architect Rick Slade is joined by Group Product Manager Steve Kansa to discuss the role of the integrated development environment in the modern...
Chapter 6: Source Control For Agile Software Delivery II
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps Architect Rick Slade continues his look at the role of software configuration management in a modern software delivery system. Rick is joined b...
Chapter 5: Source Control For Agile Software Delivery I
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm joins DevOps Architect Rick Slade to discuss the critical role of the SCM in building a modern, Agile softwar...
Chapter 4: Getting Started With Your Software Delivery System Modernization Project
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps Architect Rick Slade discusses the first steps to modernizing your software delivery system, including implementation of tools, assignment of a...
Chapter 3: Managing Software Delivery Platform Evolution
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade discusses planning a new software delivery system (SDS), executing your plan and monitoring and measuring you...
Chapter 2: Modern Enterprise Software Delivery System Architecture
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Compuware Vice President of Product Engineering David Rizzo joins DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade to discuss Compuware's approach to software del...
Chapter 1: Key Characteristics of a Modern Enterprise Software Delivery Platform
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BMC DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade gives an overview of our new series, "Building a Better Software Delivery Platform," and discusses some key c...
What Is DevOps? with Gene Kim
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Defining DevOps isn't easy, which is why we had Gene Kim join us to talk about it. Gene is one of the leading voices in DevOps, regularly contributing...