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Joined June 2009
Introducing the 2024 TechChannel Rising Stars, who have worked on #IBMZ or #IBMPower for five years or fewer but are already making a significant impact. Sponsored by @BroadcomMSD and imPower Technologies. Meet this year's Rising Stars: hubs.ly/Q02YCK1C0
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Join TechChannel for a high-impact Innovation Hour. You'll also discover how teams can self-serve answers through source-linked documentation and diagrams, accelerate application questions into reviewed SQL and usable results. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04zk1vC0 r#sponsored
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Moving data off the mainframe often means going from a tightly encapsulated environment to an open one, where data constantly traverses APIs and external services. This article by Nicole Willing explains the security ramifications of these differences. hubs.ly/Q04Bb7l40
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Getting the most from AI on IBM Power means knowing both the tool and the platform. TechChannel's interactive e-book on IBM Bob for IBM i covers smart token consumption, application context, avoiding AI cognitive atrophy.. Explore it here: hubs.ly/Q04zPX990 #sponsored
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Join Broadcom's Kyle Weeks, and Brett Morris as they walk through how CenterStage Assistant helps you tune SQL, remediate problematic objects and become more self-sufficient administering Db2 on z/OS. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04yktwq0 #sponsored
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Join us Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST for "Stop Chasing Expirations: Get Control of Mainframe Certificate Management," sponsored by Broadcom Mainframe Software featuring Broadcom's Narender Eshwar Sajnani 👉Register now: hubs.ly/Q04x_Rb_0 #sponsored
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Join TechChannel and CDW for Modernizing Mainframe Applications with SAMA, a live webinar on Thu, Oct 29, at 10:00 AM CDT. You'll get actionable insights on modernization strategies, application portfolio analysis and risk reduction. Register now: hubs.ly/Q04y4FjQ0
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Not every mainframe shop uses modern tools like Zowe/VS Code. Acknowledging that reality, Stephen Johnston is helping fellow new-to-Z technologists unlock VS Code-like functionality in ISPF. hubs.ly/Q04zPpY10
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Unlock more potential from IBM Power with expert guidance designed to improve performance. See how. 👉 hubs.ly/Q04yKHQ20
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Sources tell us it's #HugYourMainframeDay. But if you don't have a mainframe to hug, don't worry. You can still celebrate by geeking out with Dr. Joe Gulla, who covers the significance of APIs and their tooling on the modern mainframe here: hubs.ly/Q04zmdmF0
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Your IBM i may be stable. The team, tools and plans around it are changing. What application knowledge should never have to be rediscovered? Read Ozgar's Spotlight now👉 hubs.ly/Q04yWy7g0 #sponsored
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Better visibility. Greater control. More confidence. Explore NewEra Software solutions for IBM Z. 👉Explore the Solution: hubs.ly/Q04xSJnQ0
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Looking to bring generative AI into your z/OS workflows? This step-by-step guide shows how to build a mainframe AI assistant in OMVS that can explain JCL or COBOL members, using Python, IBM Z Open Automation Utilities and Amazon Bedrock. hubs.ly/Q04y-2x00
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TechChannel's new e-book, "Security at the AI Frontier," covers what that means for your defense posture, with insights from security experts at Broadcom, Evolving Solutions, and Lightedge. 👉Read it here: hubs.ly/Q04yhlYc0
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Our team will be at IBM TechXchange for NAViGATE, bringing deep IBM i education to one of the world's largest technical conferences. We'll be there. Will you? Register today 👉 hubs.ly/Q04kj2Gg0 #sponsored #TechXchange #NAViGATE
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When Marc Smith talks to high school students as part of his work promoting mainframe education, he uses a presentation titled "Enterprise Computing's Best Kept Secret." If he had to come up with a new title, that would be a good problem to have. hubs.ly/Q04y9_5f0
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Your IBM i isn't legacy, but your processes might be. Learn how startups thrive and how you can, too. Join Integrative Systems Mike Stein and Stephanie Rabbani on October 13th at 10:00 am CDT. 👉Register now: hubs.ly/Q04x3ZNw0 #sponsored
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It can be daunting to navigate the complexity of enterprise applications across cloud and on-prem, but there are ways to make it easier, such as carving out "golden paths" that help developers do their job without having to repeatedly solve the same problems.
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Something big is coming to the cloud community. On Sept. 24th, TechChannel launches CloudBeat, a newsletter for IT leaders delivering expert cloud insights on AWS and more, straight to your inbox every month. Subscribe now: hubs.ly/Q04xHnt10
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AI is transforming cybersecurity—and it's being used by both attackers and defenders. TechChannel's latest e-book, "Security and AI: New Threats", brings together security veterans from across the IBM Power ecosystem. 👉Read the e-book: hubs.ly/Q04xgKxC0
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