"A look at git, a source code management tool from a VMer's perspective. - The world according to CNTRL, AUX and update files. - The journey from file cabinets to being scattered across the globe. - Eek! Waiter, there's a bug in my code, I would like to know how it got there. - Oh.. you already fixed it! - Branches are cheap. - Will the real clone please stand up. - Keeping up with main. - Now where did you say my files are"
Some of the greatest innovation has come from a passion. It might be the desire to right a wrong or to help those in need or whatever else drives our hearts. In this session, you'll hear two stories of IBMers who felt a conviction to pursue something that had an impact much bigger than themselves. The stories involve the embracing of the internet and a machine that would save lives.
Your mainframe is your most valuable AI asset. Here's how to unlock it. Imagine an Operational Data Fabric (ODF) that provides real time and non-disruptive access to mainframe sources without requiring the data to be moved. The ODF simply makes the data consumable. This Operational Data Fabric doesn't just move raw data — it assembles it into business entities. For example, the ODF pulls together everything the mainframe knows about a Customer, (accounts, transactions, policies, billing history), alongside data from CRM, digital channels, and other systems, and presents it as a unified, governed, real-time data product. This is the "context" that makes the difference between an AI model that hallucinates and one that reasons accurately. Mainframe data has the transactional depth; this ODF gives it the structure. This structure provides AI-readiness without re-architecture. What AI needs is context-enriched, entity-resolved, temporally consistent data — essentially what a human analyst would assemble before making a decision. The ODF automates this assembly at runtime. Your mainframe transaction history becomes immediately usable as AI training context and real-time retrieval augmentation, without touching your mainframe architecture. Come learn more about how we are enabling others to implement this at Enterprise scale!
The open source movement has fundamentally redefined enterprise computing, proving that the traditional mainframe is not only alive but thriving as a modern, agile pillar of business infrastructure. The Open Mainframe Project currently stands as the vendor-neutral home for global community collaboration on the mainframe. This session delivers a comprehensive look into the cutting-edge milestones transforming the enterprise ecosystem today. We will explore the launch of the new Mainframe Infrastructure - a landmark milestone that establishes a clear, governed path to infrastructure access for open source projects worldwide. Attendees will discover how foundational initiatives like Zowe bridge modern DevOps tooling with traditional z/OS environments, and how Open Mainframe Project continues to cultivate the next generation of mainframers through its global mentorships, diversity initiatives, and projects like Mainframe Open Education, Feilong and the Mainframe Software Hub for Linux. Join us to learn how open source collaboration is ensuring longterm sustainability, accelerating delivery, and modernizing the enterprise mainframe for the decade ahead.
Brian Hugenbruch is an IBM Z and LinuxONE security expert with more than 20 years in teaching the full security stack for the platform around the world. But what happens when AI generates his slides for him? In a mash-up of technical presenting and PowerPoint karaoke, we're going to find out. This presentation will, in theory at least, cover technical detail regarding the security of our favorite platform, from hardware isolation up to secrets management. (Brian will issue appropriate warnings and corrections if necessary.). At the end, we'll assess how the AI tools (and the associated prompt(s)) performed in creating this deck.
