In this episode, we (Chris and David) finally get to sit down in the same room and talk! David got a new job and it's somewhere between being a Client Technical Professional (or CTP, aka Tech Seller) and an architect, and he couldn't be happier. Listen in as he explains what he does, how he does it, and why he is so excited about the role. We talk about the importance of the big picture when it comes to Z technical topics and how he's able to fit in and shine his light.
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Ethan talks watsonx Code Assistant
In this episode, we get up with Ethan Mendel, who works on IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and the Code Explanation features in the aforementioned tool. Ethan sheds light on how this changes the landscape of understanding code bases and makes for super quick knowledge transfer. Oh, and David got a new job! To learn more about watsonx Code Assistant for Z, check out these links:Online click-through demo:https://www.ibm.com/resources/digital-innovation/demos/watsonx-code-assistant-for-zIBM YourLearning badge courses:https://learn.ibm.com/course/view.php?id=16401Code Explanation documentation:https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watsonx-code-assistant-4z/2.x?topic=explain
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Ian and Sean talk Traveling Light
In this episode, Ian Mitchell and Sean Gillespie join and talk about what it means to "travel light" when embarking on a DevOps transformation journey. We get in to the idea of evaluating (and even rethinking) current practices, how tools are only part of the solution, and what has worked for teams across the globe to modernize and thrive in today's development landscape. To learn more, check out the links below:https://ibm.github.io/z-devops-acceleration-program/ https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/mathieu-dalbin/2024/[…]evelopment?communityKey=f461c55d-159c-4a94-b708-9f7fe11d972b
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Steven talks being a Champion
In this episode, we talk with Steven Perva of Ensono. He is a current IBM Champion and speaks about what it means to be a champion, what it takes to get the title, and how important advocacy is in the z/OS world. As a bonus topic, we also discuss IDEs and the future of development, so be sure to listen through the whole program!During the episode, Steven talks about a Discord server he set up, the System Z Enthusiasts Discord server. Join up at this link to join the community! https://discord.gg/sze
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Suman and Theresa talk Design Thinking
In the penultimate episode of 2024, Suman Gopinath makes a return with our guest of honor, Theresa Ramsey, who is a principal designer for DevOps and AI at IBM. We define "design thinking", discuss the in's and out's of design, what goes in to designing things and more.
Listen in as Chris Sayles discusses with Z DevOps experts how IBM is embracing open source technologies, making the mainframe more accessible, and designing new and better ways of developing and operating for the cloud-native and veteran community.
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