In this episode of zDevOps Talks, David and I were able hook Frank De Gilio! This is big news, in case you weren't aware, Frank has run a very successful, very entertaining and informative podcast called Terminal Talk over the years and he is one big fish that we were hoping to get on our show. We talk simplification, the rebel alliance, and more on re:ipl (you can almost think of it as a semi-part-two of our last episode with Steven Perva). Have a listen, it's a great talk!
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Steven talks re:ipl
In this episode, Steven Perva is back again to talk about his unconference, re:ipl. This year will be the second time he has hosted this conference and it sounds like a really good time. He also is founded the System Z Enthusiasts Discord server, found here: https://discord.gg/szeJoin to talk all things Z with fellow Z enthusiasts.
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David talks tech (literally)
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
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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