fIveQ: Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman
Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman reflects on his career on the mainframe, his experiences helping companies migrate to new versions of COBOL, getting students interested in the mainframe, and more.

Solution Consultant Dave Kartzman reflects on his career on the mainframe, his experiences helping companies migrate to new versions of COBOL, getting students interested in the mainframe, and more.
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 of this series, they discuss why organizations need DevOps, the benefits of DevOps automation for the mainframe, and what to do and not to do when implementing DevOps and Agile on the mainframe.
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 there. In this episode, DevOps specialists Marcus Davage and Stuart Ashby from BMC discuss the mindset required to be successful in transforming your digital enterprise that includes your mainframe, as well as insights into how to measure it, waterfall versus agile, and redefining what it means to develop.
BMC Solution Consultant Roland Kinsman talks about his role, bringing a new generation of developers onto the mainframe, mainstreaming the mainframe, and more.
Product Owner Bill Mackey answers five questions about using measurement to improve your organization, how zAdviser helps, the Icelandic baseball team, and more.
Five questions with BMC Technical Consultant Glenn Everitt, who discusses switching from waterfall to Agile development, combining silos rather than breaking them apart, the future of mainframe development, and more.
User Experience Engineer Barbara Datz-Hernandez answers five questions on UX and its role in software development.
Listen to Anne Hoelscher, Director of R&D for BMC’s Db2 solutions, and Craig Mullins, President of Mullins Consulting and Db2 thought leader, discuss the need for intelligent automation in modernizing Db2 data management to help companies achieve greater availability, resiliency, and agility.
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 be hacked. In this follow-up episode, they share examples and cautionary tales of what happens if you don’t take steps to safeguard your mainframe.
What happens when AIOps meets the mainframe? Join Stefanie Scott and Alan Warhurst from BMC as they discuss how an intelligent, automated mainframe can drive digital business forward and help companies progress on their journey towards becoming an Autonomous Digital Enterprise.
BMC Lead Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm joins the Modern Mainframe podcast to talk about the mainframe, Agile development, and the changes he's seen over an almost 40-year career.
Eliminating as many bottlenecks as possible in the Software Delivery Lifecycle is essential to competing effectively in the Digital Age. Dev teams must continuously deliver new features and services their customers demand, while Ops teams need to predict and solve problems as quickly as possible, ensuring optimal performance, availability and security. Achieving this state of equilibrium is next to impossible in siloed organizations with staid cultures—a breeding ground for friction and mistrust...
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, Chad shares reasons why people don't take mainframe security as seriously as they should, what could happen if they don't, and what they can do about it to take proactive measures. You don't want to miss this one!
Executive DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade wraps up the series with an overview of the software delivery system, advice on getting started in modernizing your system, and a look at what the future holds for software delivery.
DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade talks with BMC AMI zAdviser Product Owner Bill Mackey about collecting and leveraging useful data about your software delivery system.
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 automation.
David Rizzo joins host Rick Slade to discuss the role of automation in software delivery.
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 Rick Slade for a lively discussion of test data management.
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 testing and how the practice is crucial for Agile development.
Rick Slade welcomes SonarSource Vice President of Marketing Nicolas Bontoux to discuss code quality and how SonarQube, SonarLint and SonarCloud help developers ensure the quality and security of their code.
BMC mainframe Senior Vice President and General Manager John McKenny discusses the journey that is mainframe modernization, the Autonomous Digital Enterprise, and who BMC AMI is and what it means for customers.
DevOps Architect Rick Slade discusses tools for testing and impact analysis, the tactical and strategic benefits of this technology, and the differences between program understanding and application understanding.
DevOps Architect Rick Slade is joined by Group Product Manager Steve Kansa to discuss the role of the integrated development environment in the modern software delivery system.
DevOps Architect Rick Slade continues his look at the role of software configuration management in a modern software delivery system. Rick is joined by the Director of Compuware Migration Services Team, Francois Dansereau, to discuss the steps involved in migrating to a new SCM.
Senior Product Manager Mark Schettenhelm joins DevOps Architect Rick Slade to discuss the critical role of the SCM in building a modern, Agile software delivery system.
DevOps Architect Rick Slade discusses the first steps to modernizing your software delivery system, including implementation of tools, assignment of a product owner and SDS team, and choosing a starting project.
BMC DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade discusses planning a new software delivery system (SDS), executing your plan and monitoring and measuring your SDS once it's in place.
Compuware Vice President of Product Engineering David Rizzo joins DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade to discuss Compuware's approach to software delivery system architecture.
BMC DevOps Solution Architect Rick Slade gives an overview of our new series, "Building a Better Software Delivery Platform," and discusses some key characteristics of such a platform, including a modern IDE, Agile techniques, automation, security, and more.
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 invaluable research and thought leadership through his company, IT Revolution, that is helping organizations transform. He also leads DevOps Enterprise Summit and wrote The Phoenix Project, a novel about IT, DevOps and helping your business succeed. Links: IT Revolution: https://itrevolution.com/ The Phoenix Project: https://itrevolution.com/book/...