Z DevOps Talks

Mar 04 2025 48 ep. 34 mins 50
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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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Steven talks being a Champion

Mar 04 2025 30 mins  
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 serve

Suman and Theresa talk Design Thinking

Dec 17 2024 35 mins  
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.

Anthony talks ZOAU

Oct 15 2024 43 mins  
In this episde, wehave Anthony Giorgio on to talk ZOAU and other technical details around how he got his start, what his interests are, and where his work with ZOAU and other projects took his team, impacting DevOps practices across his organization.

David talks post-SHARE pt. 2

Aug 27 2024 46 mins  
In this episode, we continue the conversation with David his experience at the most recent SHARE conference. We dig in to his major takeaways, what he really feels makes a SHARE conference worthwhile, and the memories he made along the way. Enjoy!

David talks post-SHARE pt. 1

Aug 20 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, our very own David Rice returns (triumphantly) from the most recent SHARE conference in Kansas City, Kansas! He regales us with stories about impromptu session hosting, networking, catering (the food is always great), and even a secret conference. Listen in to part one to hear what it's like to attend SHARE and all the magic that happens there.

David Rice talks SHARE, officially!

Aug 01 2024 23 mins  
In this episode, we welcome David Rice as the official co-host of zDevOps Talks! We couldn't be more excited to have him under our roof, he's a stellar conversationalist and has guested on the podcast quite a few times. Welcome David! In addition to the big welcome, David tells us about SHARE, one of our favorite conferences. David shares tips about attending, what he'

Danny and David talk SCLM to Git

Jul 17 2024 25 mins  
In this episode, we have David (our official unofficial guest host) and Danny on to talk about how things look when you're migrating from an older SCM (specifically, SCLM) to and newer one (Git, in this case). As this sort of migration is becoming more of the norm recently, it felt right to have these folks on. Danny has fantastic insight and tips on how he not only survived, b

David talks living the dream

Jul 02 2024 24 mins  
On this episode, David Rice from IBM's CIO office talks about how he wound up doing what he does. He took an interesting path to get to his station with IBM's CIO office, and gives us a little insight as to what it's like to be one of the driving forces in charge of CICD at one of IBM's biggest customers. Lisa Waugh guest stars on this one, had to bring her back in for a guest spot

Suman talks levelsetting on Testing

Jun 25 2024 31 mins  
Suman is back again to discuss testing! This time, she has some information on Test Accelerator for z/OS, a new IBM offering, as well as thoughts on overall mainframe testing methods and practices. It's always a pleasure and a brilliant conversation with Suman, enjoy listening in on this one!

Lisa and David talk Learn. Do. Teach.

Jun 18 2024 26 mins  
In this episode, Lisa Waugh and David Rice join to discuss their initiative and methodology behind their success at IBM's CIO office. This methodology, coined Learn. Do. Teach., is how they've gotten so many of their colleagues up and running on different aspects of software development modernization and it is 100% worth the investment. Listen in on the conversation to hear