Think You Know IBM Z? Take Another Look.

After more than 30 years around IBM Z, I still find there are things about the platform that surprise people.

IBM Z has been a significant thread throughout my career, from development, support and consulting through product management, technical leadership and ultimately broader business leadership.

During that time, enterprise technology has changed enormously.

But one lesson has stayed with me:

Longevity and innovation are not opposites.

Some of the world’s largest organizations continue to depend on IBM Z and LinuxONE for critical workloads and data.

At the same time, these platforms are increasingly part of conversations around AI, APIs, automation, DevOps, open source and hybrid cloud.

For people who haven’t looked closely at IBM Z and LinuxONE recently, there may be considerably more to discover than they expect.

In my latest IBM blog, I reflect on what I’ve seen change during my career, why established technology can continue to create new value, and why the most interesting question isn’t how old a technology is, but what it enables us to do next.

Read the full blog: here

The value of a technology isn’t determined by when its story began, but by what it enables us to do next.