IBM Z: Beyond the Technology I began my career focused primarily on technology from writing code, understanding systems and solving technical problems. Working in IBM Z support began to change that perspective. When a critical system has a problem, understanding the...
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today What will make the next generation of IBM Z and LinuxONE professionals successful? 🔹 More technical depth?🔹 More platform expertise?🔹 Or a broader understanding of how enterprise technologies work together? My view is that...
From COBOL to Leadership I started my career as a software developer writing COBOL, Assembler and Fortran programs on IBM mainframes. More than three decades later, after a career that has taken me through development, support, consulting, infrastructure, commercial...
Appointment: Helping a Partner‑Embedded Business Strengthen Its Voice in the IBM Z Ecosystem I’m pleased to share that I’ve been invited to join Canadian‑based BankNet Technologies Inc. as Fractional Chief Technology Advisor, supporting the company’s work across the...
When Experience Speaks Louder Than Outreach Every day, like many of you, I receive a stream of LinkedIn messages and emails, all offering to fix my problems, grow my business, or tell me what I’m doing wrong. But there are two very different ways to attract new...
When Business Gets Foggy, Turn on the Lights When you’re deeply involved in your business, things can get foggy. Not because you don’t know what you’re doing, but because clarity is hard when you’re surrounded by so much detail. Starting a business after years of...