Stream: Suzuka
Time: 10:45 - 11:45
Presentation 1 Title: "A perspective on this industry from a Newbie"
Presented by Niall Ashley
Honest insight from someone entirely new to this industry.
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Presentation 2 Title: "What is a Mainframe? From past, to present and into the future"
Presented by Zuhair Munshi
What is a mainframe? Why should I care about them? How did they change the way we live?
Through the use of music and interaction, in this session we will take a look at what was then, what is now and what will be given the direction this platform is headed...
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Presentation 3 Title: "Mainframes: Core Computational Concepts to Consider (C^4)"
Presented by Niall Ashley
Let's clear up the essentials of:
- What a mainframe is
- Where they are irreplacable across different industries
- Who invented this technology
- Why they were created
- When they were created and where they're at now
- How they are different from Servers
- Which technological trends they play a part in
With all of the "5 W's and a H" boxed off, you'll be ready for the rest of GSE 2022
Niall is a driven individual with a demonstrative experience working across a multitude of different environments including aerospace, hardware and software engineering.
Endeavouring to excel, he has become skilled in a diverse range of applications/roles:
During his professional tenure (notably during employment with Airbus Group and then BMC Software, Inc.) he has also followed various working methodologies such as Agile, Kaizen and Six Sigma.
Throughout his free time, he volunteers for the suicide prevention charity 'PAPYRUS' throughout the West Midlands, and locally at both 'Positive Thoughts' (a mental health charity) and at a RAFAC (ATC) Squadron.
One of his main personal goals, is to champion wellbeing across local communities by improving awareness and advocating for proper support - To this end, he has undertaken numerous educational modules (including the NHS-affiliated 'eLfH' and training with 'BEAT'), all in order to better understand mental health and forms of support.
Zu (Zuhair) Munshi
Economics BSc. Finance MSc.
Client Technical Specialist
My name is Zu, joined IBM in Jan 2020 as a Sales Graduate in Z, after moving from PwC. Wasn’t initially looking at a career in IT and when I joined didn’t know what a mainframe was. 3 years on, having worked in both a sales and technical capacity, I grew to understand the importance and significance of what the mainframe does for us on not only a day-to-day basis but the wider economy as a whole.
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