Stream: zP&C
Time: 13:00 - 13:45
Join us to learn how the largest mainframe services provider in the world is running its mainframe capacity management practice. When the time came for Kyndryl to upgrade their performance and capacity planning software, it seemed no product currently on the market fit their diverse and vast business needs. So rather than compromising on their capacity planning standards, Kyndryl enlisted IBM and 21CS to develop a product that integrates with the enterprise-wide data for Kyndryl’s vast mainframe customer base, while also providing automation, cost saving features, and assurance of peak performance. As a feature of the Kyndryl Bridge, the standardized digital platform for core capabilities supporting client specific integrations, izPCA provides the solution for performance and capacity planning for Kyndryl’s entire customer basse.
Richard is the Senior Vice President and CTO for Kyndryl’s Core Enterprise and zCloud Practice focusing on IBM Z and IBM i technologies and how Kyndryl’s customers can expand their adoption of new technologies on these platforms, including integration with Hyperscalers. Prior to Kyndryl separating from IBM in November 2021 Richard was with IBM for 36 years where he held a number of Executive positions in IBM Global Technology Services and IBM Software Group. Where, among other roles he was the Development Executive responsible for the WebSphere Application Server; CICS; COBOL/PLI/RPG/HLASM compilers and IDE’s. Richard holds an Honours BSc in Computing and Data Processing from Bradford University (UK) and is a Fellow of The Irish Computer Society (FICS) and a Fellow of The British Computer Society (FBCS).
Rebecca Levesque is Chief Revenue Officer for 21CS, a mainframe software innovation and development firm, and IBM business partner. Rebecca is an IBM Champion, and a sought after and proven “Go To Expert” as an IBM strategic partner in the areas of mainframe risk, resiliency, and optimization. For over thirty years she has traveled the world as an expert speaker on the trends and drivers of mainframe risk, resiliency, and optimization. She is a published author in trade journals, white papers, and industry forums.
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