We’re taking Tech Field Day Extra to the SHARE conference in Cleveland. On Tuesday, August 19, the team will host a full day of live-streamed sessions on LinkedIn, Techstrong TV, and our website, with recordings available afterward on YouTube for those unable to tune in live.
Event Schedule
The day kicks off at 10:00 AM Eastern with Broadcom, showcasing the evolution from their core mainframe products to the WatchTower Platform. This transition offers customers a flexible path toward incremental observability, whether they choose to move quickly or adopt changes step-by-step. WatchTower unifies mainframe and distributed system data in one interface, combining alerting, machine learning, application profiling, and real-time streaming. This integration enables teams to detect and resolve issues faster, optimize performance, and improve operational efficiency. Broadcom’s presentation will highlight how the platform delivers measurable value, allowing organizations to adapt observability strategies to their unique priorities.
At 2:00 PM Eastern, PopUp Mainframe will present Mainframe Market Realities, an exploration of what mainframe professionals really think about their environments and the challenges they face. The session will focus on unlocking underused infrastructure potential, particularly through IFL and Linux capabilities. Attendees will see demonstrations of new product updates, including a fast track facility, Ansible playbooks, and expanded IFL support. PopUp will illustrate how integrating IFL and Linux into the DevOps lifecycle can reduce bottlenecks, simplify critical changes, and significantly increase release cadence. Real-world success stories will showcase organizations that have dramatically multiplied their annual release cycles through smarter resource utilization.
Follow Along on Social Media
All sessions will stream live on LinkedIn via the Tech Field Day page, on Techstrong TV, and through our website, with recordings available on our YouTube channel. Engagement is encouraged on X, LinkedIn, and Mastodon using hashtags #SHAREcle2025 and #TFDx. More information about the event and the panel of independent technical influencers is available on our website and event page.
Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland on August 19 promises a deep dive into mainframe innovation, and viewers are encouraged to subscribe to the Tech Field Day YouTube channel and follow the LinkedIn page for ongoing Field Day coverage.