PopUp Mainframe enables accelerated application delivery on the mainframe through modern DevOps practices and automation. In this demonstration, we will showcase how to quickly set up a fully functional mainframe development and test environment using PopUp Mainframe, demonstrate a CI/CD pipeline that includes code modifications, testing, and rollback capabilities, and provide insight into how this […]
Harnessing IFL and Linux for Accelerated Mainframe Delivery with PopUp Mainframe
Today’s enterprises span mission-critical industries such as financial services, logistics, retail, and government, many of which continue to rely on the IBM Mainframe for its unparalleled resilience and processing power—especially in light of advancements like the AI-enabled IBM Z17. However, software delivery on the mainframe is often slowed by environment availability, siloed team structures, and […]
Bringing the Mainframe to the Whole Enterprise with Broadcom WatchTower
In this presentation at Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland 2025, Angelika Heinrich, Product Manager for Broadcom’s WatchTower real-time streaming capability, discusses the growing imperative for organizations to improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency through enhanced observability and service reliability. As digital interactions increasingly define customer experiences, enterprises must quickly detect and respond to […]
Greater Insights into Application Performance Management with Broadcom WatchTower
Broadcom’s presentation, delivered by Petr Klomfar at Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland 2025, explored the emerging necessity for sophisticated Application Performance Management (APM) solutions to address modern IT challenges. Titled “Greater Insights into Application Performance Management with Broadcom WatchTower,” the session demonstrated how reduced visibility into mainframe applications, increasing resource costs, and complex […]
Expanding Value with Broadcom WatchTower’s Metric Analysis
At Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland 2025, Broadcom presented their advancements in mainframe observability through the WatchTower platform, an evolution designed to improve how performance and optimization data is collected, correlated, and acted upon. The core problem addressed is that traditional domain-specific monitoring tools, like SysView for CICS or NetMaster for networks, operate […]
Building Incremental Observability with Broadcom’s WatchTower Platform
Broadcom’s WatchTower Platform™ is an observability platform designed to provide a unified view of mainframe and distributed systems. This platform empowers users to identify and resolve issues more swiftly. It seamlessly integrates data from diverse sources into a single interface, leveraging capabilities such as alerting, machine learning, application profiling, and real-time streaming. These features enable […]
CTERA presents at AI Infrastructure Field Day 3
Join CTERA at the AI Infrastructure Field Day 3 to explore what it means to go “all-in” on Enterprise Intelligence. From securely storing, scaling, and accessing an organization’s data to seamlessly bringing AI to where it lives through cutting-edge technologies (e.g. MCP) and innovative Enterprise Data Services, see how CTERA’s vision is redefining data management […]
Hammerspace presents at AI Infrastructure Field Day 3
AI Without Boundaries: The Data Platform Built for Performance, Simplicity, and Freedom AI is only as powerful as the data it can access at speed. In this session, we’ll explore how the Hammerspace Data Platform accelerates GPUs and AI models with extreme, standards-based performance, unifies file and object data into a single global namespace to […]
PopUp Mainframe Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland 2025
Gain insights into mainframers’ thoughts and challenges, unlocking their unique perspectives. Learn how to maximize IFL and Linux capabilities within your mainframe, unlocking powerful infrastructure. Witness real-world techniques from the latest PopUp Mainframe product, including a new “fast track” facility, Ansible playbooks, and IFL support. These techniques integrate IFL and Linux resources into DevOps, reducing […]
Broadcom Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Cleveland 2025
Broadcom’s WatchTower Platform™ is an observability platform designed to provide a unified view of mainframe and distributed systems. This platform empowers users to identify and resolve issues more swiftly. It seamlessly integrates data from diverse sources into a single interface, leveraging capabilities such as alerting, machine learning, application profiling, and real-time streaming. These features enable […]
Next-Level Security and Resilience with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
When you think about cloud infrastructure security there are three main goals you are trying to achieve. First, you want to be secure quickly and stay that way. Second, you want to drive trust in your infrastructure. Third, you want to be resilient, easily. Broadcom’s Bob Plankers will take you through the latest security innovations […]
Unpacking Storage In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
VMware vSAN as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 brings new functionality that not only extends its capabilities in ways never seen before, but also integrates into VCF in a manner that makes it a natural and cohesive extension. vSAN is clearly the premier storage solution for VMware Cloud Foundation. Broadcom’s John Nicholson will […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – A Unified Platform for All Applications
As modern applications continue to evolve, so must the platforms that support them. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is uniquely positioned as a single platform that seamlessly runs both VMs and containers – bridging the gap between traditional workloads and modern, cloud-native applications. In this session, Broadcom’s Katarina Brookfield will explore the latest innovations in vSphere […]
VMware Cloud Foundation’s Shift to Self-Service Private Cloud Consumption
Unlock the next era of private cloud innovation and discover how VCF Automation within VMware Cloud Foundation is shaping the future of cloud infrastructure. This session explores how VCF Automation facilitates modern private cloud operations, enabling quick provisioning and simplified scaling in multi-tenant environments through self-service IaaS. Gain the speed to bring applications to market […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – The Smarter Way to Operate Private Cloud
Effectively managing a large-scale Private Cloud environment demands robust operational strategies to effectively operate a large-scale private cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation Operations delivers these capabilities, enabling IT teams to ensure consistent access, security, lifecycle management as well as performance, cost efficiency, resource utilization, and infrastructure and application health Whether you’re an experienced VCF administrator or […]
Best Practices for Adopting & Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 introduces significant architectural enhancements that impact how modern private clouds are built and managed. This session provides some of the real-world upgrade pathways for both existing VCF 5.x users and the broader base of non-VCF customers looking to adopt the platform. From greenfield deployments to brownfield upgrades, Broadcom’s Jared Burns walks […]