Walter's World: Mainframe Modernization Podcast

Astadia CEO Scott Silk joins Patrick Heffernan, Principal Analyst at Technology Business Research for a discussion on cloud migration and the mainframe modernization needs of enterprises globally. Scott  shares insights into Astadia’s core partner strategy and how a smaller firm partners with larger hyperscalers, global systems integrators and legacy OEMs.

In this podcast episode, Walter Sweat hosts Chad Jones and Paul Holland from Astadia to discuss the evolving landscape of mainframe modernization and cloud migration. They explore the historical context of mainframe migration, the shift in customer needs towards agility and cloud solutions, and the current trends in refactoring versus replatforming. The conversation also touches on the importance of planning, automation, and the role of Gen AI in modernizing legacy systems. The experts share insights on how organizations can successfully navigate their mainframe to cloud journeys and the future potential of Gen AI in this space.

In this episode, Walter speaks with Mark Reef, Head of Service Delivery at Amdocs. They discuss mainframe modernization benefits and trends in telecom, media and financial services, the role of automation and testing in mainframe migration projects, and how companies can maximize the benefits of modernization, digitalization and automation to accelerate business success. 

In this episode, Walter speaks with Richard Baird - VP and CTO, Core Enterprise and zCloud – Kyndryl. They discuss how organizations can address the full spectrum of mainframe challenges while driving innovation, and enhancing customer experience and employee productivity.

In this episode, Walter meets with Steve Steuart, WW GTM Mainframe at AWS. They discuss main challenges facing CIOs today, key questions when deciding the mainframe modernization journey, the benefits of migrating workloads to AWS, and they foresee the future of the mainframe in a rapidly changing business landscape.