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Valerie Dennis Craven

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Valerie Dennis Craven is a Minneapolis-based writer and editor.

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How DevOps and the IBM Z Digital Transformation Model Accelerate Innovation

Valerie Dennis Craven

July 1, 2018

As consumers’ demands and expectations of technology continue to change and advance, organizations must evolve to keep up. Those that aren’t innovating might be left behind with consumers moving on and competitors moving in. Staying ahead requires transformation. Organizations need a digital transformation strategy in place while providing value to customers. The developer community is […]

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Growing up Around Computers and the IBM Culture Led Matthew Cousens to Work With the Mainframe

Valerie Dennis Craven

May 1, 2018

Since nearly the first time that Matthew Cousens touched a computer, he knew he wanted to work with them. Following in the footsteps of his grandparents and great-grandfather, his interests in computers led him to work at IBM. “Growing up in Poughkeepsie [New York] with the ‘PC bug,’ I hatched a plan: school at Marist […]

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Reg Harbeck Loves Talking to and About the Mainframe Community and its Technology

Valerie Dennis Craven

March 1, 2018

Many mainframers have interacted with, attended a presentation by or are familiar with Reg Harbeck. The chief strategist at Mainframe Analytics is an experienced systems programmer and an active participant of mainframe culture and events. In an industry where introversion is a typical trait, he stands out as an extrovert ready to talk with anyone. […]

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Instructor Brings the Mainframe to Eager Students

Valerie Dennis Craven

February 1, 2018

Phil Grabowski is passionate about bringing the power of the mainframe to students. His enthusiasm is apparent, as witnessed at the recent SHARE user group event, where he was full of smiles and positive words for and about the students and technology. The instructor from Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC) chartered a bus from Pennsylvania to […]

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Rocket President Encourages Employee Collaboration With House Band

Valerie Dennis Craven

October 1, 2017

Andy Youniss has been drawn to music for as long as he can remember. Both his parents played guitar, and the president and CEO of Rocket Software would ask them to teach it to him. When he was in second grade, his dad taught him three chords, and he’s been playing the instrument since. Two […]

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Java on z Systems Delivers Portability, Security and Other Benefits

Valerie Dennis Craven

July 24, 2017

As people expect quick, secure transactions available any time, anywhere, modernization and innovation on the mainframe are necessary to meet these needs. Java* is at the heart of such transformation. An IDC study, “The Business Value of the Connected Mainframe for Digital Transformation” (ibm.co/2pf8asQ), places Java at the center of both modernization and innovation on […]

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IBM Machine Learning for z/OS Announced

Valerie Dennis Craven

February 15, 2017

Organizations wanting to use machine learning to help solve their toughest business questions are challenged by the complexity of the tools involved and the skills needed. Business rules are changing, application developers can’t always keep up and models constantly need to be tuned. To stay ahead of this rapid pace, IBM today announces machine learning […]