Episode 8 - Bob Malitz - Infinity Systems Software - 8/7/2017




Terminal Talk show

Summary: <p>Bob Malitz, Director of Services at Infinity Systems Software, shares his unique perspective of just how customers are leveraging the mainframe platform to power them through challenging business situations.</p> <p>Infinite Systems Software - <a href="http://www.infinite-blue.com">http://www.infinite-blue.com</a></p> <p>Bob Malitz Show Notes:</p> <p>0:00 / Show Intro</p> <p>2:40 - Intro / How'd you get started?</p> <p>6:50 - Making the transition to Linux</p> <p>8:53 - Emerging Trends</p> <p>11:27 - Bridging experiences from one OS to the other</p> <p>13:30 - Maximizing resources and headcount on new projects</p> <p>15:00 - If I had a time machine...</p> <p>17:12 - Do new customers get as excited about new hardware as we do?</p> <p>18:40 - Progressive customers doing new and exciting stuff</p> <p>20:45 - The importance of briefings and one-on-one education</p> <p>22:10 - "But the mainframe's so expensive!" - Talking Economies of Scale</p> <p>27:04 - A HYBRID Cloud, you say?</p> <p>28:08 - What can be done in 40 hours?</p> <p>31:15 - Maximizing cost savings with Linux IFLs</p> <p>33:00 - How we can save customers money (and time)</p> <p>34:08 - Small tuning changes result in big savings</p> <p>38:00 - Bob's Tales From The Road</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact: <a href="mailto:contact@terminaltalk.net">contact@terminaltalk.net</a></p> <p>Twitter: @terminaltalk</p>