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The wait is over—meet the 2025 Influential Mainframers! Mainframe technology keeps evolving, thanks to the visionaries, mentors, and innovators who drive it forward. This April, we’re celebrating them. Welcome to the second annual Influential Mainframers campaign! Last year, your stories and nominations helped us recognize the leaders shaping the future of mainframe—and we’re back with a brand-new class of 2025 honorees. https://hubs.li/Q03fh8Bn0 Starting today, we’ll be shining a spotlight on mainframe professionals making an impact—advancing technology, mentoring new talent, sharing knowledge, championing modernization, and keeping mission-critical systems running every day. 💻 Check back daily as we reveal new honorees 📣 Join the conversation using #PMFInfluentialMainframers ✅ Follow Planet Mainframe to help us celebrate and share their stories!

🌟 Influential Mainframer Spotlight: Senthil Nathan 🌟 A product leader + community builder transforming the mainframe space. Driving change on two fronts—product + people. As Head of Product for IBM Z DevX, Senthil leads innovation in zDevOps, transforming developer experience on IBM Z. He’s also the founder of #MainframerIndia, a thriving grassroots community with 1,500+ members, job support, and regular events. Read more about this true champion of modernization and connection ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03jnG-F0 #PMFInfluentialMainframers

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🌟 Influential Mainframer Spotlight: Donna Hudi 🌟 Today we celebrate a powerhouse of innovation, mentorship, collaboration in the mainframe space and a returned honoree. As CMO & Head of Biz Dev at Phoenix Software International, Donna is a connector, strategist, and The Open Mainframe Project trailblazer. In 2024, she launched the first-ever OMP track at GSE UK Region, co-chaired at IBM TechXchange, and continues to champion open source + new voices in enterprise IT. Learn more on how she’s not just growing community—she’s reshaping it ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03jc8wL0 #PMFInfluentialMainframers

📈 What the Numbers Say—A fresh look at the evolving mainframe market from the latest #ArcatiMainframeNavigator report. In his latest piece, “Insights from Mainframe Market Metrics,” Derek Britton highlights key takeaways from the Arcati survey: 🔹 Linux on Z continues to grow 🔹 DevOps adoption is progressing—but slowly 🔹 Skills gaps & training remain top concerns 🔹 Modernization, cost optimization, and security lead priorities The mainframe isn’t standing still—it’s evolving to meet new demands. Staying ahead means investing in talent, tooling, and innovation. Stay tuned—PopUp Mainframe is launching its own market survey this year! Read Derek's full article: https://hubs.li/Q03h0CwZ0 #Mainframe #ArcatiSurvey #DevOps #LinuxOne #HybridCloud #Automation #Modernization #DerekBritton

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🌟 Influential Mainframer Spotlight: Michael Jordan 🌟 (no, not that one) With 36+ years in the industry—including 30+ in R&D—Michael has helped define what security means on the mainframe. As a Distinguished Engineer at Broadcom Mainframe Software (and formerly at IBM), he’s behind the innovations that made z14, z15, z16, and the new z17 the security powerhouses they are today. He holds 32+ patents in cryptography, compliance, and sysplex tech—and continues to drive progress in quantum-safe encryption, Zero Trust, and confidential computing. Meet the mind keeping the world’s most critical systems secure ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03jb_1l0 #PMFInfluentialMainframers

🛡️ Cybersecurity starts with identity. As password-based attacks grow more sophisticated, mainframe security must evolve. In his new article, Mohammad Afroz Alam, BMC Software outlines how IBM Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) helps enterprises raise the bar on z/OS security. From TSO/E to CICS and z/OSMF, MFA isn’t just best practice—it’s mission-critical. 📖 Read more about Strengthening Enterprise Security with IBM MFA here: https://hubs.li/Q03jbBm00 #EnterpriseSecurity #Mainframe #CyberRisk #IBMZ #IdentitySecurity #MFA

🌟 Influential Mainframer Spotlight: Manuel Gómez Burriel 🌟 For over 30 years, Manuel has been a driving force in the European mainframe community—blending deep technical expertise with an unwavering commitment to education and mentorship. An #IBMChampion for Data since 2009, Manuel specializes in IMS and Db2 consulting. But his biggest impact? Founding and leading the Spain Db2 User Group (SpDUG), creating a national forum where mainframe professionals can learn, collaborate, and grow. Through SpDUG events and IDUG: International Db2 Users Group leadership, Manuel has helped sustain and evolve mainframe talent across Spain—and beyond. Learn more about his incredible contributions ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03jb0C70 #PMFInfluentialMainframers

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