IBM mainframes unscathed after earthquake rattles US East Coast
IBM mainframes unscathed after earthquake rattles US East Coast
Check out Dave’s Garage new YouTube video about #mainframes. I had the please to meet Dave Plummer when he visited our IBM site in Poughkeepsie, NY last week and showed him around the test floor. My midriff gets a cameo at the 5:30 mark!
Did you think Mainframer Barbie was going to miss out on #HugYourMainframeDay? Absolutely not! Here she is, wearing a custom #IBMz16 tee crafted by Chiara Baldan, showing us how it is done.
Time to get those photos queued up for #HugYourMainframeDay on Saturday, October 7th
Learn more in this blog post from the great @psqlctln
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/pj-catalano/2023/10/06/october-7th-is-hugyourmainframeday
Everything you (well, I) wanted to know about the life-size IBM z16 LEGO® brick model! https://ibm.biz/fans-of-zsystems-ibm-z16-lego-brick-model
Thanks again to @psqlctln for the photos! https://ibm.biz/fans-of-zsystems-ibm-z16-lego-brick-model #lego #mainframe #IBMzSystems #LinuxONE
Catch me on #TishTalksTech today live at 12pm Eastern.
We know about the life-size Lego IBM z16/LinuxONE 4 (right?!). Well, I was recently clued into something very special inside the CPC drawer, and my pal @psqlctln got me some close ups.
That's cute, a tiny #IBMz16 inside! But wait, what's that red one next to it? Could it be...?
IT IS!!! There's a tiny Lego IBM System/360 in there! #mainframe
We have a very rigorous #safety standard that we use to test #IBMz16. Our testing ensures everyone stays safe while servicing your #mainframe.
I had a lot of fun putting together this blog post about the hardware of the #IBMz16 and #LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 rack-mount systems.
Thanks again to @psqlctln for getting out on the floor and snapping some great photos for us!
Read on: https://ibm.biz/rack-mount-intro
Whenever someone tells me that I have too many #mainframes for my #testing, my first response is to laugh. Once I pick myself up off the floor I explain that the #complexity of these systems coupled with the number of configurations we support, I can always use one more!
Save the date: IBM z16 at SHARE Atlanta 2023 (5–8 March 2023)
Visit the IBM Booth #135 to interact with the IBM z16, take part in an IBM Storage virtual demonstration. Here is a list of PJ's recommended activities to make the booth #experience fun:
- Take a picture hugging the z16 for #HugYourMainframeDay on 10/7
- Ask them if they can play any of PJ's #instagram reels on the booth monitors
- Wear your favorite #mainframe shirt and discuss whose is better
- Ask about the names of the two quantum safe #encryption protocols that run on z16 and then geek out
- Say loudly, in the middle of the booth, multiple times, "I wish PJ were here with us." Multiple TIMES!
- Bring golden star stickers and play pin the star on the #IBMChampion
- Bring a print out of PJ's face and hide it somewhere in the booth, if you find it, take a picture, post it on social media, tag me, and hide it for the next person
((PJ Catalano is not responsible for any personal harm or fun you might encounter.))
Love your mainframe.
Dumb ways to die… getting shocked by 20,000 volts while trying to film a video.
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TIL there's a #mainframe freezer https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpXSNwD8gm/ via @psqlctln
As an elder millennial, I sometimes find it hard to communicate with the growing population of Gen Z mainframers on my team, but I do try my best.
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Got caught again…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnNB2x0jGTq/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk