Digital transformation, especially for larger organizations, invariably involves the mainframe. For some organizations the mainframe remains an integral component of their corporate strategy and business operations.

For others, the mainframe is an aging resource they want to leave behind. Whatever the direction an organization takes with their mainframe, doing it right depends on more than just a vision or business imperative.

This panel of practitioners and analysts will share their experiences on:

- Best places to start a DevOps journey with a mainframe.

- Common errors to avoid. Culture—how to change it, how to get buy-in.

- What to keep on the mainframe (and how).

- What to move off the mainframe (and how).

- Impact on the toolchain for either choice.

Chris is the founder of FlowStates, a veteran-owned Enterprise DevOps consulting and implementation firm. He was most recently the Chief Transformation Officer at Kingsmen Software, crafting holistic DevOps solutions for clients of all sizes. Before Kingsmen, Chris spent 20 years in banking as Head of DevOps Services at 2 of the top 4 banks in the US (Wells Fargo and Bank of America).

Torsten has over 15 years of enterprise IT experience, including a two-and-a-half-year stint leading ASG Technologies' cloud business unit, Torsten returns to EMA to help end users and vendors leverage the opportunities presented by today's hybrid cloud and software-defined infrastructure environments in combination with advanced machine learning.

Anders Wallgren is Chief Technology Officer of Electric Cloud. Anders brings with him over 25 years of in-depth experience designing and building commercial software. Prior to joining Electric Cloud, Anders held executive positions at Aceva, Archistra, and Impresse. Anders also held management positions at Macromedia (MACR), Common Ground Software and Verity (VRTY), where he played critical technical leadership roles in delivering award winning technologies such as Macromedia’s Director 7 and various Shockwave products. Anders holds a B.SC from MIT.