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Dive into the powerful world of mainframes! Chief Product Officer of IBM Z and LinuxONE, Tina Tarquinio, reveals the truth behind those eight nines of uptime and explores how mainframes are evolving with AI, hybrid cloud, and future-proofing strategies for mission-critical business decisions.

Discover the cutting-edge innovations transforming enterprise computing—from on-chip AIU and Spyre AI accelerators enabling real-time inferencing at transaction speed, to how LinuxONE is redefining hybrid cloud architecture. Tina discusses DevOps integration, AI-powered code assistants revolutionizing mainframe development, compelling AI use cases, and shares her bold predictions for the mainframe’s next 100 years. Plus, career advice from a tech leader and what she does for fun!

00:46 Tina Tarquinio
03:18 The Most Mainframe Surprise
09:12 What IS the Mainframe Really? 8 Nines!
14:40 On Chip AIU, Spyre Inferencing
18:11 Mainframes with Hybrid Cloud
19:11 The Linux One Pitch
19:59 Exciting Mainframe Innovations
22:09 DevOps
23:36 Code Assistants
26:03 AI Use Case
27:49 Future Proofing Decisions
37:17 Regulations
38:45 Bold Prediction
38:58 Mainframe 100
40:48 Career Advice
42:24 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tina-tarquinio

Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/z

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How Do You Build AI That Actually Works 99.999999% of the Time? With Tina Tarquinio Chief Product Officer of IBM Z and LinuxONE