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Martin Packer (Principal z Systems Investigator) and Marna Walle (z/OS Development) are two IBMers talking about whatever z/OS topics come to mind. Often guest experts weigh in on current technologies. This podcast will give you timely, interesting, and entertaining z/OS topics. Each episode comprises a “Mainframe” item, a “Performance” item, and “Topics” which is anything Martin or Marna care to talk about, which might or might not be related to their jobs. So it goes…
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Signup to Generate a PitchMartin Packer (Principal z Systems Investigator) and Marna Walle (z/OS Development) are two IBMers talking about whatever z/OS topics come to mind. Often guest experts weigh in on current technologies. This podcast will give you timely, interesting, and entertaining z/OS topics.
Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast is hosted by Marna Walle. The show has published 37 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 37 "Watts Up"" (2 September 2026, 48 minutes), "Episode 36 "Telum Like It Is"" (8 April 2025, 39 minutes), and "Episode 35 "In search of EXCELence?"" (28 October 2024, 48 minutes).
Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast publishes roughly irregularly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 37 episodes.
Booking probability for Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
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Marna Walle hosts Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast, a technology podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Episode #37
Episode 36 "Watts Up" What’s New z17 ME2, single frame and rack mount! Webpage of the Moment: Java dependencies for z/OS elements and components We've moved z/OS dependency from Semeru 21 to 25! Mainframe - New System...
Episode #36
<h3>Episode 36 "Telum Like It Is"</h3><h3>What’s New</h3>z/OS dependencies moved from Semeru 17 to 21. EOS for Semeru 11 is 30 Nov 2025.Manual of the Moment: z/OS 3.1 Planning for Installation refresh, Software...
Episode #35
<p>What’s New</p> z/OS dependencies moved from Semeru 11 to 17 before November 2025<br /> Manual of the Moment: MVS Extended Addressability Guide for learning about address spaces, data spaces, and hiperspaces...
Episode #34
<h3>Episode 34 "Homeward Bound"</h3> <h3>Mainframe - z/OSMF Software Management UUID</h3> What it is: ability to programmatically retrieve a unique value (UUID) which can then be used to find out installation...
Episode #33
<p>Episode 33 "These Boots Were Made"</p> <p>What’s New</p> Preliminary z/OS 3.1 Upgrade materials Python 3.1.1 zIIP enablemment OA63406 and PH52983 <p>Mainframe - </p> Requires: z/OS V2.5 with PTFs, IBM z16 with...
Episode #32
<h3>Episode 32 "Scott Free"</h3> <h4>What’s New</h4> Preview of z/OS 3.1 <h3>Mainframe - SMFLIMxx Parmlib Member</h3> IEFUSI exit replacement with a parmlib member, related to storage and limits that can be specified...
Episode #31
<h3>Episode 31 "Take it to the Macs" show notes.</h3> <p>This episode is about our After Show. (What is that?) Long show notes can be found here.</p> <h4>What’s New</h4> New news for CustomPac removal date, it is July...
Episode #30
<h3>Short show notes - long show notes here</h3> <p>We have a special guest joining us for the performance topic, Scott Ballentine.</p> <h4>What’s New</h4> <p>New news for CustomPac removal date, which has been extended...
Episode #29
<p>This episode is about how to be a better z/OS installation specialist, z/OS capture ratios, and a discussion on using Trello. We have a special guest joining us for the performance topic, Miroslava Barahona Rossi...
Episode #28
<p>This episode is about several of the z/OS V2.5 new functions, which were recently announced, for both the Mainframe and Performance topics. Our Topics topic is on Martin's Open Source tool filterCSV. Full long show...
Episode #27
<h3>Episode 27 "And Another Thing" show notes. Long show note are here.</h3> <h4>Follow up</h4> Additional System Recovery Boost enhancements: Sysplex partitioning recovery: Boosts all surviving systems in the sysplex...
Episode #26
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 26 "Sounding Board". The show is called this because it relates to our Topics topic, and because we recorded the episode partly in the Pougkeepsie recording studio where Martin...
Episode #25
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 25 “Flit for Purpose”. The show is called this because it relates to our Topic, and also can be related to our Mainframe topic (as a pun for “Fit for Purpose”).</p> <h3>Mainframe...
Episode #24
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 24 “Our Wurst Episode”. The show is called this because we both attended the IBM TechU in Berlin, Germany, and our Topics topic is our trip report.</p> <h3>Mainframe Topic: CICS...
Episode #23
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 23 “The Preview That We Do”. The show is called this because we talk about the newly previewed z/OS release, V2.4, in the Mainframe section. This is our 24th episode too! How...
Episode #22
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 22 “Great App-spectations”. The show is called this because we talk about app expections in our Topics topic.</p> <h3>Mainframe: PI99365 Two enhancements in z/OSMF Operator...
Episode #21
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 21 “Fits and Starts”. The show is called this because we talk about fitness devices, and the Performance topic that had work submitted after a one minute hiatus.</p> <h3>Mainframe...
Episode #20
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 20 "Two Is One And One Is None". The show is called this because our Topic topic is trying to figure out how to archive family photos and videos.</p> <p> Mainframe: zFS Shrink...
<p>Here are the show notes for Episode 19 "You've lost that syncing feeling". The show is called this because our Topic topic is about losing the Xmarks URL synchronization tool. </p> <p>Mainframe</p> <p>Our "Mainframe"...
Here are the show notes for Episode 18 "What we won't have in common anymore". The show is called this because our Mainframe topic is about some removals in common storage planned for the release after z/OS V2.3...
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