Astadia - Podcast

February 28, 2023

Mainframe Modernization with Lance Knowlton, VP Platform Migrations, Oracle

In this episode, Walter speaks with Lance Knowlton, VP Platform Migrations at Oracle. They discuss best practices and lessons learned from working with clients with various modernization needs and objectives. They also explore available legacy modernization options, use cases and critical aspects of business and IT strategies to stay relevant in the market.

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December 19, 2022

Mainframe Modernization with Erik van Enk, Microsoft

In this episode, we meet with Erik van Enk, Cloud Transformation Technical Leader for EMEA at Microsoft to discuss the latest mainframe modernization trends and developments.

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November 3, 2022

Mainframe Modernization with Jeff Keizer – CPT Global

In this episode of Walter’s World Podcast, Walter meets with Jeff Keizer – Director of Technical Operations, CPT Global. They discuss how to approach the mainframe modernization journey from a business perspective and why the mainframe assessment plays a crucial role in the success of a project.

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September 12, 2022

Your Mainframe is Holding You Hostage - with Mario Mees

In this episode, Walter speaks with Mario Mees, Managing Director Modernization Solutions at Astadia. They talk about Mario’s recent book: “Your Mainframe is Holding You Hostage: A 101 Guide For Decision Makers,” and how it can help IT leaders plan their mainframe to cloud journey.

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August 24, 2022

Federal Mainframe Modernization with Bob Ellsworth

In this episode, Walter meets again with Bob Ellsworth, President of Transformation Consulting, to discuss the differences in options for government versus private sector organizations as they look at alternatives for their mainframe systems. They also provide insightful examples, explain trends, and look at the recent shift in mainframe migration drivers for the federal sector.

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July 13, 2022

Andrew Wickett, VP Application Modernization to Cloud at Micro Focus

In this episode, Walter speaks with Andrew Wickett, VP Application Modernization to Cloud at Micro Focus. They discuss cloud options, mainframe migration approaches, factors that determine a project’s risk and duration, and how to prepare for a mainframe migration journey.

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January 27, 2022

Chris Williamson, Field Chief Technology Officer at FNTS

In this episode, Walter speaks with Chris Williamson, Field Chief Technology Officer at FNTS. They discuss mainframe modernizations trends, cloud adoption, post-Covid19 challenges, risk mitigation, the FNTS & Astadia partnership and more.

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December 13, 2021

Mainframe to Cloud Migration for True Digital Transformation with Bob Ellsworth

In this episode, we meet again with Bob Ellsworth, Director of Mainframe Transformation at Microsoft, to look back and reflect on Bob’s experience, insights, and history with mainframe modernization before his retirement from Microsoft.

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November 16, 2021

Cloud Wars Podcast: 20,000 Mainframes Headed for Cloud?

Our CEO Scott Silk and CTO Walter Sweat sat with Bob Evans, the host of Cloud Wars Podcast, to discuss mainframe-to-cloud migration trends and the business benefits that they are driving.

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June 8, 2021

Jonathan Frost and Jim Dugan, Microsoft

In this episode, Walter speaks with Jonathan Frost and Jim Dugan, Principal Program Managers at Microsoft. Jonathan and Jim are part of the Azure Global Engineering Group, helping organizations move their workloads to Azure.

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May 16, 2021

Larry Mead, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft

Join Walter and Larry Mead, Principal Program Manager for Global Azure Engineering at Microsoft as they discuss elements to consider when looking at mainframe transformation alternatives, scalability, and technical advantages when migrating to Azure.

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April 6, 2021

Leverage the Power of Azure with Steve Read

In this episode of Walter's World Podcast, Walter speaks with Steve Read, Principal Program Manager: Azure Global Customer Engineering. They discuss cloud transformation options for organizations running on legacy IT systems.

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