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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, guest host Kieron Allen explores the fast-paced world of AI cloud services and the impact of programs like the Mainframe Skills Council.
Highlights
00:30 — IBM, alongside other organizations, has launched the Mainframe Skills Council. Meredith Stowell, an IBM vice president, summed up the council’s purpose in a press release. “The mainframe community has been working to close the mainframe generational skills gap…The Mainframe Skills Council represents an exciting opportunity to build on these advancements . . .”
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01:43 — Among the council’s objectives is to “align on common industry competency frameworks, share ideas and practices to enhance professional development, share education, training tools, and related resources to optimize overall mainframe career experience for professionals and leaders, and increase mainframe employer adoption of proven skills, initiatives and practices.”
02:03 — With the world’s attention focused on AI, it’s easy to forget the skills and processes that enable this technology. Mainframe skills continue to play an integral part in the ongoing digital journey of companies.
