Tech Field Day Takeaways
How the Mainframe Is Evolving with AI, DevOps, and New Talent from SHARE Cleveland 2025
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SHARE Cleveland 2025 brought the mainframe community together for a week of learning, connection, and innovation. Highlights included Broadcom’s AI/ML-driven WatchTower platform for smarter observability, PopUp Mainframe’s DevOps-inspired agility with instant environment provisioning and rollbacks, and the broader evolution of the mainframe ecosystem—both in technology, like Linux and cloud integration, and in talent, with a new generation of professionals stepping up. Tech Field Day was proud to share these insights, showing how the mainframe continues to adapt, thrive, and meet modern enterprise IT needs.
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