Joris Mertens
Joris Mertens works as Developer Advocate for IBM Z at IBM, working for the global IBM Z Ecosystem team.
His mission is getting students and young professionals engaged with the IBM Z technology, as well as helping users and clients adapt modernization patterns on the platform.
By demonstrating live coding examples and hosting workshops and hackathons, his main objective is to provide hands-on experience towards his audience.
The Mainframe in today’s world – modern coding on IBM Z
Mainframe technology, nowadays called IBM Z, is more relevant than ever in today’s IT infrastructure. You probably make use of it on a daily basis without knowing it. During this session You will learn what mainframe technology is, how it is being used and how it integrates in a (Hybrid) Cloud environment. We will discuss how development on a mainframe is being done using the same modern tooling like any other platform and how you can start learning it yourself.