IBM mainframes unscathed after earthquake rattles US East Coast
PJ Catalano
Check out Dave’s Garage new YouTube video about #mainframes. I had the please to meet Dave Plummer when he visited our IBM site in Poughkeepsie, NY last week and showed him around the test floor. My midriff gets a cameo at the 5:30 mark!
Did you think Mainframer Barbie was going to miss out on #HugYourMainframeDay? Absolutely not! Here she is, wearing a custom #IBMz16 tee crafted by Chiara Baldan, showing us how it is done.
@indigoparadox @pleia2 I’ll allow it.
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Time to get those photos queued up for #HugYourMainframeDay on Saturday, October 7th 🤗
Learn more in this blog post from the great @psqlctln
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/pj-catalano/2023/10/06/october-7th-is-hugyourmainframeday
@sternecker thank you!
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Everything you (well, I) wanted to know about the life-size IBM z16 LEGO® brick model! https://ibm.biz/fans-of-zsystems-ibm-z16-lego-brick-model
Thanks again to @psqlctln for the photos! 📷 https://ibm.biz/fans-of-zsystems-ibm-z16-lego-brick-model #lego #mainframe #IBMzSystems #LinuxONE
Catch me on #TishTalksTech today live at 12pm Eastern.
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We know about the life-size Lego IBM z16/LinuxONE 4 (right?!). Well, I was recently clued into something very special inside the CPC drawer, and my pal @psqlctln got me some close ups.
That's cute, a tiny #IBMz16 inside! But wait, what's that red one next to it? Could it be...?
IT IS!!! There's a tiny Lego IBM System/360 in there! 😍 #mainframe
We have a very rigorous #safety standard that we use to test #IBMz16. Our testing ensures everyone stays safe while servicing your #mainframe.
@pleia2 awesome article! Love the pictures.
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I had a lot of fun putting together this blog post about the hardware of the #IBMz16 and #LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 rack-mount systems.
Thanks again to @psqlctln for getting out on the floor and snapping some great photos for us!
Read on: https://ibm.biz/rack-mount-intro 🐧
@pleia2 glad I could be of help!
Look at this!
Whenever someone tells me that I have too many #mainframes for my #testing, my first response is to laugh. Once I pick myself up off the floor I explain that the #complexity of these systems coupled with the number of configurations we support, I can always use one more!
Save the date: IBM z16 at SHARE Atlanta 2023 (5–8 March 2023)
Visit the IBM Booth #135 to interact with the IBM z16, take part in an IBM Storage virtual demonstration. Here is a list of PJ's recommended activities to make the booth #experience fun:
- Take a picture hugging the z16 for #HugYourMainframeDay on 10/7
- Ask them if they can play any of PJ's #instagram reels on the booth monitors
- Wear your favorite #mainframe shirt and discuss whose is better
- Ask about the names of the two quantum safe #encryption protocols that run on z16 and then geek out
- Say loudly, in the middle of the booth, multiple times, "I wish PJ were here with us." Multiple TIMES!
- Bring golden star stickers and play pin the star on the #IBMChampion
- Bring a print out of PJ's face and hide it somewhere in the booth, if you find it, take a picture, post it on social media, tag me, and hide it for the next person
((PJ Catalano is not responsible for any personal harm or fun you might encounter.))
@kkarhan some love you need to break the rules for.
Dumb ways to die… getting shocked by 20,000 volts while trying to film a video.
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