Overview

August 25

Cloud apps and cloud-native solutions have helped organizations innovate and deploy new tools faster, more nimbly and more securely. Now, many organizations are looking to go even further, by migrating many of their core functions – their mainframe systems – to the cloud.

Migrating the mainframe can seem like a daunting task. These legacy systems are large and complex, and they’re critical parts of internal processes and essential for delivering services.

But with the right modernization strategy, cloud migration can help streamline processes and enable smarter, faster, more agile service delivery.

Join Government Technology on August 25 for an informative webcast on migrating your mainframe functionalities to the cloud.

Speakers

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D. — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program. He focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi.

Misty Decker — Speaker

Director of Worldwide AMC Product Marketing, Micro Focus

Misty Decker’s 30-year career can be described in two words: mainframes and people. A frequent speaker and advocate for mainframe and COBOL modernization, Misty is Director of Product Marketing at Micro Focus and serves on the Open Mainframe Project’s Governing Board and COBOL Working Group. She helps organizations understand the full range of options for leveraging their existing IT assets and core applications in new ways to better meet the modern needs of the organization. Active in Diversity and Inclusion, she’s a frequent speaker on Unconscious Bias and mentors a wide range of people starting their IT careers.

Webinar

Modernizing the Mainframe: Moving Core Functions to the Cloud