In this podcast, we‘ll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world‘s most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.
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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
A lively conversation with Matt Leming, Anthony Papageorgiou, and Dale Lane about Kafka not only running on z/OS, but making the most of it alongside MQ.
Additional Reading Material:
Anthony's blog post abotu mainframe to kafka options: https://medium.com/@anthonypapageorgiou/from-cobol-to-kafka-ac8cfb96f238
Dale Lane's blog (all things Kafka): https://www.ibm.com/products/event-automation/resources
Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka (COBOL, C/C++): https://www.ibm.com/products/open-enterprise-sdk-apache-kafka
MQ Connectors:
https://github.com/ibm-messaging/kafka-connect-mq-source
https://github.com/ibm-messaging/kafka-connect-mq-sink
Kafka Connect MQ connectors on z/OS:
Overview - https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/amy-mccormick/2023/06/29/unlock-events-in-mission-critical-systems
Setup - https://ibm.github.io/event-automation/es/connecting/mq/zos/
Performance - https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/anthony-sharkey1/2023/07/31/ibm-mq-for-zos-933-performance-of-kafka-connectors
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