I remember the first SHARE event I ever attended during August 1985 in New Orleans. Just a kid from a small town in New York, I felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of hardware and software experts that surrounded me. I’m so honored that the SHARE members have elected me the 2016-2018 president.

Many of the technology’s old guard are nearing the end of their collective runs, and now it's time to pass the baton to a younger generation.

Hidden in many production mainframe environments is a secret garden reserved only for the most diligently playful, known as the “TEST LPAR.”