Biographical Sketch: Mark Anzani is Vice President, Portfolio and Technical Strategy for System z. He has the responsibility for driving long term business and product technical strategy, as well as enabling innovative client projects involving System z. He joined IBM in Poughkeepsie in 1983 and during his career has had positions in a variety of product development disciplines, primarily focused on IBM large systems. In January 2004, Mark was appointed Vice President, System z Hardware Products with the responsibility for the development and launch of the hardware products within the System z Portfolio. In January of 2007, Mark was appointed Vice President of System z Technical Support and in March of 2009 added the Chief Technology Officer responsibilities to his role. In July 2012 he was named to the Portfolio and Technical Strategy position.