Biographical Sketch: Jeff Magdall is the Program Director for z/OS and Software Strategy at IBM. He has over 25 years of experience at IBM and has had leadership roles across IBM including Sales, Marketing, managing Software Developer Programs, High Performance Computing (Super Computer) products, Systems Management products, and most recently was the Product Manager for z/OS – z Systems’ Mainframe Operating System. In his current roles he drive z Systems Software strategy, including Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Security and Linux focus across the z Platform.