Stream: Copse
Time: 14:15 - 15:00
RPM and DNF bring enterprise-grade package management to z/OS, modernizing how software is distributed, maintained, and governed across the platform. This session explores how organizations are leveraging RPM and DNF to simplify software lifecycle management through dependency resolution, repository-based distribution, package signing and verification, auditability, and version control. We'll discuss how internally managed repositories enable secure and repeatable software distribution, how package metadata supports inventory and compliance initiatives, and how package management helps maintain consistent software levels across development, test, and production environments. Whether you're responsible for platform administration, software distribution, security, or open-source enablement, you'll gain a practical understanding of how RPM and DNF help establish trusted software supply chains and bring modern, scalable software management practices to z/OS.
There is currently no attachment for Enterprise Package Management with RPM and DNF on z/OS
I work on open source projects around software tooling platforms. My current project is Zowe, which is part of the Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project where I am part of the leadership committee and an ambassador. Prior to Zowe I worked on Eclipse tooling and before that Java 2 Standard Edition. I enjoy astronomy, running, biking, piano, and in my spare time helping bring open source tooling to the mainframe computing platform for a new generation of Z heads.