Stream: Wellington A
Time: 16:30 - 17:15
AI agents promise to change how mainframe teams optimize and transform critical environments—but organizations need the right foundations first. This session introduces a practical AI readiness and maturity framework for assessing where you are today and what comes next. Explore how trusted knowledge, governance, operational context, integration, and organizational readiness enable the progression from AI-assisted work to agents that can recommend, collaborate, and take governed action across increasingly complex mainframe workflows. What You’ll Learn • How to assess your organization’s readiness and maturity for AI and agent adoption on the mainframe. • What knowledge, governance, integration, and operational foundations are needed to put AI agents to work responsibly. • How increasing AI maturity can reduce manual work, augment scarce expertise, and accelerate mainframe optimization and transformation.
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Anthony DiStauro is a Distinguished Engineer and Chief AI Architect for BMC’s AMI portfolio, where he leads the technical vision, architecture, and strategic direction for the next generation of AI-powered mainframe solutions. Working across product, engineering, and executive leadership, he helps translate emerging AI technologies into scalable enterprise capabilities and differentiated solutions. A multi-patent recipient, Anthony is recognized for developing forward-looking technologies and for his ability to connect deep technical expertise with long-term business strategy. His work spans enterprise AI, agentic systems, platform architecture, and mainframe modernization, with a continued focus on responsible innovation, architectural excellence, and real-world adoption. Beyond his technical leadership, Anthony is a prominent advocate for enterprise AI and a trusted voice with customers, analysts, and industry leaders. Through webinars, podcasts, analyst briefings, executive discussions, and global customer engagements, he shares practical insights on AI adoption, the evolution of autonomous and agentic systems, and the expanding role of the mainframe in the AI-driven enterprise.
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