Mainframe Coven: The Historian Mainframer that Made History: Interview with Pam Taylor

An episode of the Mainframe Connect podcast, hosted by Open Mainframe Project, titled "Mainframe Coven: The Historian Mainframer that Made History: Interview with Pam Taylor" was published on August 28, 2025 and runs 36 minutes.

August 28, 2025 ·36m · Mainframe Connect

Summary

In this episode of Mainframe Coven, Jessielaine Punongbayan (Product Manager, Dynatrace) and Richelle Anne Craw (Software Engineer, Beta Systems Software) chat with Former SHARE President Pam Taylor, a historian turned mainframer who ended up making history herself. Pam shares her journey into enterprise tech, her advocacy for standards and user-focused solutions, and how she blends technical expertise with creative storytelling.Mainframe Coven is a 10-part mini-series honoring the past, present, and future women of IT. It's about real stories from the essential yet unseen minds behind the machines.The podcast is sponsored by the Open Mainframe Project, a Linux Foundation project that aims to build community and adoption of Open Source on the mainframe by eliminating barriers to Open Source adoption on the mainframe, demonstrating the value of the mainframe.For a transcript of this episode, visit https://openmainframeproject.org/mainframe-coven/mainframe-coven-pam-taylor/Links and Resources Mentioned in the Episode:- SHARE's Women of Influence in Mainframe: https://blog.share.org/Article/shares-women-of-influence-in-mainframe- Pam Taylor's Website: https://pamela-taylor.com/

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