My passion is to help customers bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern cloud technologies. My journey has been centered around the robust IBM Z platform, where I’ve honed my skills to help clients understand how to maintain and optimize their mainframe systems and applications.

🤖 GenAI Innovator: By integrating Generative AI technologies, I help mainframe customers unlock new business insights and automate complex processes. From predictive analytics to intelligent data analysis, I show how GenAI can enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation into the business.

🌐 Hybrid Cloud Advocate: I believe in the power of synergy. My focus lies in seamlessly integrating mainframe workloads with cloud environments. By leveraging the best of both worlds, I show organizations how to achieve agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

🚀 Modernization Champion: Whether it’s refactoring COBOL code or orchestrating CI/CD pipelines, I thrive on modernizing z/OS applications. I’ve embraced cloud-native development practices, showing clients how to adapt quickly to emerging technologies.

📊 Data-Driven: Data is critical to decision making processes and the advancement of technology that promotes enterprise success. My primary objective when talking to clients is how best to ensure data is safe and accessible to all of the business.

🔒 Security Enthusiast: The mainframe’s reputation for robust security is well-deserved. I’ve championed secure data access, encryption, and compliance, ensuring that sensitive information on the mainframe remains safeguarded across hybrid landscapes.

📈 ROI Maximization: My approach isn’t just about technology—it’s about business outcomes. By optimizing mainframe investments and strategically extending applications to the cloud, I help organizations understand how to achieve tangible returns on their IT investments.

Whether you’re exploring mainframe modernization or hybrid cloud adoption. Let’s connect!

Welcome to BIG IRON FUSION

Mike Bassett

President and Principal Consultant