Senior Offering Manager, Z Manage Analytics
IBM

Chris Walker is a Senior Offering Manager within IBM’s Z Systems organization. He has over 15 years working with the mainframe across numerous offerings in multiple roles, from development to product management. His current specialization is in performance management and monitoring and is a regular speaker at conferences such as SHARE and IBM Technical University. He has co-authored several IBM Redbooks and journal articles on z/OS resource monitoring and management.

CEO
21st Century Software

Rebecca M. Levesque is Chief Executive Officer of 21st Century Software and responsible for shaping the company’s product strategy and vision. She has over 20 years’ experience helping hundreds of companies establish performance management analytics, efficient storage measurement, resiliency, and recoverability strategies from any disruptive event. Her knowledge and depth of experience is offered as a speaker at SHARE, IBM Systems Magazine, ACP, and DRJ. She is a published author in trade journals, white papers, and industry forums. Additionally, Rebecca has helped executives, storage managers, and technical architecture professionals leverage their existing technology investments while ensuring efficiencies across the enterprise.