Chief Operating Officer of IBM Infrastructure, Barry Baker, oversees the world’s most critical systems – including the iconic IBM Z.

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how your bank transaction really gets processed without a hitch? Barry Baker, Chief Operating Officer of IBM Infrastructure, oversees the world’s most critical systems – including the iconic IBM Z. Barry has spent over 25 years building mission critical technology. We’ll dive into everything from mainframe modernization and AI acceleration to the future of cloud and enterprise-grade solutions! 01:35 Meet Barry Baker 03:42 Biggest Infrastructure Challenge 04:59 True Mainframe Modernization 14:03 Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste 18:33 The Move to Cloud 22:43 AI in Infra 25:40 IBM Spire 28:05 Successful AI Clients 33:53 Experimenting on the Mainframe 36:45 Rapid Fire Questions 39:06 Production-grade AI LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/barrymbaker Website: Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Chief Operating Officer of IBM Infrastructure, Barry Baker, oversees the world’s most critical systems – including the iconic IBM Z. is an episode from IBM Analytics Insights Podcasts by Making Data Simple.

This episode is 43:36 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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