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It's Simple... Once You Know How

What learning to drive a 70 year old tractor taught me about how the world sees mainframes.

I've been driving for over 40 years. Put me in any car - left side, right side, auto or stick - and I don't think about it. Put me on a 70-year-old tractor... and suddenly I needed to be shown how to start the damn thing. That shift in perspective made me rethink how the industry sees mainframes.