Within this 20 minutes session “How mainframes and automation are effectively addressing the challenges of the pandemic – now” Dieter Kasper and Wilfried Cleres discuss the critical role of mainframe computing as the unseen backbone of business critical environments. They explain how traditional mainframe disciplines, including BS2000, VME Services, Third Party Mainframe Services and Data Center Management and Automation, can be integrated with new technologies such as Hybrid Mainframe, Security, Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, AI, Blockchain, Data Management, DevOps and Automation to create high performance infrastructure solutions.