Mr. Karthik Linkalapalli

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Abstract:

This talk will give a clear and practical view of how modern enterprise systems, especially mainframes, continue to support global computing. It will explain how these large systems help industries such as banking, healthcare, and manufacturing by providing reliable and high-performance computing.

The session will also cover new developments in system design, disaster recovery, and high availability. It will show how mainframes now work together with cloud and AI technologies to build the future of enterprise networks. Real examples from major projects will highlight how these systems achieve reliability and scalability.

Profile:

Karthik Linkalapalli is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience in mainframe technology, project management, and infrastructure operations. He has led global teams working on high-availability and disaster recovery projects across banking, insurance, manufacturing, and retail sectors.

He has strong experience in managing data centre migrations, DR exercises, and automating mainframe workflows using tools like CA-7, Control-M, GDPS, and Copy Services Manager. He has delivered many large infrastructure projects successfully, within time and budget, and has introduced agile methods to improve productivity.

Karthik has worked with clients such as JPMorgan Chase, Tata Consultancy Services, ADM, Caterpillar, and CNO Financial Group. He is known for his skills in Mainframe Operations, z/OS Systems, and Business Continuity Planning.

He is passionate about linking traditional mainframe systems with modern technologies such as API integration, Linux on Z, and DevOps automation.