IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack on AWS enables mainframe application modernization by providing capabilities for API creation (z/OS Connect), cloud-native development for z/OS applications (Python, Node.JS, GoLang, COBOL, PL1, Java, Assembler with IDEs, AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, Wazi sandbox, Wazi Analyze), and enterprise automation across z/OS and AWS (Ansible cookbooks, GitOps, IaC on Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Platform on AWS). It aims to accelerate modernization, enable new business models, and integrate mainframe systems with cloud services.
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Java at scale -- Modernize legacy applications with no rewrites, no risk, just results
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Introduces the JSphere Suite for Java, including MoRE for runtime upgrades and AI-powered tools (watsonx Code Assistant) for accelerating modernization. Highlights internal validation on 200+ apps.
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IBM Mainframe application modernization on AWS: Modernize to fuel growth and innovation
11/29/2022
This post announces the launch of the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack on AWS, detailing its components for mainframe augmentation with new channels and digital apps (z/OS Connect, API Gateway, IBM API Connect), cloud-native development for z/OS applications (support for Python, Node.JS, GoLang, COBOL, PL1, Java, Assembler, IDEs, AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, Wazi sandbox, Wazi Analyze), and enterprise automation across z/OS and AWS (Ansible cookbooks, GitOps, IaC on Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Platform on AWS). It also provides use cases in banking and automotive industries and an AWS reference architecture.