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JOPAZ | Software AG
Reclaim capacity for innovation.
A risk-free path to greater efficiency and performance. With JOPAZ, you can optimise COBOL workloads to free up capacity without disrupting business operations.
Dramatically reduce COBOL batch workloads running on the general processor by over 80% – without code rewrites, data migration, downtime or developer retraining.
Redistribute high-utilisation COBOL workloads to IBM zIIP™ while keeping your IBM Z environment and business logic intact.
THE CHALLENGE
Free up capacity to do more on IBM Z.
Your COBOL applications have reliably powered the most critical operations of your enterprise for decades. Unique to your business, they are among your most valuable assets. Today, your success demands these applications process ever-increasing workloads. As batch processing consumes more General Processor resources, you may have less room for new and growing workloads.
What if you could reclaim the capacity to support what’s next?
Create space for growth
Redistribute workloads, reclaim GP capacity and implement new workloads.
Optimise mainframe efficiency
Maximise IBM Z investment, leverage zIIP and improve resource utilisation.
Maintain business continuity
Stay on the mainframe, keep your COBOL and avoid rewrites and replacement.
Build what’s next
Introduce new applications, accelerate AI deployments and drive digital transformation.
THE SMART PATH
Don’t fall for the false promises of migration.
When processing demands push your General Processor to capacity limits, migration projects may promise relief. But moving mission-critical data or rewriting applications poses unpredictable timelines and unacceptable risks. JOPAZ offers a smarter way to reclaim mainframe capacity and create space for growth without jeopardising business continuity.
Create space for growth
Immediately reclaim valuable GP capacity for new and growing workloads and system resilience improvements.
Optimise before you modernise
Gain immediate performance and cost benefits while preparing for future modernisation at your own pace.
Keep what works
Maintain existing COBOL applications and development tools – no rewrites, data migrations or downtime.
Build what’s next
Free capacity for new applications, AI initiatives and digital transformation projects.
HOW IT WORKS
Redistribute workloads efficiently.
JOPAZ compiles high-utilisation COBOL workloads into Java bytecode at runtime, making them eligible to run on Java Virtual Machines on IBM zIIP. The result is capacity optimisation without changing a line of code.
Compile COBOL to Java
JOPAZ compiles the source code of high-utilisation COBOL workloads into Java bytecode at runtime, making them eligible to run on zIIP.
Redistribute workload to zIIP
JOPAZ redistributes the Java-compiled COBOL workloads to Java Virtual Machines running on IBM zIIP, freeing capacity on the General Processor. No code rewrites, code conversion or developer retraining needed.
Access data sources
Maintain reliable access to Db2®, Adabas, VSAM files and sequential files on z/OS with optimised runtime support. JOPAZ JDBC connectivity can allow you to redistribute up to 60% of Db2 workload to zIIP.
Optimise JCL and batch integrations
Preserve existing JCL workflows with optimised JOPAZ runtime supporting DFSORT and Syncsort operations. External 3GL and Assembler routines integrate without modification.
Develop and debug with the tools you choose
JOPAZ leaves your COBOL source code untouched. Continue using traditional COBOL development tools or modernise the developer experience with Eclipse-based environments and Git.
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Keep your COBOL. Build what’s next.
Keep the IBM Z performance, security and reliability your business depends on while dramatically reducing COBOL batch workloads running on the General Processor by over 80 percent. With JOPAZ, you can avoid the risks of rip and replace and keep your business running without disruption.
Access Db2®, Adabas, VSAM files and sequential files on z/OS with optimised runtime support. JOPAZ supports the tools, workflows and integrations your teams rely on today.
Frequently asked questions
What does JOPAZ do?
JOPAZ optimises COBOL workloads to free up IBM Z general processor capacity. It compiles high-utilisation COBOL workloads into Java bytecode at runtime, making them eligible to run on zIIP while keeping your IBM Z environment and business logic intact.
How much capacity can we reclaim?
JOPAZ is designed to dramatically reduce COBOL batch workloads running on the general processor by over 80%, without code rewrites, data migration or downtime.
Do we have to rewrite or migrate our COBOL?
No. There are no code rewrites, data migrations or downtime. Existing COBOL applications and development tools are maintained as they are, so business logic stays intact and you stay on the mainframe.
Why not just migrate off the mainframe?
Migration projects are disruptive for mission-critical systems. JOPAZ lets you optimise before you modernise: you gain immediate performance and cost benefits while preparing for future modernisation at your own pace.
What is zIIP and how does JOPAZ use it?
JOPAZ redistributes high-utilisation COBOL workloads to IBM zIIP, so processing that previously consumed general processor capacity runs on zIIP instead. That improves resource utilisation and maximises your existing IBM Z investment.
Will this disrupt our environment?
The process is designed to avoid disruption: workloads are redistributed without code rewrites, data migration or downtime, and it also creates room for new applications, AI deployments and digital transformation work.
READY TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT?
Make space for what’s next.
Let us show you how JOPAZ can modernise your COBOL workload processing and reclaim mainframe capacity.
