In the past decade, IDC has seen IBM Z evolve first from a siloed platform to what they call a "connected" platform, and then to a "transformative" platform. This transition has been driven by IBM, by the IBM Z software vendors, like Rocket Software, and by businesses themselves.
IDC research shows that businesses that choose to modernize IBM Z achieve higher satisfaction than re-platformers and many are using open source software (OSS) in their modernization initiatives. Employing OSS makes it possible to crack the platform open and enable it to connect to the rest of the datacenter and the outside world. Join IDC guest speaker, Al Gillen and Peter Fandel as they take a deeper look at the value proposition associated with using commercially supported OSS in mission-critical environments, like IBM Z. In this webinar we’ll discuss:
How OSS can neutralize the disparity between seasoned IBM Z and emerging developers
The modernization initiatives that involve OSS
What to consider before bringing OSS to IBM Z
How Rocket Software is delivering commercially supported OSS to IBM Z
22. z/OS: security, availability and high
transaction processing
z/OS is used by
• The top 66 Banks in the World
• Over 100 countries and government
agencies
• 21 of the 25 largest insurance
companies
• 90% of the credit card companies
• 70% of the Global Fortune 500
companies
Consistency
Availability Performance
z/OS
23. Poll 1
Are you using open-source languages and
tools in production on your z/OS environment?
24. Benefits of modernizing in-place
Those who modernize in place are:
US healthcare company with $700 million in annual revenue
did a deep cost analysis and decided re-platforming wasn’t
an appropriate path, when they saw for every $1 spent to
modernize their IBM environment, they’d have to spend $2
to re-platform, with an uncertain success.
7/7
more satisfied vs
re-platformers in
all user aspects
2.5%
annual savings vs
re-platforming
annual revenue
growth
5%
criteria
“IBM Z is very important
(…). To kind of shock
and reload or to
reinvent the wheel
would have been
extremely costly and
time prohibitive for us.”
- IBM Z modernizer
25. Commercially-supported
open source
Accelerate modernization with innovation
Supports
hybrid-cloud
strategy
Cloud-native
technology
Extend DevOps
to z/OS
Modernization
outcomes
Benefits of using
open on z/OS
Integrates modern
app components
Enable next-gen
developers & tools
Accelerates dev, test
and prototyping
“35% of IBM Z businesses have
executive initiatives in place . . .
and it is growing”
- IDC
26. Poll 2
What are the obstacles preventing the increasing use
of z/OS open source within your organization?
27. Adopting open on z/OS
Considerations for…
User
experience
Security
Version
latency
Expert
support
Ongoing
maintenance Compliance
Security
vulnerabilities
78% 53% 63%
29. More than code…
29
Rocket®
Open AppDev
for Z
New technology for rapid
security updates
World-class support
Secure delivery
and deployment
It's about security, compliance and support
20+ open-source
languages and tools
30. Popular tools in the distributed world
curated for traditional systems
Developer
Operator
Security
31. Escalated secure access from trusted sources
31
Supported by Rocket
Do-it-yourself, complex
deployment, no support
33. World-class support and community engagement
We live and celebrate the mission-critical
platforms that drive your business.
• One class of support—Everyone is a priority
• Support professionals—9-years average tenure
• 96%+ customer satisfaction rating—Best in our segment
• Training and developing next generation talent with
Rocket.Build & RocketShips
• We won’t allow a customer or partner to fail. Ever.
At Rocket, we’re a different kind of software company—
supporting your success drives everything we do
The Rocket Forum
Create your forum account
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As a member, you can:
• Keep up with product news, information, updates, and help chart product
development
• Take advantage of peer learning, content and knowledge sharing, and
grow in your professional development and reputation as a subject matter
expert
• Build relationships with fellow customers, subject matter experts, and
Rocketeers
Our virtual headquarters for customers, prospects, partners
and Rocketeers, your destination to discuss "all things Rocket”
34. Adopting open on Z
In summary…
User
experience
Security
Version
latency
Ongoing
Maintenance Compliance
Security
Vulnerabilities
78% 53% 63%
conda
automated porting
Expert
support
24x7 support
35. The Rocket Forum
Create your forum account
www.rocketsoftware.com/forumregister
As a member, you can:
• Keep up with product news, information,
updates, and help chart product development
• Take advantage of peer learning, content and
knowledge sharing, and grow in your
professional development and reputation as a
subject matter expert
• Build relationships with fellow customers, subject
matter experts, and Rocketeers
Our virtual headquarters for customers, prospects, partners and
Rocketeers, your destination to discuss "all things Rocket”
36. Next steps
• Read the IDC report: new research
proves that modernizing legacy
platforms drives legendary results
• Read the IDC tech spotlight: Making
open source work for you: Achieving
Optimum Speed, Security, and Value
Download free IDC whitepaper
info.rocketsoftware.com/idc
Download free IDC whitepaper
info.rocketsoftware.com/idc