IBM is telling users now if you want to modernize, then the best way to do it is around open source with Kubernetes, which has become a standard IT technology.įrank DzubeckPresident, Communications Network Architects One analyst sees this as a critical ingredient in helping users develop applications capable of working across multiple hybrid clouds. One of those industry-standard tools, Kubernetes, is supported in the Cloud Modernization Stack. It also allows them to more easily access enterprise-class DevOps environments where cloud-native development is taking place using industry-standard tools, according to IBM. The Cloud Modernization Stack streamlines the way developers access applications and data by creating secure APIs. Also, development on the IBM Cloud is up to 15 times faster than similarly configured x86-based development and testing competitors, as measured by internal IBM benchmarks. The new service cuts down the time it takes developers to gain access to the z/OS development and testing environments to a few minutes instead of days, according to IBM. It also allows for self-provisioning of a z/OS Virtual Server Instance that resides on the IBM Z platform in a logically isolated and secured space on the IBM Cloud, IBM said. The Z as-a-service offering gives users access to public cloud environments on a pay-as-you-go basis, allowing them to use varying amounts of resources. "And with hybrid clouds, they can keep their workloads wherever they need to be, in the cloud, on-premises and at the edge." "Developers now have access to more technical advancements, including security and the resiliency of each platform," Chopra said. Chopra pointed out that the offerings leverage equally the capabilities of IBM z/OS and the IBM Cloud. The new offerings show IBM's belief there is no one-size-fits-all approach to modernizing mainframe-based environments, said Tarun Chopra, vice president of IBM Z Hybrid Cloud.
The Modernization Stack is the first product to take advantage of the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Center introduced in December to help users deliver digital transformation projects faster, particularly those involving open source.
The Modernization Stack lets developers take a standardized approach to IT automation across a variety of use cases, as well as eliminate the need to hire more expensive personnel with specialized skills handling proprietary mainframe software. Complementing the new IBM Z as-a-service in IBM Cloud offering, the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack is now available to accelerate delivery of application modernization projects.
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