


This will provide z/OS developers with the agility of a public cloud development environment with the ability to use a variable amount of resources, and pay-as-you-go, matching burst and business demand. Z/OS Development and Test as-a-service in the Public Cloud for the First TimeĪvailable as a closed experimental today, IBM plans to deliver IBM Wazi as-a-Service (Wazi aaS), bringing z/OS capabilities to IBM Cloud for the first time, expected to be generally available in 2H 2022, with on-demand access to z/OS, available as needed for development and test. With hybrid cloud, you keep your workloads where they need to be-in the cloud, on premises, and at the edge-to help reduce risk and improve time to market." "By leveraging both IBM Z and IBM Cloud, clients can benefit from a hybrid cloud approach that allows them to capitalize on the innovations, technical advancements, security, resiliency of each platform. IBM recognizes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to modernization, said Tarun Chopra, Vice President, IBM Z Hybrid Cloud.

"Today's IBM is focused on helping our clients across every industry apply hybrid cloud and AI to transform the way their businesses work. Four out of five respondents say their organizations need to rapidly transform to keep up with competition, which includes modernizing mainframe-based applications and adopting a more open approach. These include plans to deliver IBM Z as-a-service on IBM Cloud for development and test, as well as additional tools for developing hybrid applications.Īccording to the IBM Institute for Business Value study, " Application Modernization on the Mainframe," 71 percent of responding executives say mainframe-based applications are central to their business strategy. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced key developments to help clients accelerate transformation with a series of new capabilities designed to modernize applications across hybrid cloud environments.
