{"id":557,"date":"2021-10-06T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?p=557"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:21:26","slug":"modernize-apps-ibm-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/blog\/application-modernization\/modernize-apps-ibm-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Drei Gr\u00fcnde f\u00fcr die Modernisierung von Anwendungen auf IBM Z\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Es gibt drei zentrale Branchentrends, die eine st\u00e4rkere Konnektivit\u00e4t zwischen Ihrem Mainframe und digitalen Plattformen erfordern \u2013 und drei Schritte, mit denen Sie zuversichtlich in die Zukunft gehen k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Als stolzer Partner des <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/community\/z-and-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IBM Z Modernization Center<\/a> unterst\u00fctzt Software AG Unternehmen dabei, ihre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/adabas-natural\/ibm-z-mainframe\/\" target=\"_self\">IBM Z<\/a>-Anwendungen zu einem zentralen Bestandteil ihrer Hybrid-Cloud-Strategie zu machen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auch wenn IBM Z-Plattformen die Welt zuverl\u00e4ssig am Laufen halten, steht Ihr Unternehmen wahrscheinlich vor drei zentralen Trends, die eine st\u00e4rkere Konnektivit\u00e4t zwischen Mainframe und digitalen Plattformen erfordern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Cloud-Transformation<\/strong>: Wenn Sie die Nutzung der Hybrid-Cloud ausweiten, ben\u00f6tigen in die Cloud verlagerte Anwendungen und Daten eine Verbindung zu On-Premises-Systemen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Neue Gesch\u00e4ftsfunktionen<\/strong>: Wichtige Initiativen erfordern eine Integration mit bestehender Gesch\u00e4ftslogik und vorhandenen Daten, um neue Funktionen und Anwendungen schnell bereitzustellen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Datenanalyse und Modernisierung<\/strong>: Ihr Unternehmen muss den Wert neuer Data-Warehouse- und Data-Lake-Technologien (z. 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Einer der besten Teile der Session war, Betsy Bachmurski, Senior Application Project Lead, zuzuh\u00f6ren, wie sie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/resources\/adabas-natural\/delaware-judiciary\/\" target=\"_self\">die Erfahrungen der Delaware Judiciary mit der Modernisierung von IBM Z-Anwendungen<\/a> teilte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-api-enablement-in-delaware-courts\"><strong>API-gest\u00fctzte Modernisierung in der Justiz von Delaware<\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr\u00fcher waren die Gerichte in Delaware durch veraltete IT-Systeme eingeschr\u00e4nkt. Die manuelle Datensynchronisierung dauerte mehrere Tage, was zu einer schlechten Nutzererfahrung f\u00fcr alle Beteiligten f\u00fchrte. Die Delaware Judiciary ben\u00f6tigte eine bessere M\u00f6glichkeit, Informationen aus Adabas &amp; Natural und anderen Systemen abzurufen und bereitzustellen \u2013 und wandte sich daf\u00fcr an EntireX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heute kann die Delaware Judiciary alle Daten aus verschiedenen Gerichtssystemen abrufen und synchron halten, ohne die urspr\u00fcnglichen Programme auf ihrer IBM Z-Plattform anzupassen. Mit API-Enablement erstellt die Justiz Webservices und URLs, die App-Entwickler nutzen, um neue L\u00f6sungen f\u00fcr B\u00fcrger, Richter und Anw\u00e4lte zu entwickeln.\n\nNeue und bestehende Anwendungen k\u00f6nnen miteinander kommunizieren, und die Gerichte haben Zugriff auf alle Daten und Aktualisierungen innerhalb der jeweiligen Systeme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-steps-to-move-ahead\"><strong>Drei Schritte zum Erfolg<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Erfahrungen der Delaware Judiciary zeigen, wie leistungsf\u00e4hig die Daten und die Gesch\u00e4ftslogik Ihres Mainframes beim Aufbau neuer digitaler Funktionen sein k\u00f6nnen.\n\nWenn in Ihrem Unternehmen die Nachfrage nach vernetzten Daten und Services steigt, helfen Ihnen drei Schritte, zuversichtlich voranzukommen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Bauen Sie auf Ihren Investitionen auf.<br><\/strong>\nIhr IBM Z enth\u00e4lt wahrscheinlich jahrzehntelange Investitionen - darunter propriet\u00e4re Daten, Legacy-Anwendungen und einzigartige Gesch\u00e4ftslogik. Erweitern Sie Ihren Mainframe-Kern durch Integration, damit er zu einem zentralen Akteur in Ihrem vernetzten Unternehmen wird.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Gehen Sie schrittweise vor und schaffen Sie echten Mehrwert.<\/strong><br>\nDie Modernisierung von Anwendungen ist eine gesch\u00e4ftsgetriebene Reise - kein Projekt, das man in einem einzigen Schritt abschlie\u00dft. Wenn Sie inkrementelle Schritte mit messbarem Nutzen umsetzen, k\u00f6nnen Sie Business-Anwender \u00fcberzeugen und sie zu Bef\u00fcrwortern machen. Gleichzeitig sind Sie in der Lage, auf die sich ver\u00e4ndernden Anforderungen Ihres Unternehmens flexibel zu reagieren.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Bleiben Sie flexibel durch Integration.<\/strong><br>\nJedes Unternehmen nutzt IBM Z auf seine eigene Weise, steht vor individuellen Herausforderungen und kann auf einzigartige Weise neuen Mehrwert schaffen. Die richtigen Integrationsl\u00f6sungen geben Ihnen die Freiheit, Ihre Daten und Gesch\u00e4ftslogik optimal mit neuen digitalen L\u00f6sungen zu verbinden \u2013 etwa mit Cloud Data Lakes, API-Management-Plattformen, Datenanalyse und mehr.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>IBM Z bietet unschlagbare Geschwindigkeit und Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit f\u00fcr Ihre Kernsysteme. 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