{"id":9903,"date":"2026-06-18T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?p=9903"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:56:14","slug":"how-jopaz-turns-it-infrastructure-optimization-into-roi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/blog\/mainframe-optimization\/how-jopaz-turns-it-infrastructure-optimization-into-roi\/","title":{"rendered":"How JOPAZ\u00a0Turns\u00a0IT Infrastructure Optimization\u00a0Into\u00a0ROI\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret that today\u2019s executive leaders are under constant pressure to innovate. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence initiatives demand significant computing power and financial investment, and often require legacy system modernization. For many organizations, this means touching COBOL applications that have been running for decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These applications are the backbone of\u00a0business, but\u00a0scaling them consumes resources that could be dedicated to growth initiatives.\u00a0Strategies like rip-and-replace or buying more capacity may seem like the most efficient approach, but\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0often costly, resource-intensive, and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0cater to your organization\u2019s long-term needs (or your bottom line).\u00a0Modernization often comes with mounting cloud costs and major disruption. On the other hand, simply adding capacity and keeping your COBOL\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0lower\u00a0TCO.\u00a0Enterprise technical debt\u00a0grows,\u00a0innovation stalls.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, you don\u2019t have to abandon your mission-critical applications to innovate. It\u2019s possible to modernize faster without rewriting or replacing what already works, enabling your organization to maximize existing IT investments. Learn how JOPAZ stretches the value of your mainframe, helps reclaim mainframe capacity, and frees time and resources for future innovation, all without changing a single line of COBOL code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenges of mainframe modernization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the demand for IT transformation and innovation grows, so does the need for mainframe capacity and optimization. This push for business agility often clashes with the reality that scaling mission-critical legacy systems is time- and resource-intensive.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many organizations have COBOL applications that have been running reliably for decades. To meet growing business demands, they might try to optimize COBOL, bringing in analyst tools, new developers, and other programs. Alternatively, they might try a rip-and-replace strategy, buy bigger mainframes, or move off the mainframe altogether. However, these options are often unpredictable, hard to manage, and come with a hidden cost: the loss of decades of business and application knowledge that can\u2019t be replaced.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often hear customers planning to translate their COBOL code into other languages saying they hope that knowledge also transfers during the project. But here\u2019s the thing: Hope is not a strategy for enterprise application modernization. It\u2019s time for a more effective solution that allows your developers to work in a familiar language and avoids the need for more development resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOPAZ enables mainframe modernization without migration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

JOPAZ exists to help you reclaim mainframe capacity without losing your developers\u2019 knowledge, keeping the unmatched performance, security, and reliability of IBM Z while saving CPU cycles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How? JOPAZ recompiles COBOL source code into zIIP-eligible Java bytecode to redistribute high-utilization workloads to the more efficient zIIP processor. It also offloads Db2 access to the Java side, resulting in fewer usage spikes, greater cost predictability, and reduced technical debt. The benefits are twofold: mitigating risks in mainframe modernization and freeing up IT capacity for digital innovation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mainframe optimization business case<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of JOPAZ can be summed up as aligning mainframe strategy with business goals. Optimizing your COBOL applications with JOPAZ stretches the value of your existing IT investments by: <\/p>\n\n\n\n