Free up capacity for growth

Don’t fall for the false promises of migration

When processing demands push your General Processor (GP) to capacity limits, you have less room for growth. Migration projects may promise relief, but moving mission-critical data or rewriting applications poses unpredictable timelines and unacceptable risks. Fortunately, there is a smarter way to reclaim mainframe capacity and create space for growth without jeopardizing business continuity.  

Take the smart path: Redistribute workloads efficiently 

Smarter workload optimization makes this possible. By redistributing your COBOL workload across your mainframe’s available processing resources, you immediately reclaim valuable GP capacity for new and growing workloads and system resilience improvements. It’s a straightforward way to optimize the resources you rely on today while ensuring your infrastructure supports what comes next. 

JOPAZ

A risk-free path to greater efficiency and performance 

With JOPAZ, you can optimize COBOL workloads to free up capacity without disrupting business operations. Don’t risk compromising your business—keep what works. Create space to grow and innovate by dramatically reducing COBOL batch workloads running on the general processor by over 80%. 

• Reclaim over 80% of GP capacity for COBOL batch workloads 
• Free up space for new and growing workloads 
• Ensure business continuity with a low-risk approach that lets you keep your COBOL code 

How JOPAZ works

Compile COBOL to Java 

JOPAZ compiles the source code of high-utilization COBOL workloads into Java bytecode at runtime, making them eligible to run on zIIP. 

Redistribute workload to zIIP 

JOPAZ then redistributes the Java-compiled COBOL workloads to Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) running on IBM zIIP, freeing capacity on the General Processor. No code rewrites, code conversion, or developer retraining needed.  

Access data sources 

Maintain reliable access to Db2®, Adabas, VSAM files and sequential files on z/OS with optimized runtime support. Dynamic and static SQL access to Db2 continues seamlessly, while JOPAZ JDBC connectivity can allow you to redistribute up to 60% of Db2 workload to zIIP for compounded capacity optimization. 

Optimize performance for JCL and batch integrations  

Preserve existing JCL workflows with optimized JOPAZ runtime supporting DFSORT and Syncsort operations. External 3GL and Assembler routines integrate without modification, ensuring complete functional equivalence with your current batch processing environment. 

Develop and debug with the tools you choose  

JOPAZ leaves your COBOL source code untouched. You can continue to use traditional COBOL development tools or modernize the developer experience with other Eclipse-based environments. Adopt DevOps practices with a distributed version control system like Git. JOPAZ supports all these options. 

Maintain business continuity on IBM Z 

Keep the IBM Z performance, security, and reliability your business depends on while dramatically reducing COBOL batch workloads running on the general processor by over 80%. With JOPAZ, you can avoid the risks of rip & replace and keep your business running without disruption. 

Ready to see how JOPAZ can modernize your COBOL workload processing and reclaim mainframe capacity?