{"id":197,"date":"2025-08-25T01:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T05:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:55:04","slug":"ibm-z-mainframe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/ibm-z-mainframe\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Z Mainframe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maximize-your-investment-in-ibm-z\">Maximize your investment in <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">IBM Z<sup style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00ae<\/sup><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your IBM Z delivers exceptional performance and reliability for your applications built on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/adabas-natural\/\">Adabas &amp; Natural<\/a>. Protect that investment\u2014and the decades of priceless information in those applications\u2014with new Software AG innovations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-simple-cards o-simple-cards--cols-3 alignwide\"\n            >\n        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__grid\">\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--border o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 24 24\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><rect fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/><path d=\"M18,16l4-4l-4-4v3h-5.06c-0.34-3.1-2.26-5.72-4.94-7.05C7.96,2.31,6.64,1,5,1C3.34,1,2,2.34,2,4s1.34,3,3,3 c0.95,0,1.78-0.45,2.33-1.14C9.23,6.9,10.6,8.77,10.92,11h-3.1C7.4,9.84,6.3,9,5,9c-1.66,0-3,1.34-3,3s1.34,3,3,3 c1.3,0,2.4-0.84,2.82-2h3.1c-0.32,2.23-1.69,4.1-3.58,5.14C6.78,17.45,5.95,17,5,17c-1.66,0-3,1.34-3,3s1.34,3,3,3 c1.64,0,2.96-1.31,2.99-2.95c2.68-1.33,4.6-3.95,4.94-7.05H18V16z\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Be agile &amp; efficient<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p>Develop new innovations quickly using DevOps and the NaturalONE Eclipse<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-based environment. Offload workload to zIIP\u2122 to save resources.<\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--border o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"#000000\"><path d=\"m438-338 226-226-57-57-169 169-84-84-57 57 141 141Zm42 258q-139-35-229.5-159.5T160-516v-244l320-120 320 120v244q0 152-90.5 276.5T480-80Zm0-84q104-33 172-132t68-220v-189l-240-90-240 90v189q0 121 68 220t172 132Zm0-316Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Keep valuable assets secure<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p>Use encryption and enterprise key management to guard against unauthorized access, and track and audit activity on Adabas databases.<\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--border o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"#000000\"><path d=\"M423.5-103.5Q400-127 400-160h160q0 33-23.5 56.5T480-80q-33 0-56.5-23.5ZM320-200v-80h320v80H320Zm10-120q-69-41-109.5-110T180-580q0-125 87.5-212.5T480-880q125 0 212.5 87.5T780-580q0 81-40.5 150T630-320H330Zm24-80h252q45-32 69.5-79T700-580q0-92-64-156t-156-64q-92 0-156 64t-64 156q0 54 24.5 101t69.5 79Zm126 0Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Embrace digital<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p>You don\u2019t have to give up your mainframe applications to embrace digital or the cloud. Unlock your data and use API integration to extend your core applications and data.<\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CONNX &amp; IBM\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1114801030?h=7962d9b1fa&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-software-ag-amp-ibm\">Software AG &amp; IBM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Software AG is a proud partner of IBM and a leader in digital transformation. See how we address mainframe modernization for hybrid cloud for IBM z16<sup>\u2122<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/blog\/mainframe-optimization\/ibm-z16\/\">Read article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explore-products-for-ibm-z-os\">Explore products for IBM z\/OS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-feature-cards alignwide\"\n            >\n        <div class=\"o-feature-cards__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-feature-cards__grid\">\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card o-feature-cards__card--dark\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-feature-cards__card-icon\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                            <h3 class=\"o-feature-cards__title\">NaturalONE<\/h3>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"o-feature-cards__description\">\n                                    All from one environment, you can code, test, and maintain applications. Expose Natural objects as services. Create RIAs and web interfaces. Manage the complete DevOps lifecycle.\n                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                                                                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/devops\/\"\n                                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card-link\"\n                                    >\n                                        Learn more\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card o-feature-cards__card--dark\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-feature-cards__card-icon\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                            <h3 class=\"o-feature-cards__title\">Adabas Encryption for z\/OS<\/h3>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"o-feature-cards__description\">\n                                    Choose the extent of Adabas data you encrypt\u2014from an entire database to specific data sets\u2014using powerful and secure hardware-based native encryption on IBM Z.\n                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                                                                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/adabas-natural\/adabas-natural-encryption-zos\/\"\n                                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card-link\"\n                                    >\n                                        Learn more\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card o-feature-cards__card--dark\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-feature-cards__card-icon\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                            <h3 class=\"o-feature-cards__title\">Adabas &#038; Natural for zIIP<\/h3>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"o-feature-cards__description\">\n                                    Move database, batch, and online workloads from the GPP to zIIP specialty engines to free up CPU and save on software costs.\n                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                                                                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/ibm-z-mainframe\/adabas-natural-for-ziip\/\"\n                                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card-link\"\n                                    >\n                                        Learn more\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card o-feature-cards__card--dark\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-feature-cards__card-icon\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                            <h3 class=\"o-feature-cards__title\">Adabas Data Integration<\/h3>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"o-feature-cards__description\">\n                                    Give decision-makers, applications, and analytical systems access to real-time Adabas data\u2014without overtaxing mainframe resources.\n                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                                                                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/data-connectivity\/\"\n                                        class=\"o-feature-cards__card-link\"\n                                    >\n                                        Learn more\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-adabas-amp-natural-on-ibm-z-into-your-future\">Take Adabas &amp; Natural on IBM Z into your future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy greater mainframe speed, agility, security, and connectivity when you extend your Adabas &amp; Natural applications on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/it-infrastructure\/z\">IBM Z<\/a>. Leverage your valuable data and unique business logic while bringing new capabilities and cost-effective approaches to a new generation of talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417264605-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417264605-1920x1080px.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417264605-1920x1080px-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-develop-faster\">Develop faster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring a continuous-deployment mindset to your organization\u2019s most business-critical software. Developers of all ages will enjoy Eclipse\u00ae, DevOps, and continuous development\/integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-no-border is-style-no-border--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/blog\/application-modernization\/develop-and-deploy-your-apps-faster\/\">Read blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-secure-your-data\">Secure your data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deliver industry-leading security against unauthorized agents through encryption and enterprise key management, while maintaining high database performance. Maintain security and compliance by tracking and auditing all activity on your Adabas databases, and safely archiving indexed audit data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-no-border is-style-no-border--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/adabas-natural\/adabas-natural-encryption-zos\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417415706-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417415706-1920x1080px.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417415706-1920x1080px-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1180187740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1180187740.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1180187740-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-with-apis\">Connect with APIs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use APIs to make your Natural and COBOL applications as \u201cintegration-friendly\u201d as any other asset on-premises or in the cloud.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-provide-real-time-access-to-adabas-data\">Provide real-time access to Adabas data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give decision-makers and analytics systems (on-premises or in the cloud) access to real-time Adabas data\u2014without overtaxing mainframe resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-no-border is-style-no-border--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/adabas-natural\/data-connectivity\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1149529036-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1149529036-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1149529036-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_511627528_1920x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_511627528_1920x1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_511627528_1920x1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improve-your-ux-amp-customer-experience\">Improve your UX &amp; customer experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make a better connection with the people who use your applications every day. Don\u2019t just eliminate green screens when modernizing your mainframe. Actually, create a better user experience by improving processes. With redesigned workflows, intuitive web interfaces, and modern apps, your end users will see productivity gains that directly impact your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-no-border is-style-no-border--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/adabas-natural\/modern-web-applications-natural-for-ajax\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ibm-supported-platforms\">IBM supported platforms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leveraging the computing power and resources of the IBM Z platform, IBM z\/OS plays an important role in providing a secure, scalable environment for the underlying transformation process that organizations are embarking on to deliver swift innovation. See which Software AG products are tested and compatible with IBM operating systems and subsystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-no-border is-style-no-border--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/adabas-natural\/ibm-platforms-products\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blog-an-ibm-z16-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blog-an-ibm-z16-03.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blog-an-ibm-z16-03-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-related-posts 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