{"id":3231,"date":"2025-10-22T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?page_id=3231"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:48:09","slug":"jopaz-demo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/jopaz-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce mainframe COBOL workload with JOPAZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"hidden\">JOPAZ reclaims mainframe capacity by compiling COBOL source code into Java bytecode to redistribute high-utilization workloads to the zIIP processor, increasing efficiency, improving performance,&nbsp;and creating space for strategic projects\u2014all without changing a line of code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Free up capacity with JOPAZ\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1129538684?h=ae661f524d&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\n\n\n\n\n<p>JOPAZ reclaims mainframe capacity by compiling COBOL source code into Java bytecode to redistribute high-utilization workloads to the zIIP processor, increasing efficiency, improving performance,&nbsp;and creating space for strategic projects\u2014all without changing a line of code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this short demo, you\u2019ll see the same COBOL program run side by side before and after JOPAZ. The comparison highlights how JOPAZ reduces General Processor utilization by compiling COBOL workloads to Java bytecode and executing them on zIIP, creating additional capacity for new and growing workloads on the mainframe. Discover how efficiently JOPAZ enables better use of existing IBM Z processing resources without disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-related-posts alignwide\"\n        aria-label=\"\"\n        style=\"--related-posts-columns: 2;\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"o-related-posts__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-related-posts__header\">\n                <h6 class=\"o-related-posts__eyebrow\"><\/h6>\n                                    <h2 class=\"o-related-posts__heading\">You may also like:<\/h2>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"o-related-posts__grid\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/jopaz\/\" class=\"m-card-post o-related-posts__card\">\n                            <div 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