{"id":2825,"date":"2025-10-02T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2825"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:49:04","slug":"connect-your-mainframe-to-digital","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ebook_ibm_3-ways-to-connect-your-mainframe-digital_en.pdf\">Download the eBook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Make the mainframe an integral part of your digital enterprise. By reusing the business processes and high value data of your custom enterprise applications, you can quickly add new digital channels, participate in hybrid-cloud environments, integrate with next-generation applications, deliver robust digital user experiences on any device and gain real-time insights into your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Create reusable services from COBOL&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;Simplify application interoperability by creating and consuming APIs from your custom applications\u2014letting your mainframe be just another part of a broader integration strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unlock enterprise data wherever it resides&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;Meet a variety of demands for VSAM, IMS,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adabas<\/a>, Db2 data and more\u2014including secure self-service access from the desktop, real-time dashboard reporting and ETL to data lakes in the cloud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deliver multi-channel experiences&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Modernize the user experience with redesigned workflows and intuitive web interfaces while delivering multi-channel customer and employee experience across the web, mobile, call centers, autos and IoT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore 3 ways to quickly connect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/ibm-z-mainframe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IBM Z<\/a>&nbsp;to digital. Cross the chasm between and new and the known with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/data-connectivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mainframe integration<\/a>. Read the eBook now, with our compliments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integrate mainframes into your digital enterprise by reusing data, modernizing user experiences, enabling cloud access, and supporting multi-channel delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1312,"template":"","product":[48],"resource-industry":[],"resource-topic":[20,21],"resource-type":[33],"resource-subdirectory":[80],"class_list":["post-2825","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product-connx","resource-topic-application-integration","resource-topic-data-integration","resource-type-ebook","resource-subdirectory-data-movement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital | Software AG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Integrate mainframes into your digital enterprise by reusing data, modernizing user experiences, enabling cloud access, and supporting multi-channel delivery.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Software AG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftwareAG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T18:49:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@softwareag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/\",\"name\":\"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital | Software AG\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-02T17:29:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-05T18:49:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":394,\"caption\":\"red and blue translucent arrows moving up and to the right\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/br\/resources\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Software AG\",\"description\":\"Software AG&#039;s digital transformation solutions &amp; services\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"SAG\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Software AG\",\"alternateName\":\"SAG\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/software-gmbh-dark-logo-bg_Small.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/software-gmbh-dark-logo-bg_Small.jpeg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":450,\"caption\":\"Software AG\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftwareAG\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/softwareag\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/software-ag\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SOFTWAREAG\"],\"description\":\"Software AG is a global enterprise software company dedicated to facilitating digital transformation for large-scale organizations. They specialize in modernizing legacy infrastructure, optimizing mainframe operations, and enabling seamless data integration across hybrid environments.\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"501\",\"maxValue\":\"1000\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital | Software AG","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital","og_description":"Integrate mainframes into your digital enterprise by reusing data, modernizing user experiences, enabling cloud access, and supporting multi-channel delivery.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/","og_site_name":"Software AG","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftwareAG","article_modified_time":"2026-02-05T18:49:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":394,"url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@softwareag","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/","url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/","name":"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital | Software AG","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-02T17:29:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-05T18:49:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/optimize-before-modernize-AdobeStock_1355226858-1.jpg","width":700,"height":394,"caption":"red and blue translucent arrows moving up and to the right"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/resources\/data-movement\/connect-your-mainframe-to-digital\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/de\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/br\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"eBook: 3 Ways to connect your mainframe to digital"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/","name":"Software AG","description":"Software AG&#039;s digital transformation solutions &amp; services","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"SAG","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Software AG","alternateName":"SAG","url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/software-gmbh-dark-logo-bg_Small.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/software-gmbh-dark-logo-bg_Small.jpeg","width":800,"height":450,"caption":"Software AG"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftwareAG","https:\/\/x.com\/softwareag","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/software-ag","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SOFTWAREAG"],"description":"Software AG is a global enterprise software company dedicated to facilitating digital transformation for large-scale organizations. They specialize in modernizing legacy infrastructure, optimizing mainframe operations, and enabling seamless data integration across hybrid environments.","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"501","maxValue":"1000"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5049,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2825\/revisions\/5049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"resource-industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-industry?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"resource-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-topic?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"resource-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-type?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"resource-subdirectory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-subdirectory?post=2825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}