PropelZ by VirtualZ Computing™ Unlocks AI, Analytics, and Modernization from Day One
Mainframe data is essential — but too often, it’s also inaccessible. Enterprise teams are forced to wait weeks, months, or even years to connect their IBM Z systems to the AI models, cloud platforms, and analytics tools driving business forward.
That’s where PropelZ comes in.
PropelZ is a no-code utility that delivers real-time, reliable access to your most valuable data — without reengineering, and without writing a single line of code.
Whether your data lives in VSAM files, sequential datasets, SMF logs, structured databases, or decades-old tape archives, PropelZ makes it instantly available for use in AI, analytics, compliance, security, and more.
Your AI and Analytics Need Data. PropelZ Delivers All of It. Instantly.
In a world where speed, scale, and intelligence define success, PropelZ empowers you to:
- Feed mainframe data directly into AI/ML models like watsonx, Vertex AI, SageMaker, and Azure ML
- Move data to cloud platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Azure Synapse for real-time reporting and analytics
- Stream SMF records and logs to SIEM systems like Splunk and Elastic for observability and security
- Migrate legacy tape datasets to cloud storage for compliance, archiving, or modernization
PropelZ does it all — without ETL tools and without complex integration projects.
How It Works
PropelZ extracts and copies data from your mainframe on demand and then pushes that copied data to your applications. Now you can easily put mainframe data to use in a hybrid cloud environment, taking advantage of the database tools you’re already familiar with to transform and analyze your dataset.
PropelZ is ideal for times when you don’t need full real-time, read-write access, and it delivers results at a fraction of the cost of legacy ETL solutions.
Out of the Box. Into Production. In a Day.
PropelZ installs in minutes and works immediately — no specialized teams, custom code, or operational disruption required.
No-Code Deployment: PropelZ is designed for ease. Your team can install and begin transferring data the same day — with no coding or application changes.
Modern Asynchronous Model: Unlike legacy CDC and ETL, PropelZ transfers data asynchronously — delivering speed without transactional risk or bottlenecks.
Built-In Transformation Engine: PropelZ converts mainframe file formats into SQL-ready outputs — so AI models, BI tools, and cloud databases can use them instantly.
Connects Anywhere: Supports 100+ platforms via JDBC, plus native integrations with cloud storage, SIEM tools, and AI environments, including all IBM Z data types: VSAM (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS), QSAM, BSAM, BPAM, PDS/PDSE, Db2, IMS, SMF records, PS datasets, console logs, flat files, COBOL copybooks, and user-defined layouts — with support for non-mainframe sources coming soon.
What PropelZ Moves
Flat-Rate Pricing
Unlimited use of PropelZ for just $50,000 per year. One product. Unlimited possibilities.
One Product. Unlimited Use Cases.
PropelZ empowers enterprise teams across every department to unlock their most valuable data:
- Data Science & AI: Fuel model training, inference, and decision-making with real-time, structured mainframe data.
- Analytics & BI: Deliver live, accurate dashboards in tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik.
- Compliance & Audit: Stream SMF logs to SIEM systems for faster detection and easier reporting.
- Modernization: Migrate legacy files and reports to cloud storage and modern data lakes — no disruption.
- Operations & DevOps: Integrate with CI/CD pipelines and hybrid data architectures.
What Experts Are Saying
Jerry Edgington, at Pellera (formerly Mainline/Converge) shared:
“PropelZ is a very straightforward install — you create the ZFS, upload it, untar it, and it’s ready to go.”
Engineered for Data Movement
While Lozen™ provides live, read-write access to mainframe data without moving it, PropelZ is designed to securely extract and deliver mainframe data wherever it’s needed — AI models, cloud databases, SIEM platforms, and more.
Choose PropelZ when you need to move mainframe data to modern platforms for AI training, analytics, observability, compliance, and reporting initiatives.
Instead of sharing a live connection to the mainframe, PropelZ moves a copy of the data on demand or continuously — enabling modern platforms to work with structured mainframe data securely and reliably.
Ready to Propel Your Data Strategy?
If you’re ready to modernize how your enterprise uses IBM Z data — without disruption, delays, or complexity:
