Move Mainframe Data Anywhere — No Code, No Delays, One Flat Price
Your enterprise doesn’t need another complex ETL tool — it needs fast, flexible access to IBM Z data, delivered securely to the platforms that matter most for AI, analytics, and modernization. PropelZ from VirtualZ Computing™ is a no-code data delivery platform that extracts structured mainframe data and moves it directly to your cloud databases, AI platforms, observability tools, and integration pipelines. A versatile solution with many use cases, PropelZ is fast to deploy, simple to use, and priced at just $50K per year — no volume tiers, no hidden fees.
Whether you’re modernizing business apps, training AI models, or migrating decades of tape data to the cloud, PropelZ™ delivers the right data — right where you need it.
Same-Day Value, Enterprise-Scale Results
- Installs in hours — no specialized skills or complex scripting
- Works out of the box — with 100+ supported targets
- Flat rate $50K per year — unlimited use, no surprises
- Trusted by leaders — as described by Jerry Edgington of Pellera (formerly Mainline/Converge): “It doesn’t take much time at all. Just a couple of hours to get the product laid down and installed in a testing environment.” Listen to Jerry describe how quickly PropelZ goes live.
PropelZ Use Cases By Initiative
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
PropelZ makes mainframe data instantly available to any AI/ML platform — at scale.
- Compatible with Google Vertex AI, Amazon SageMaker, Microsoft Azure ML, IBM Watsonx, and more.
- Power AI training and inference using structured, secure, and up-to-date data from IBM Z and legacy systems.
- Unlock predictive analytics and automation with zero code, zero replication, and zero disruption.
Security, Observability & Compliance
Improve visibility, reduce risk, and simplify governance:
- Splunk, Elastic, Exabeam, OpenTelemetry: Feed logs, SMF records, RACF events, and console messages into modern SIEM and observability platforms.
- SMF to Cloud: Stream structured SMF data for real-time ops insights and compliance.
- Mainframe Tape to Cloud: Migrate decades of tape archives to object storage for archiving, AI training, and legacy search.
Storage: Tape-to-Cloud Migration
Tape retirement, compliance retention, long-term archiving, and unlocking historical data for AI and analytics.
While our instant mainframe storage and DevOps use cases are powered by Zaac™, our tape-to-cloud migration solution uses PropelZ — and it’s a critical path in storage modernization.
- Migrate decades of mainframe tape data securely to cloud object storage
- Avoid replatforming, rewriting, or specialized tape hardware
- Eliminate the high cost and complexity of maintaining physical tape infrastructure
- Enable on-demand retrieval for analytics, audits, and compliance initiatives
And here’s where it gets even more powerful.
Once in the cloud, this vast archive of historical tape data becomes AI-ready — fueling model training, predictive analytics, and insight generation. You’re not just storing old data — you’re activating new value from assets that were once locked away.
Analytics, Dashboards & Data Lakes
Turn mainframe data into real-time insights by connecting directly to:
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse
Feed mainframe data into your analytics stack without ETL pipelines or overnight refreshes.
Integration & Automation Platforms
PropelZ connects to industry-standard integration tools out of the box:
- MuleSoft, Boomi, webMethods, Informatica, TIBCO, WSO2, Oracle Integration Cloud, Azure Logic Apps
- Quickly build cross-platform workflows using mainframe data — no custom code.
- Enable modern data sharing between IBM Z and distributed/cloud apps with full policy alignment.
Business Applications & Modernization
- App Modernization: Move data from legacy systems to cloud-native apps — no disruption or data rewriting.
- Report Migration: Replace static mainframe reports with real-time dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, or custom portals.
- VSAM to Db2/Adabas/Modern SQL: Migrate VSAM data into modern relational or NoSQL environments — automatically.
- SaaS Enablement: Feed real-time IBM Z data into Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, and other SaaS platforms.
Your Data, Delivered Anywhere
PropelZ supports 100+ JDBC and native cloud targets, including:
- Relational databases (Db2, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.)
- NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Cloud storage (Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob)
- Enterprise apps, data lakes, and modern pipelines
Whether it’s file-based, log-based, sequential, VSAM, or tape — PropelZ extracts, transforms, and delivers it.
Why PropelZ
| Feature | Traditional ETL | PropelZ |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment Time | Weeks to Months | Hours |
| Cost Model | Complex, Volume-Based | Flat $50K Annual License |
| Skill Requirements | High | No-Code |
| Real-Time Support | Often Requires CDC | Asynchronous, Policy-Aligned |
| Platform Compatibility | Limited | 100+ Targets Supported |
| Mainframe Impact (CPU/MIPS) | High | Low, ZIP-Enabled |
Engineered for Data Movement: How PropelZ Differs from Lozen™
While Lozen provides real-time, read-write access to mainframe data without ever moving it, PropelZ is engineered specifically for secure, policy-aligned data movement.
PropelZ is designed to extract and deliver mainframe data — on demand or continuously — to wherever it’s needed:
- AI/ML platforms like Vertex AI, SageMaker, Azure ML, and watsonx
- Cloud databases and data lakes
- SIEM and observability platforms like Splunk, Elastic, and Exabeam
- Compliance and reporting systems
Choose PropelZ when your use case requires moving mainframe data to support:
- AI model training or data enrichment
- Cloud-native reporting and analytics
- Security monitoring and event correlation
- Long-term archiving or tape retirement
Unlike Lozen’s live, shared connection model, PropelZ securely moves a copy of your data — ensuring downstream platforms can work with structured, modernized datasets without impacting mainframe operations.
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With PropelZ, your most valuable data moves faster — without coding, scripting, or delays.
One product. One price. Unlimited use cases.
