Intellyx | Jason Bloomberg | July 31, 2026
Intellyx analyst Jason Bloomberg reviews how VirtualZ Computing has matured and expanded its mainframe-centric data products since Intellyx’s previous coverage in 2023.
He examines all four VirtualZ products — PropelZ, FlowZ, Lozen, and Zaac — and the technical complexity they handle behind the scenes, including EBCDIC translation and floating-point conversion. Bloomberg contrasts the months often associated with installing new mainframe software with VirtualZ products that can be installed and configured in hours. He also highlights growing traction among hyperscalers, global systems integrators, and independent software vendors.
Why it matters: Enterprise AI depends on high-quality, current data. VirtualZ provides four complementary ways to use mainframe data — moving and transforming it with PropelZ, sharing files with FlowZ, accessing live data in place with Lozen, and extending mainframe storage with Zaac.
Bloomberg’s hot take reinforces this view. His cold take is more measured: growing ISV traction is encouraging, but converting that interest into broader enterprise deals remains a challenge.