“Lozen enables partial and incremental replatform projects, with some applications being replatformed and others staying on the mainframe. Being able to transparently access mainframe VSAM data in real time really helps replatform projects move forward — without having to build additional processes or controls around moving the workload, all while maintaining data integrity and currency.
Micro Focus (now Rocket Software) provides a mainframe-equivalent CICS JCL IMS environment running COBOL and PL/I applications on distributed platforms. If VSAM data continues to reside on the mainframe, the tight integration VirtualZ has developed between Lozen and our File Handler means that batch applications can now access it remotely. Lozen provides a really good way of providing shared access to critical mainframe data between batch and online applications.”
Introduction
As the next step in our mission to streamline application modernization without data replication, we’ve announced a technology alliance with Rocket Software. Foundational to the alliance is our Out of the Box Data Access with Rocket Enterprise Server solution, based on Lozen™, which enables effortless mainframe data access for COBOL applications without code modifications or risky replication.
Application migration projects are multiplying in today’s landscape, creating a rising need for access to data residing on the IBM Z platform. Yet existing legacy data access methods are complicated, cost-intensive, and non-scalable. Several years and millions of dollars later, these companies often don’t have the migration success they need.
Lozen’s Out of the Box Data Access with Rocket Enterprise Server
To address these challenges, our Out of the Box Data Access with Rocket Enterprise Server solution allows organizations to move applications without touching the data, an unprecedented application migration benefit that transforms existing processes. The data stays where it is, while customers maintain real-time, read-write data access—drastically reducing migration project risk, time, and costs.
The integration of Lozen with Rocket Enterprise Server allows businesses to:
- Seamlessly Access Mainframe Data: Enable COBOL applications running on distributed platforms (Windows, Linux) to access VSAM data on the IBM Z mainframe without code modifications, ensuring continuity during migrations.
- Enhance Security and Reduce Costs: Keep mainframe data securely on the IBM Z platform without the need for replication, significantly lowering both costs and risks associated with data transfers.
- Streamline Migration Processes: Ensure that COBOL workloads can move to cloud or distributed environments without disrupting data dependencies, leading to faster, safer migrations.
- Align with Modern Data Strategies: Modernize data strategies by leveraging existing mainframe data while integrating seamlessly with cloud environments.
Learn More
In the technology ecosystem, we gain insight, strength, and innovation through partnership — and this alliance is no exception. To learn more about Lozen and our Out of the Box Data Access with Rocket Enterprise Server solution, visit our solutions and product pages for helpful resources like demos, webinars, solution briefs, thought leadership papers, blogs, and more.
