Enterprise teams aren’t looking for new tools. They’re looking for results — faster, simpler, and grounded in real-world workloads.
This month, we go beyond theory — featuring PropelZ 2.0, built from real customer input, a new episode of Skyward Data on the future of ETL, and real production results — including 460K VSAM records delivered to PostgreSQL in just 25 seconds.
This is what’s possible when enterprise data moves faster, simpler, and without friction.
460K records. 25 seconds. Let’s get into it.
Product Announcement
PropelZ 2.0 Is Here
Built from the Real World, Ready for What’s Next.
Enterprise data teams don’t need another tool with theoretical capabilities. They need solutions shaped by real workloads, real constraints, and real feedback — from the environments they operate in every day.
That’s exactly what defines PropelZ 2.0.
This release isn’t a rebrand or a minor upgrade. It’s the result of months of direct input from customers, partners, and production use cases — capturing dozens of “wouldn’t it be nice if…” moments and turning them into tangible capabilities.
As VirtualZ CTO Vince Re put it, PropelZ 2.0 is the point where all of those incremental enhancements come together into something that feels fundamentally different.
Featured Customer Use Case
VSAM to PostgreSQL: 460K Records in 25 Seconds
A global outsourcer recently shared a powerful proof point from their large retail customer:
“A large retailer just loaded 460K VSAM records into a PostgreSQL database on Google Cloud in 25 seconds.”
That’s not a benchmark test. That’s not a synthetic workload. That’s enterprise production data moving from VSAM into PostgreSQL on Google Cloud — quickly, cleanly, and without custom code.
This is what a modern mainframe-to-Postgres integration should look like. And it’s exactly what PropelZ was built to do.
New on the Blog
When to Use Which VirtualZ Product for AI-Ready Data Access
Your AI Doesn’t Need More Data — It Needs Access to the Right Data, Wherever It Lives.
And the most strategic enterprise data isn’t sitting in your cloud. It lives across IBM Z systems, distributed platforms like Linux, Windows, UNIX, macOS, IBM i (AS/400), VSE, and VM — and even decades-old tapes. Until now, accessing that data meant heavy ETL, fragile pipelines, and long timelines.
VirtualZ changes that. Our no-code, out-of-the-box platform delivers secure, instant access to enterprise data from mainframes, multi-platform environments, cloud systems, and archives — with proven results in just one business day.
Here is a simple guide to help you understand when to use each of our products, based on your data access and AI enablement needs.
Upcoming Events
Learn. Modernize. Master your data.
April 22nd: Meet VirtualZ at Google Cloud Next: AI-Ready Data Access and Modernization.
April 29: IBM Z Customer Council — King of Prussia 2026.
Join VirtualZ on April 29, 2026, in King of Prussia, PA, for the IBM Z Customer Council.
In the closing session, Road to Modernization: Adoption and Support, Jeanne Glass and Mark Combs will discuss how VirtualZ helps enterprises modernize IBM Z data access while reducing integration complexity and accelerating time to value.
The agenda also includes IBM and partner sessions covering z/OS 3.2, AI with zCX, operational resiliency, and innovation with IDAA.
View the full agenda and event details
On the Skyward Data Podcast
ETL for IBM Z is Evolving–and FAST
In this episode of the VirtualZ Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ Computing, explores how traditional batch-based ETL is giving way to real-time, cloud-ready, AI-enabled data integration strategies.
As enterprises accelerate AI adoption and hybrid cloud modernization, operational data locked inside IBM Z systems has become both the biggest constraint and the greatest opportunity.
Jeanne breaks down the major trends reshaping ETL and ELT — including real-time integration, no-code platforms, cloud-based transformation, AI-driven data processing, and data virtualization — along with the practical challenges organizations face around security, governance, cost management, and skills gaps.
If you’re responsible for enterprise data strategy, modernization, or AI enablement, this episode outlines what the future of ETL really looks like — and how to unlock IBM Z data safely, incrementally, and at scale.
Skyward Data is THE podcast for professionals who want to gain a competitive edge in the evolving data landscape. Join us on your favorite platform, and subscribe to remain ahead of the competition.
On-Demand Customer Briefings
Today’s enterprise leaders want insight, not a sales pitch. That’s why we created the VirtualZ Customer Briefing Center — a self-paced, no-pressure environment where you can explore our patented, no-code data access software when and how it works for you.
“These briefings are designed to put customers in control. They make it easy to explore how our solutions solve real-world problems — at your own pace, with clarity and no noise.”
— Vince Re, CTO, VirtualZ Computing
Thank you!
Thanks for spending a few minutes with us this month.
Whether you’re modernizing storage, accelerating AI, or powering compliance, VirtualZ is here to help you unlock mainframe data with less friction — with our no-code solutions, you can start delivering results today.
Ready when you are:
- Explore at your own pace in the Customer Briefing Center
- Watch demos and webinars anytime on YouTube
- Reach out directly at [email protected]
See you next month with more ways to modernize, integrate, and accelerate.
— The VirtualZ Team