COBOL Batch Offloading for IBM Z
Control peaks, unlock capacity, and restore balance—without changing COBOL code
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Mainframe Smarter: Reclaiming Capacity Without Disruption
Free Up Capacity to do More on IBM Z®
Mainframe teams are being asked to reduce costs, improve batch performance, support growing demand, and modernize — often with the same resources they had years ago. What they find instead: CPU spikes, batch jobs missing SLAs, and operations teams stuck firefighting to keep production stable.
The usual fixes fall short. Tuning delivers incremental gains but leaves peak pressure intact. Adding capacity sidesteps the root cause. Rewrites are expensive and slow. None of them solve the real problem: workload contention at peak.
JOPAZ takes a different approach. By compiling COBOL source code into Java bytecode, JOPAZ makes 80%+ of COBOL batch eligible to run on zIIP specialty engines instead of the general processor — reducing CPU pressure, improving batch stability, and freeing up CP capacity for strategic work. No code changes required. Start with a few high-impact jobs and expand over time.
The result is lower costs, more predictable batch processing, less firefighting, and a mainframe that’s built for growth.
Reclaim Mainframe Capacity
Leverage zIIP™ and free up mainframe capacity to improve processing performance, implement new workloads and scale for growth.
Keep Your COBOL
Reduce COBOL workload on CP without changing code or migrating data. Maintain your COBOL source code with familiar development tools.
See Immediate Results
Realize up to 80%+ of COBOL batch GP workload savings at execution. Put your reclaimed capacity to work right away.
Run Lean. Build Big.
Quickly get more value from your IBM Z by efficiently distributing workloads across available processors. By shifting eligible workload to zIIP, JOPAZ unlocks critical CP capacity so you gain breathing room to take on new projects with confidence, while keeping proven systems running exactly as they should—no disruptions, no compromises—just the freedom to innovate on IBM Z.
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What Sets JOPAZ Apart?
Create Space for Growth
High-volume batch processing puts a heavy load on the central processor, impacting performance as it approaches full capacity utilization. With JOPAZ from Software AG, you can offload processor-intensive jobs to zIIP—instantly freeing capacity for new and latent workloads.
Keep What Works
Optimizing your mainframe doesn’t mean putting your business at risk. With JOPAZ, you can keep your trusted COBOL applications as-is and maintain them with the usual development tools. Databases and core systems stay on the IBM Z. No rewrites, no data migrations and no irreversible decisions. Just immediate capacity gains and performance benefits. Evolution, not revolution. On your terms.
Build What’s Next
When you reclaim capacity with JOPAZ, you can finally set your sights on building the bold, innovative ideas that will set your business apart. Launch AI initiatives, accelerate digital transformation, implement new applications, and bring your most ambitious projects to life on the secure, reliable IBM Z platform you trust. Innovation shouldn’t start with disruption. With JOPAZ, it doesn’t have to.
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