Next-generation mainframe engineering
Modern software engineering for the mainframe.
zNext brings modern development, automation and software lifecycle practices to the systems your business depends on — helping teams move faster without leaving the mainframe behind.
$ znext deploy --pipeline cobol-core_
✓ build 2m 14s
✓ test 41s
✓ deploy 8s
The problem
Your mainframe isn't the problem. Your development lifecycle might be.
Mainframes continue to run some of the world's most critical business processes. Yet the development workflows around them often remain fragmented, manual and disconnected from modern engineering practices — slowing teams down at the exact moment the business needs to move faster.
Slow delivery
Long development and release cycles make it difficult to respond quickly to business needs.
Complex testing
Testing mission-critical applications can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming.
Disconnected tooling
Mainframe teams often work in environments separated from modern software engineering workflows.
The skills gap
Organizations need to enable the next generation of developers without sacrificing decades of business-critical knowledge.
The zNext solution
Bring the mainframe into the modern software lifecycle.
zNext is an enabling layer that helps organizations modernize the way software is developed around the mainframe — connecting proven infrastructure with the engineering principles that power today's best software teams.
Why zNext
The reliability of the mainframe. The agility of modern engineering.
zNext is not about replacing proven mainframe infrastructure. It's about modernizing the way teams work with it.
Old way
zNext
Platform
Capabilities built for the modern mainframe SDLC.
Modern Development
Give developers a contemporary workflow for building and maintaining mainframe applications.
Automated Testing
Increase confidence and shorten feedback loops through modern testing practices.
CI/CD Integration
Connect mainframe development to enterprise CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.
Developer Experience
Make mainframe development more accessible to today's software engineers.
Automation
Reduce repetitive manual processes across the software lifecycle.
Enterprise Ready
Built around the reliability, governance and security requirements of mission-critical enterprise environments.
For enterprise engineering teams
Give your mainframe team the engineering experience they deserve.
Engineering leaders
Increase delivery velocity and reduce friction.
Developers
Spend less time fighting tooling and more time building software.
Architects
Connect mainframe systems with modern enterprise engineering practices.
CIOs
Extend the value of critical mainframe investments while enabling modernization.
Mainframe + modern engineering
The mainframe belongs in the modern engineering ecosystem.
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Mainframe
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Source Control
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Build Automation
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Automated Testing
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CI/CD
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Deployment
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Observability
Enterprise trust
Modernize the lifecycle. Protect what already works.
Organizations don't need to throw away decades of business logic, operational knowledge and infrastructure to modernize their engineering practices. zNext is designed to fit within the standards enterprises already depend on.
Reliability
Security
Governance
Scalability
Enterprise integration
Business continuity
Vision
The next generation of mainframe engineering starts now.
The future of the mainframe isn't about replacing what works. It's about giving the people who build and operate it better tools, better workflows and a better way to deliver software.
Ready to take your mainframe development lifecycle to the next level?
Discover how zNext can help your organization bring modern software engineering practices to the mainframe.