In an effort to deal with shrinking IT budgets and the increasing cost of maintenance, many organizations are looking to move away from the mainframe. The BluePhoenix PlatformMigrator for z/OS solution is a cutting-edge, high-efficiency set of tools that delivers all the benefits of automated migration, while leaving you in control throughout the process.
z/OS (OS/390) Migration to Unix/Windows
PlatformMigrator for z/OS provides a comprehensive solution for dealing with the many issues involved in migrating your z/OS applications to Unix or Windows. In order to carry out the migration, BluePhoenix uses a combination of automated techniques depending on the various legacy technologies that exist.
- 3GL - PlatformMigrator automatically migrates 3GL code based on legacy file systems, such as VSAM and IMS DB, or legacy databases such as ADABAS or IDMS to make use of Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2 UDB. BluePhoenix’s field-proven migration strategy guarantees best performance of data normalization.
- 4GL - PlatformMigrator automatically migrates 4GL code such as ADSO and Natural to more current industry standard environments such as Java, C#, and COBOL.
- Batch - PlatformMigrator recognizes the importance of batch in the z/OS environment, and automatically migrates JCL to scripting languages such as Perl to support ongoing batch execution of applications.
- Application Data - In addition, PlatformMigrator supports the migration of application data from numerous z/OS based file and database systems to the new Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2 UDB environments.
All of the migrations accomplished by PlatformMigrator are done nativelywith the highest consideration taken for excellent performance. No black box code or emulation software is required, leaving you with a clean application for easy maintenance using industry standard tools in your chosen destination environment.