IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z
Modernize mainframe applications faster, with lower risks and costs with the purpose-built coding assistant
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Overview:
Accelerate Z modernization with AI
IBM® watsonx Code Assistant® for Z accelerates mainframe application development and modernization with generative AI and automation. It supports developers in every phase of lifecycle—from application discovery and analysis to automated refactoring, code explanation, generation, optimization and transformation to newer languages and testing. The outcome? Lower modernization risks, enhanced developer productivity and skill sets plus faster time to value.
Use Cases
COBOL modernization
Whether you want to understand, manage, modernize or build COBOL applications from scratch, IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z assists you right in your IDE.
Transform COBOL to Java
Expand your mainframe developer talent pool. Transform COBOL applications with confidence by using generative AI and automated unit testing.
Modernize PL/I applications
Enable deep analysis of PL/I application landscape, code explanation and auto-refactoring to speed-up modernization.
JCL understanding
Gain insights of JCL jobs with graphs to map dependencies, datasets, executed procedures and programs. Generate natural language explanations of JCL steps.
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Discover how IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z streamlines mainframe application modernization and boosts developer productivity. Explore the product's key capabilties and see it in action with our interactive demo.
Understand your application landscape
Gain clear insight into your mainframe applications, their relationships and dependencies with automated discovery and analysis. Use AI agents to understand mainframe code and document business logic faster.
Explain code in natural language
Use AI agents to create natural language explanations of code and technical documentation, reducing the knowledge gap, streamlining documentation and accelerating modernization strategies.
Generate code with precision
Generate new COBOL code with natural language prompts through a chat interface or get real-time in-line code suggestions on the go with AI. Develop with precision and speed as we leverage fine-tuned LLM trained on IBM Z®.
Auto-refactor into modular services
Discover the programs and data needed to automatically refactor your COBOL and PL/I applications into modular business services. Improve accuracy and reduce the developer time and skill required with automated code refactoring.
Optimize code for performance
Get prioritized insights on performance inefficiencies—identifying issues at the source code level through an in-depth analysis of COBOL modules—to improve application performance and streamline development.
Convert COBOL to Java in minutes
Use generative AI to accelerate COBOL to high quality Java transformations in minutes, not months. Next, accelerate testing with auto-generated unit tests to compare semantic equivalence of new Java service to original COBOL code, gaining confidence in the language transformation and reducing risk. Maintain IBM Z runtimes and quality of services with interoperability, integration and enterprise standardization.
Benefits:
Full application lifecycle support
Access AI and automation tooling to support the end-to-end application modernization lifecycle with auto discover, refactor, transform and test.
Fine-tuned gen AI
Use a fine-tuned large language model (LLM) for mainframe languages and use cases, improving understanding, code quality and accuracy.
Incremental approach
Minimize costs and risks with incremental modernization and dynamic refactoring. Get flexibility to use your choice of language (COBOL/Java) with interoperability
Deployment flexibility
Deploy where you want—on premises or with hybrid cloud—to meet your unique business needs.
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