Scalable & flexible Mainframe Application Delivery (Micro Focus Virtual Enterprise Value day 2020)

A webinar presented at the Micro Focus Virtual Enterprise Value day 2020.

About how the combination of Micro Focus and IKAN ALM software tools modernizes your Mainframe Application Delivery.

Watch it: https://youtu.be/mFi-FkViQF8

Transcript

1. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: WATCH: https://youtu.be/mFi-FkViQF8
2. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Contributors to this session Ingo Pieper Solution Architect AMC - Micro Focusvelopment, testing and more René De Vleeschauwer Founder and Managing Director– IKANC I/CD for z/OS
3. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: IKAN Mutual Partner Access Agreement Premier Technical Alliance Partner Belgian Enterprise Software vendor, specialized in DevOps: • Toolchain Orchestration • Continuous Integration and Deployment Focus on Modernization for Legacy Environments: • IBM z/OS • iSeries https://www.ikanalm.com/
4. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: IT strategy 2020: Organizations are looking to digitally transform… Run & Transform Innovate Faster with Lower Risk Top line mandate: Bottom line mandate:
5. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Process - Speed and Quality - Access to skills - DevOps at Enterprise Scale Infrastructure - New cost models - On premise vs Cloud - Secure access and data Application - New markets & services - Proliferation of devices - Competitive Forces Application Modernization & Connectivity
6. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Infrastructure -New cost models -On premise vs Cloud -Secure access and data Application -New markets & services -Proliferation of devices -Competitive Forces Process -Speed and Quality -Access to skills -DevOps at Enterprise Scale Process Modernization • Deliver applications faster • Embrace an enterprise-wide DevOps discipline • Integrated tooling and on demand resources • Manage access across a Hybrid IT estate Practical Digital Transformation
7. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Mainframe challenges Transform the way you plan, build, test, release, and operate applications.
8. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Modernization is the solution Extend application value with a low-risk and cost effective way of innovation Deliver business value by protecting investments already made and effectively building upon what already works successfully
9. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution Overview
10. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Hybrid IBM Z Agile Software Development with AWS
11. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Possible configurations • IKAN ALM with IKAN legacy Phases • CloudBees/Jenkins with IKAN legacy Pipelines • CloudBees/Jenkins Orchestrates IKAN ALM • Mix of CloudBees/Jenkins and IKAN • “Legacy” platforms supported ◦ z/OS, Windows, Linux, Cloud,…
12. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Infrastructure: CloudBees Core Solution Architecture Admins Cross-Team Collaboration Alpha Team z/OS Mainframe (Bravo) Team Dedicated Agents Shared Agents VMs Bare Metal Containers Cluster Operations Rapid Team Onboarding Role-based Access Plugin Catalog Process Templates Event Triggers AWS Quick Start available: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/cloudbees-core/
13. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution Architecture (all on AWS), part 1
14. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution Architecture (all on AWS), part 2
15. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution Architecture (all on AWS), part 3
16. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution Architecture (all on AWS), part 4
17. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Solution architecture Phases/Pipelines are responsible for all steps (compile, Promotion, …) including the automatic generation of scripts: JCL, BAT or Shell Parameterized SH., JCL and BAT models that act as the building blocks to generate the scripts, customizable to the client’s environment Values used to populate the model properties, customizable to the client’s environment The architecture is based on Phases/Pipelines, Models and Resource Files for z/OS, Linux, Windows,….
18. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: How a (z/OS) script is generated 1 3 2
19. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Sample of a generated JCL step Based on Resources and Models, same principle for Windows, Linux,…
20. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Questions?
21. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Why Micro Focus and IKAN
22. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Micro Focus IKAN Why Micro Focus and IKAN Deliver Mainframe Applications faster Using modern development tools and processes Remove test bottlenecks Remove mainframe test capacity constraints and integrate testing as part of CI Integrated platform, tools and processes Remove disconnected processes and systems + And everything is automated!
23. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: What is in for you? You will GAIN significant business value in the form of agility, new business capabilities, and a reduction in TCO and risk. You will TRANSFORM the way you plan, build, test, release, and operate applications. Through INNOVATION based on what already works Process Modernization Use of Commodity platforms. Scalable, flexible mainframe application delivery Analyst IDC are “seeing a shift from a shift and replace approach towards modernization strategies”
24. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Call to action: Start the Journey • Complimentary Service ◦ One day meeting agenda ◦ Survey of Stakeholders • Application Delivery Overview • Technical Review • Strategy Fit • Recommendation Report provided within days
25. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: Contact us Ingo Pieper - www.linkedin.com/in/ingo-pieper-3994498 Solution Architect – Micro Focus Web: https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/solutions/application-modernization-and-connectivity René De Vleeschauwer - www.linkedin.com/in/rené-de-vleeschauwer-9163a2 CEO and DevOps expert – IKAN Web: www.ikanalm.com
26. Agile practices for z/OS mainframes. Move your legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure with: THANK YOU AND REMEMBER: YOU CAN APPLY YOU CAN MOVE WITH Yes, together we can! agile practices for z/OS mainframes and legacy applications onto a modern infrastructure Micro Focus and IKAN