IBM Wazi as a Service

Cloud native development and testing for z/OS on IBM Cloud

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Overview

IBM® Wazi as a Service enables cloud native development and test experience for z/OS® in IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Application developers can develop and test z/OS application components in a virtual infrastructure “as a Service” environment running on IBM Z architecture on IBM Public Cloud. Accelerate cloud native development and test z/OS applications with z/OS Virtual Server in IBM Cloud VPC; your own protected space in the IBM Cloud with the security of a private cloud and the agility of a public cloud.

IBM Wazi aaS also provides experimental capabilities to enable customers to get started with exploring IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery offering through Integration templates based on DevSecOps practices.  The service offers an unified user experience for z/OS and cloud native applications in the IBM Cloud to create and use toolchains, with security and auditability at its core.
Benefits
Increased speed to market

Accelerate delivery through rapid development and testing enabled by on-demand access to a z/OS environment in less than 5 minutes.
Innovation with freedom

Innovate faster in response to ever-changing business needs by using a z/OS system that includes the latest and greatest software.
Improved software quality  and compliance

Enhance software quality and auditability by shifting left and automating your testing and considering security earlier in the development lifecycle.
Increase productivity

Help developers and systems programmers by eliminating wait times and enabling easy deployment of a z/OS system with Wazi Image Builder using standard or custom images.
Greater scalability

Enable horizontal and vertical scaling on demand based on business needs and pay only for what you use with infrastructure available as a service in a flexible consumption model.
Flexible deployment

Enable horizontal and vertical scaling on demand based on business needs and pay only for what you use with infrastructure available as a service in a flexible consumption model.

Use cases

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Development and testing

Leverage the strength and security of IBM Cloud with self-serve access to z/OS systems and create standard or custom images from your own LPAR. Get started with development and testing in minutes without any dependency on operations.

 Watch the video (4:05)
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Infrastructure testing

Overcome the issues of broken processes, insufficient security and more that are preventing you from testing software upgrades at speed. Expedite testing with a z/OS virtual server instance (VSI) and Wazi Image Builder.
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Innovation and skill building

Accelerate innovation by lowering the barrier to entry for new z/OS developers and reduce their need to have specialized skills by providing easy access to preinstalled and customized software available as stock images.
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Secure z/OS apps with DevSecOps practices

Get started with IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery and experiment with secure toolchains

 Explore IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery
Illustration showing development and testing of UI system
Development and testing

Leverage the strength and security of IBM Cloud with self-serve access to z/OS systems and create standard or custom images from your own LPAR. Get started with development and testing in minutes without any dependency on operations.

 Watch the video (4:05)
Illustration showing close-up of finger pressing button on keyboard
Infrastructure testing

Overcome the issues of broken processes, insufficient security and more that are preventing you from testing software upgrades at speed. Expedite testing with a z/OS virtual server instance (VSI) and Wazi Image Builder.
Illustration showing developer working on testing UI system using Wazi as a Service
Innovation and skill building

Accelerate innovation by lowering the barrier to entry for new z/OS developers and reduce their need to have specialized skills by providing easy access to preinstalled and customized software available as stock images.
Illustration of watsonx Orchestrate Security
Secure z/OS apps with DevSecOps practices

Get started with IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery and experiment with secure toolchains

 Explore IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery
IBM Wazi as a Service components z/OS Dev and Test Virtual Server in IBM Cloud VPC

Spin up a z/OS dev and test system in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud in just minutes. Manage virtual machine-based compute, storage and networking resources in a private, secure space you define.

 See how to manage an IBM Cloud account (3:55) Wazi Image Builder

Create custom images from your on-premises LPAR by using Wazi Image Builder. Wazi Image Builder includes a web UI with role-based access and REST APIs to streamline the creation process.

 See how to create a source environment (2:21) See how to create a target environment (1:43) z/OS templates for continuous delivery

Use z/OS templates that extend IBM Continuous Delivery Service to automate builds in secure DevSecOps toolchains

 Watch this end-to-end video (10:44)

Case study

Eurobank discusses Accelerating Dev & Test

Accelerate and simplify building and testing z/OS applications with cloud native development, modernization in place and a consistent cloud experience. 

Client quotes

IBM’s approach to the hybrid cloud with Wazi as a Service recognizes the critical need for organizations to modernize the mainframe developer experience.

John McKenny

Sr. VP & Gen. Mgr., Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation BMC

BMC
Leveraging TCS cloud solutions and accelerators along with the security and reliability of IBM Cloud, we’re helping clients accelerate their hybrid cloud modernization journeys and business transformation.

Arun Prabhakar

VP and Global Head, Alliances TCS

Resources

Discover IBM Wazi as a Service in the Virtual Server for VPC cloud catalog.
Select IBM Z s390x architecture and you will see the IBM z/OS operating system as an option for Wazi as a Service. (Login to IBM cloud account required)
Quick training demos
Explore our training videos to learn more about using IBM Wazi as a Service, IBM Z DevOps and cloud native development.
Cloud Native Development Community
Be part of our Cloud Native Development Community for Z DevOps and contribute to the prioritization of needs.
Learning Resources
Learn how our IBM Wazi as a Service tutorials, samples and workflows can help you spin up a development environment in just a few minutes.
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Contact your IBM representative for pricing.

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