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Overview

IBM offers a broad array of expertise to accelerate IBM Z and cloud modernization initiatives.

IBM Consulting offers Mainframe Application Modernization services and solutions that helps our clients maximize value from their application investments through in-place modernization, hybrid cloud modernization and cloud native development on IBM Z.

IBM Garage Expertise gives businesses the opportunity to see firsthand how IBM Z infrastructure can support their business needs. Whether it’s through a co-creation workshop, a solution benchmark or a Redbooks training course.

IBM Consulting

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Application modernization on the mainframe

Modernizing mainframe-based applications is a critical element in successful hybrid cloud strategies

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Solving application modernization challenges with the mainframe

IBM Consulting provides expertise to help clients on their mainframe application modernization journey.

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Gartner Webinar: Mainframes in the era of cloud computing

Listen to the On-Demand Webinar featuring Thomas Klinect, of Gartner on the role of mainframe technology and cloud strategy

IBM Garage Expertise

In addition to benchmarking and Proof of Concepts, IBM Garage offers clients four types of no-charge workshops to accelerate transformation. Each workshop can focus on one of the following topics areas: Security, Resiliency, Data & AI, Linux, Modernization, and Hybrid Cloud

Consulting Workshop

IBM experts will provide you demos, use cases, guidance and briefings on solutions that you want to explore

Discovery Workshop

IBM expert architects and facilitators will work with your team to explore requirements using Design Thinking methodologies to form a solution foundations

Design Workshop

IBM architects will define high-level architecture to meet your requirement needs

MVP Workshop

IBM experts will co-create a Minimal Viable Product to address your business goals that show how you can meet them

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Spotlight Resources

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IBM Redbook: Journey to Modernization with IBM Z

At the heart of many large enterprise hybrid cloud environments sits IBM Z, a computing platform which is perfect for today’s most demanding peaks.

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IBM Z and Hybrid Cloud Demo

Demo of build once, deploy anywhere with RedHat Openshift - includes IBM Z hardware, a fully cloud native application composed of micro services and deployed across multiple...

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Application Modernization Patterns

Patterns for IBM Z application modernization represent architectural best practices in four categories: Application centric, Data-integration centric, Event driven, and Process...

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Earn Badges: Learning Journey for Application Developers

During this learning journey, you will be learning how to apply modernization in your Hybrid Cloud environment including IBM Z.We will look at lifecycle enablement by using...

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Earn Badges: Learning Journey for Architects

Self-paced, no-charge course to learn hands-on how to architect IBM Z applications for hybrid cloud.

Analyst Paper

Successful Enterprise Application Modernization Requires Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

This Forrester Consulting paper explains how you can modernize, while exploring other key insights

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