IBM CICS TX
Modernization of distributed CICS applications for hybrid cloud environments
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IBM CICS® TX is a comprehensive, single package of a transactional runtime with a COBOL compiler enabled on Red Hat® OpenShift®. It can provide a cloud native deployment model for standalone applications. The solution can also be optimized for integration with IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS®. IBM CICS TX can offer innovation and cost reductions through a platform agnostic architecture and open-source tooling.

Features Read more key features Quicker time-to-value

Take advantage of Red Hat certified container images with pre-tested components on Red Hat OpenShift.

Optimize COBOL applications

Build and modernize COBOL applications with integrated IBM COBOL for Linux® on x86.

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Enable horizontal scaling

Horizontally scale distributed CICS online applications without application changes.

Configuring load balancing
Monitor CICS applications

Use open source, cloud-native, industry standard tools to monitor your applications.

Monitoring and reporting
Achieve container orchestration

Leverage industry standard tooling such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.

Harness hybrid connectivity

Utilize a hybrid infrastructure with a flexible solution that works alongside CICS Transaction Server for z/OS.

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Trial

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A no-charge product for non-production use

CICS TX Standard

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For first cloud deployments of COBOL applications

CICS TX Advanced

For enterprise grade applications looking to balance investment across on-premise (z/OS) applications and cloud environments for COBOL workloads

Evaluation

Development and production

Development and production

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Virtual processor core with monthly license

Virtual processor core with monthly and perpetual license options

Vertical scaling or up to 2 applications

Vertical scaling of up to 5 applications

Unlimited vertical scaling

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5 pods per namespace

Unlimited pods per namespace

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IBM Support

IBM Support

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Load balancing

Resources IBM CICS TX trial

Experience the distributed CICS® runtime which can host CICS COBOL applications in a containerized Linux® environment in a stand-alone mode or work in a hybrid mode along with CICS Transaction Server.

Getting started with IBM CICS TX

Get a brief introduction into the product and its capabilities.

IBM CICS TX User Group

A community for CICS TX users and useful materials for your IBM CICS TX journey.

System requirements

Browse the list of supported IBM and vendor-acquired software for use with IBM CICS TX.

Related products IBM COBOL for Linux on x86

Comprised of a COBOL compiler and a COBOL runtime library. It is available standalone, or as part of IBM CICS TX to run CICS COBOL applications in Red Hat® OpenShift® environments.

IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

Secure and scalable platform for hosting your transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.

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Explore modernization of distributed CICS applications for hybrid cloud environments with IBM CICS TX. Schedule a no-cost 30-minute meeting with an IBM Z representative.

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