Mainframe Software

A row of sleek black square devices is arranged in a curved line against a neutral background. Each tile features a geometric triangular prism design, with one prominently displaying the IBM name and another marked with the letter Z. Subtle blue light glows between some of the tiles, adding a modern, high-tech feel. The overall composition emphasizes precision engineering, minimalism, and contemporary industrial design.

Detect Faster, Respond Smarter: Secure the Core in Frontier AI Era

Join us on Tuesday, September 15th 10:00 AM EDT to see how IBM Z and our security solutions help organizations strengthen threat detection and response across mission-critical environments.

Power your business with AI at its core

Combine real-time intelligence with automation through AI agents. The result? Productivity rises, operations run smoother, costs decline, and teams upskill faster with resilient, AI‑enhanced mainframe innovation.

Empower developers, speed and innovation

Accelerate application modernization with end-to-end support that improves code understanding, preserves business logic, and reduces reliance on scarce expertise.

Achieve extreme resilience

Maintain business continuity with AI-powered observability, intelligent automation, and predictive system insight.

Supercharge decision-making

Gain instant, secure access to mission-critical data and get up to 1000x faster query performance.

Reduce compliance burden

Reduce compliance reporting from months to weeks through AI-powered security and compliance tooling and stay ahead with Quantum-safe cryptography.

Transform how you engage with the mainframe

See how IBM Z is revolutionizing mainframe experiences with intelligent, AI-powered innovation.

Isometric illustration of a person working on a platform next to analytical data

Application Development

Accelerate Application Development Lifecycle

By using an AI-powered IDE and fully automated CI/CD pipeline, you can boost developer productivity and accelerate application modernization.

Learn more

Isometric illustration of several boxes moving along an assembly line

Operations Management

Simplify operations & enhance resiliency

With AI-driven IT operations, you can unify insights and actions to simplify operations, reduce noise, and improve availability.

Learn more

Isometric illustration of three colleagues analyzing data

Applications and Data Management

Streamline access to applications and data

Through open standards-based integration and data synchronization, you gain deeper AI-driven insights for better decision-making.

Learn more

Isometric illustration of security shield and people interacting with enterprise endpoints

Security and Compliance

Protect against threats and risk exposures

With proactive threat prevention and business continuity you can achieve a stronger security and risk strategy for uninterrupted operations.

Learn more

By the numbers

60%

Boost to developer productivity, delivering new business value faster.

8 nines

Availability across IBM z16 and z17 for nonstop business continuity with AI-powered observability.

1000x

Faster query performance and instant, secure access to mission-critical data.

1 week

versus 1 month compliance reporting through AI-powered security and compliance tooling.

Resources

Webinar on demand

Learn how IBM Z can help organizations detect threats faster, accelerate responses, and strengthen cyber security in the Frontier AI era.

New

Gartner report

Too Big to Fail: Why Mainframe Exit Projects Are Likely to Fail in the Age of Generative AI

New

Gartner report

The State of the IBM Mainframe in 2026: Mainframes continue to deliver unmatched resiliency, security, transactional integrity and backward compatibility compared with alternative platforms.

New