IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS

Optimizes previously compiled COBOL program modules to increase application performance and reduce CPU usage without source recompilation. ABO performs high-fidelity optimizations and generates code that fully exploits z15™, z14®, z14 ZR1, z13®, z13s®, zEC12, and zBC12 architecture without changing program logic or behavior.

Optimizes directly from the binary code in the COBOL module and ensures the low-level logic of the program remains the same.
Full functional verification testing of the ABO-optimized modules is not required. Application integration testing is recommended to ensure the basic functioning of the applications using the ABO-optimized modules before deploying ABO-optimized modules into a production environment.

Use the latest version of Enterprise COBOL for new development, modernization, and maintenance. Use ABO to improve the performance of the COBOL modules without a recompilation plan.

Identify top CPU-consuming COBOL modules to significantly reduce CPU consumption, processing time, and operating costs.
Optimize the modules containing the top contributors to CPU time. Measure the impact using these ABO generated modules, and then repeat for the next top CPU contributors until your performance goals are met.

Allows you to see the performance benefits of running ABO-optimized programs in your environment without having to install the on-premise ABO trial version on your system.

The IBM® Run Time Instrumentation (RTI) Profiler, which comes with ABO, collects and reports on the execution time CPU performance characteristics of your batch z/OS® applications.

IBM Application Delivery Foundation for z/OS (ADFz) family of products fully support COBOL modules that have been optimized by ABO.

Supports the Continuous Delivery (CD) model so that you can receive new features and enhanced capabilities as soon as the code is ready. You can now receive enhancements in a faster and more continuous way without waiting for the next release.