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Practical guidance for understanding complex mainframe applications and making better modernization decisions.
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Written for technology leaders, architects, modernization teams, and the subject matter experts who keep critical systems running.
A single late-fee rule in a receivables application touches a copybook, a program, a JCL step, a DB2 column, a CICS transaction, and a regulatory report. Following it shows which details matter.
September 2026
Read articleTen questions security and risk teams should have answered before any AI-assisted tool reads mainframe source code, with the evidence to ask for at each step.
July 2026
Read articleA credible modernization roadmap connects application evidence, business priorities, dependencies, and delivery constraints before selecting a target approach.
May 2026
Read articlePrograms that start with the target platform end up doing their discovery during delivery, at the most expensive moment possible. A short argument for reversing the order.
March 2026
Read articleCritical application knowledge lives across source code, operating procedures, and experienced people. Preserving it requires evidence and expert context.
January 2026
Read articleManual discovery slows modernization. Learn how AI-assisted analysis can help teams understand complex mainframe applications more efficiently.
November 2025
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