CI/CD for IBM Z mainframes

The easiest way to automate your mainframe build and deploy process without breaking the bank

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The time is now to modernize your mainframe and make it truely agile!

A CI/CD system that adapts to you

To match the uniqueness of your company you need a solution that’s easily and quickly customizable. Whenver you need to change.

Stop wasting time

Your teams will be able to focus on their tasks, not on maintaining the tools that should be helping them in the first place.

Release quick, rollback smoothly

Deliver the complete package at the right place or go back cleanly as if nothing has been changed.

Quickly trace all moving parts

“Who”, where, when and what” answered in a snap is what true traceability and transparency is about.

Technicaly, you just need a single tool to make this happen

  • Release Automation
  • Auto Build / Deploy
  • Approvals / Notifications
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Toolchain Orchestration
  • Package based development
  • Dependency Management
  • Git / Subversion integration
  • Use of modern IDE’s (VS Code / Eclipse)
  • Parallel development
  • Compliance and Security
  • Audit / Impact Analysis
  • Adopt DevOps Culture

CI/CD process flow for the z/OS mainframe

Developer

Exclusive focus on development tasks, his only responsibilty in the CI/CD process is commiting code into the version control repository.

Kobee

Reacts upon changes in the version control repository by running the build and deployment processes for the changed project.

  • Analyzes the project code and generates JCL which is then transferred to the z/OS mainframe for execution.
  • Execution results are transferred back and stored by Kobee (for future deployments or rollbacks).
  • Kobee links the execution result (build) to the initial commit by tagging the code in the version control repository.
  • Kobee updates the Issue Tracker/Requirements system associated entry with execution result details.
  • Kobee notifies the developer who commited the code about the result.

z/OS mainframe

The only task for the mainframe is to execute the generated JCL (compile and promote), it is freed from handling complex CI/CD processes itself (historically ran by legacy SCM tools).

Easy to install, scale and use

Kobee for z/OS is bundled with a configuration application (Kobee Resource Configurator) which allows you to quickly set up and customize the solution according to your mainframe environment.

Select what you need, export and Kobee for z/OS will pick up your new configuration. That’s it!

KRC interface overview

Edit z/OS configuration file

Overview models

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We care about quality products at fair and transparent pricing

No hidden fees, we value honesty and integrity whether you are a small business or a large enterprise

Price per user
€99.95/month
Billed annually (one year minimum)
Minimum annual order €25000.

What's included:

  • Software Updates
  • Technical Support (Email)

After your purchase, we can team up* and set out the guidelines to get everything up and running

1

We'll discover your road ahead

Together we will analyze you current development and release process and the ideal DevOps scenario.

2

We'll create an implementation plan

Your enterprise is unique, we will establish an actionable implementation plan to reach your goals with Kobee.

3

We'll execute the plan together

Through a combination of our implementation expertise and customer support, we'll make sure your team can get started as soon as possible.

* Through consultation services by our implementation partners

What you can expect from us

It's best to look before you leap when moving from an old SCM tool to a modern (DevOps) build and deploy architecture. It takes vision and experience to make this new technology fit within the organisation structure and to ensure all stakeholders succesfully adapt to this new way of working

Your People

Your people will be able to set up the solution by themselves, but our experts will help them getting the job done. It’s fairly easy to understand for anyone.

Your Process

It's important that we first get a clear picture of the complexity of your current build and deploy processes. This helps us to define the optimal solution for your company and to draw the roadmap on how to get there.

Your Technology

It’s not about novelty, we want your new solution to work without errors, with the tools you choose, adapted to your way of working.

Do you need more information
or do you want to talk about your current situation?

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