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Join Vince Re, Chief Technology Officer at VirtualZ Computing, for an in-depth on-demand demonstration of how Lozen™ is revolutionizing data access on IBM Z.

Vince provides a technical deep dive into how Lozen, VirtualZ Computing's game changing data access solution, works to save time and reduce the cost of application migration - all while keeping data securely on the IBM Z platform.

With Lozen, you can greatly reduce ETL, change data capture and other legacy data access methods with real-time, read-write access to data on IBM Z - from migrated or packaged applications - running in the cloud and on distributed platforms.

Join VirtualZ, Microsoft, and Micro Focus (now Rocket Software) and learn how to modernize your environment in a world where mainframes, distributed and cloud-based applications co-exist with low cost, easy to use, real-time, read-write access to mainframe data.

Thousands of cloud and distributed applications require access to data residing on the mainframe.

Legacy data access methods, such as ETL, FTP and API's are costly "lift and shift" approaches that require data replication and multiple terabytes of sensitive data traversing back and forth across your network.

With Lozen, your data remains where it is, always in-sync, securely on the mainframe, maintaining a single source of truth throughout your organization.

In this brief demonstration, Richard Philyaw (Chief Architect at VirtualZ Computing) illustrates how Lozen™ can simplify your ETL by directly accessing the single source of truth held in the mainframe to obtain just the data needed — without making any copies or extracts of the data.

Lozen™ eliminates the need for costly data replication or complex "lift and shift" migrations. With real-time, read-write access to data directly on the IBM Z platform, Lozen simplifies ETL workflows, enabling faster data transformation and integration across hybrid cloud environments. Its no-code capabilities streamline processes, reduce operational costs, and ensure data security and compliance by keeping data in its original location. Lozen empowers businesses to modernize their data strategies while supporting analytics, reporting, and digital transformation initiatives with unparalleled efficiency.

In this podcast, VirtualZ explores how enterprises can seamlessly integrate IBM Z mainframe data with AWS services to modernize legacy systems, enable real-time data access, and optimize hybrid cloud strategies. This session provides actionable insights into leveraging VirtualZ’s innovative solutions—PropelZ™, Lozen™, and Zaac™—to bridge the gap between mainframe workloads and cloud environments.

Key Highlights:

PropelZ™: Simplifying Mainframe Data Migration to AWS. PropelZ enables organizations to transfer mainframe data (e.g., VSAM files, sequential files, and tape datasets) to AWS databases and data lakes like Amazon RDS, Aurora, and Snowflake without complex ETL processes. The solution transforms mainframe data into structured, platform-neutral formats, making it accessible for analytics, AI/ML, and reporting. PropelZ supports incremental updates, allowing organizations to sync only changed data, reducing bandwidth usage and accelerating migration timelines.

Lozen™: Real-Time Mainframe Data Access Without Replication. Lozen™ provides real-time, read-write access to mainframe data from AWS applications, eliminating the need for data replication or CDC. This capability is ideal for modernizing COBOL applications, enabling them to run in the cloud while accessing mainframe data securely and efficiently.

Lozen™ ensures data integrity and security by keeping sensitive data on the mainframe while allowing controlled access for cloud applications.

Zaac™: Optimizing Mainframe Storage with AWS. Zaac™ replaces traditional mainframe storage (DASD and tape) with scalable, cost-effective cloud storage solutions like Amazon EBS, EFS, and S3. The solution ensures high performance, data resiliency, and seamless integration with AWS storage services, making it ideal for hybrid cloud environments. Zaac’s journaling capabilities provide near-zero recovery point objectives (RPO), ensuring data consistency and reliability even during network disruptions.

Hybrid Cloud Use Cases

The session highlighted real-world use cases, including AI/ML initiatives, real-time analytics, legacy application modernization, and disaster recovery. VirtualZ solutions enable organizations to modernize at their own pace, ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud without disrupting existing operations.

Why VirtualZ?

1. Eliminate Complex ETL Processes: VirtualZ solutions eliminate the need for costly and complex CDC and ETL processes, enabling faster, more efficient data integration.

2. Cost Efficiency: Reduce operational costs by minimizing data replication and leveraging AWS’s scalable, pay-as-you-go storage solutions.

3. Enhanced Security: Maintain mainframe-grade security and compliance while enabling cloud access to sensitive data.

4. Accelerate Modernization: VirtualZ solutions enable enterprises to modernize at their own pace, ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud without disrupting existing operations.

Discover how VirtualZ can help you unlock the full potential of your mainframe data in the cloud.

Join Richard Philyaw, chief architect at VirtualZ Computing, for an on-demand demonstration of how Lozen is revolutionizing data access on IBM Z.

Richard discusses our integration with Micro Focus and how you can eliminate ETL, change data capture and other legacy data access methods with real-time, read-write access to data on IBM Z - from migrated or packaged applications - running in the cloud and on distributed platforms.

In this episode of Skyward Data's "Behind the Code: Unfiltered Conversations with CTO, Vince Re, we discuss how Discover Zaac™ revolutionizes mainframe storage by seamlessly connecting IBM Z environments to cloud and SAN storage. In this episode, we explore the ease of adopting Zaac™, from straightforward installation to dynamic storage management. Learn how Zaac delivers cost-effective, on-demand virtual storage solutions while maintaining compatibility with existing mainframe applications and processes. Whether you're looking to simplify storage or modernize your infrastructure, Zaac™ offers the flexibility and performance you need. Tune in for insights from Vince Re on how Zaac™ empowers businesses to innovate with confidence!

In this case study, James Hoadley, Director of Quality Assurance at VirtualZ Computing, hosts a conversation with Jerry Edgington, Senior Solutions and Innovation Consultant at Mainline Information Systems, to walk through the installation of VirtualZ's PropelZ product. Joined by VirtualZ's CEO, Jeanne Glass, and CTO, Vince Re, they explore how Jerry successfully installed PropelZ on a z/OS 2.5 system, sharing insights on the ease and speed of installation.

In just a couple of hours, Jerry was able to prepare the environment, install PropelZ, and integrate it seamlessly into his mainframe setup without any downtime or system disruption.

Learn how PropelZ can transform your mainframe data management with this informative video!

In this podcast, hosted by Dustin Froyum and Vince Re, Co-founders of VirtualZ Computing, we explore how organizations can overcome the challenges of traditional ETL models to efficiently migrate and utilize mainframe data in modern cloud environments like Snowflake.

Traditional methods of extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) mainframe data are often costly, resource-intensive, and time-consuming, requiring weeks or even months to implement changes. These legacy processes can lack agility, create fragile architectures, and fail to maintain the robust security controls inherent to mainframe systems.

Enter PropelZ™, a powerful, mainframe-based solution designed to streamline data migration and integration. Propels operates entirely on the mainframe, eliminating the need for additional platforms or middleware. It leverages metadata, such as COBOL copybooks, to transform mainframe data into structured formats suitable for modern databases like Snowflake, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and more. With PropelZ™, organizations can achieve high-throughput data transfers, incremental processing for near real-time updates, and seamless integration with cloud platforms—all while maintaining mainframe security controls.

Key highlights of the podcast include:

Additionally, the webinar introduces Lozen™, another VirtualZ product designed for real-time, read-write access to mainframe data from distributed systems. Unlike Propels, which replicates data to target databases, Lozen™ keeps data on the mainframe while providing secure, file system-based access for distributed applications. This approach ensures data integrity and eliminates synchronization issues, making it ideal for transactional systems requiring real-time updates.

The session concludes with a Q&A, addressing topics such as:

Whether you’re looking to modernize your data strategy, reduce costs, or accelerate time-to-value for cloud analytics, this webinar demonstrates how PropelZ™and Lozen™, can help you unlock the full potential of your mainframe data. Join us to learn how VirtualZ Computing is transforming the way organizations integrate and leverage their mainframe assets in the cloud era.

For more information, visit VirtualZ Computing or contact us at [email protected].

Join us as we celebrate six decades of groundbreaking technology and honor the pioneers who have shaped its legacy. VirtualZ proudly stands at the forefront of innovation as the first female and Native American-founded mainframe software company.

Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ, alongside Vince Re, Co-Founder and CTO, share their collective journey of reimagining the mainframe and cloud landscape. In hybrid cloud environments, challenges often stem from data access issues. The complexity of running applications across mainframe, cloud, and distributed environments introduces added costs, time, data inaccuracies, and security risks.

In this session, we explore new paradigms for accessing data from any platform, anywhere, and leveraging it to power better applications and experiences. Whether you need real-time, read-write access or ad-hoc access, we discuss solutions.

Let’s commemorate the 60th anniversary of the mainframe — and discuss propelling the industry forward into a new era of diversity, disruption, and opportunity.

Are you looking to make your mainframe VSAM data accessible to SQL-based platforms like Db2 without the complexity and risk of a full migration? PropelZ from VirtualZ offers a no-code solution that automates the process, enabling seamless data sharing and integration.

Join us for this informative podcast to learn how PropelZ transforms the way businesses handle mainframe data, making it possible to:

· Leverage SQL for powerful querying and analytics.

· Streamline access to VSAM data for non-mainframe applications.

· Integrate seamlessly with modern SQL-based tools and cloud environments.

· The challenges of full VSAM-to-Db2 migration and how sharing data simplifies the process.

· Step-by-step guidance on using PropelZ to automate ETL workflows for Db2 on z/OS.

· Real-world benefits of enabling SQL access to VSAM data, from analytics to cross-platform integration.

· How to reduce costs with zIIP-eligible processing while maintaining mainframe reliability.

PropelZ is available as an enterprise-wide, unlimited-use license through a one-year subscription, covering both the license and maintenance for a flat, transparent fee of $50,000 per year. This allows you to transfer as much mainframe data as needed, as often as required, across your entire enterprise — without additional costs.