Lozen™ is the most powerful data access solution to enable application migration on the market today.

During this podcast, Dustin Froyum (Co-Founder and SVP of Global Alliances) and Richard Philyaw (Chief Architect) will discuss the power of Lozen for your incremental application migration projects. In addition to a brief demonstration of Lozen's out of the box integration with Micro Focus Enterprise Server, we will review how Lozen will expedite your project while reducing risk, complexity, and cost.

Are you migrating some mainframe applications to the cloud while leaving others in place? If so, this podcast is for you!

1. Real-Time Data Access

Lozen provides read-write access to mainframe data across hybrid cloud environments without replication, allowing real-time decision-making.

2. Incremental Migration

VirtualZ enables phased migration of applications and workloads, reducing the complexity and risks associated with large-scale, multi-year projects. This approach minimizes downtime while providing flexibility.

3. No-Code Integration

PropelZ simplifies the extraction and integration of mainframe data into modern databases or data lakes with a no-code utility, eliminating traditional ETL complexities.

4. Eliminate Data Silos

Zaac connects mainframe applications to cloud storage, ensuring seamless, secure access to diverse data sources without the need for complex custom architectures.

5. Cloud & On-Prem Compatibility

The solution supports integration with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud) and on-premise storage, providing flexibility based on organizational needs.

6. Security and Compliance

VirtualZ’s software ensures that all data access and migration activities meet the highest standards of security and compliance, critical for industries with stringent regulations.

Out of the Box Data Access with Rocket Enterprise Server (formerly a Micro Focus product) with Lozen. Effortlessly Access Mainframe Data for COBOL Applications Without Code Modifications or Risky Replication.

The integration of Lozen with Rocket Enterprise Server allows businesses to:

1. Seamlessly Access Mainframe Data

Enable COBOL applications running on distributed platforms (Windows, Linux) to access VSAM data on the IBM Z mainframe without code modifications, ensuring continuity during migrations.

2. Enhance Security and Reduce Costs

Keep mainframe data securely on the IBM Z platform without the need for replication, significantly lowering both costs and risks associated with data transfers.

3. Streamline Migration Processes

Ensure that COBOL workloads can move to cloud or distributed environments without disrupting data dependencies, leading to faster, safer migrations.

4. Align with Modern Data Strategies

Modernize data strategies by leveraging existing mainframe data while integrating seamlessly with cloud environments.

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].