Empowering z/OS businesses to deliver changes faster, cheaper, and better with on-demand environments for Dev and Test
Mainframe Modernisation in Hyperdrive
PopUp Mainframe: The Platform to Pioneer Agile DevOps Mainframe Development
This Research Brief explores the transformation of mainframe systems through Agile and DevOps methodologies. It highlights how mainframes are being revitalized to support rapid software development and integration with modern IT strategies, positioning them as dynamic assets in the digital landscape.
Provision z/OS Environments with APIs
Use automation pipelines to provision and scale z/OS “Gold Copy” environments instantly
Mainframe in the Cloud
Modernise your organisation strategy with z/OS in the cloud
Mainframe Self-service
z/OS test environments are now a commodity
Data Compliance & Data Masking
Fully data-compliant z/OS environments with state-of-the-art data masking
Agile z/OS Projects
z/OS environments created on-demand accelerate projects dependent on z/OS
Dedicated z/OS Environments
Create isolated environments for development, use with desktop IDE, testing, R&D, training & more!
Reduce Hardware Costs
z/OS test environments run on x86 commodity hardware and in the cloud
Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
Turn off z/OS test environments when not needed, reducing energy usage and CO2 emissions
MAINFRAME WITHOUT LIMITS
FAQs
Which software runs on PopUp?
PopUp supports z/OS 2.4 and 2.5, TSO/ISPF, DB2, CICS, IMS, MQ and ANY 3rd party z/OS software.
It is a fully provisioned z/OS and runs real z/OS code.
How quickly can you setup a PopUp?
PopUp can be up and running in under 10 minutes. PopUp can be installed and run instantly like an app on desktop, server (in VMs and containers) and the Cloud. See our videos spinning up a PopUp on-prem and in the cloud.
Can I connect PopUp to a physical mainframe?
What can I do on PopUp?
Anything that you might already do on a z/OS – testing and development, R&D, third party software evaluation, training for testers and developers.
What can I NOT do on PopUp?
Volume testing or live production work is not allowed, as the zD&T license forbids it. Performance testing is not allowed, and the disk is different between a physical z/OS and the PopUp so would give different results.
Certain kinds of encryption are not available in PopUp.
What is the difference between PopUp and ZD&T?
How many PopUps can I have?
How do I maintain my PopUp?
To keep maintenance to an absolute minimum, it is recommended to restore your PopUp back to the beginning of its life for each new use. For ad hoc problems that may crop up, you can use your own z/OS system admin to resolve them. Our PopUp Lifecycle diagram has more details.
Do I need to have z/OS or green screen skills in order to use a PopUp?
Why PopUp Mainframe?
COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated the need for organisations to digitally transform and to find ways to save time and money. Until now, mainframes have been hugely expensive to upgrade or change with niche skills required to manipulate managed environments.
This has led us to develop PopUp Mainframe, harnessing the power of IBM’s zD&T mainframe emulator to enable you to spin up as many mainframe environments as you need, cheaply and quickly. Development teams or individuals can now have their own mainframe to boost project performance to a new level.
PopUp Mainframe should be used only for development, testing, employee education, or demonstration of Licensee’s applications that run on z/OS. It cannot be used for production workloads of any kind, including without limitation, production module builds, pre-production testing, stress testing, or performance testing. Additionally, PopUp Mainframe is not authorized to be used for code refactoring or re-engineering with the intention to re-platform existing z/OS based applications, for processing production workloads, simulating production workloads or testing scalability of any code, application, or system. For additional information, please refer to IBM ZD&T License Information.