Overview

This Learning path covers discussions and labs on bringing DevOps tools and practices to mainframe application development. 

Objectives: 

• Understand how IBM zUnit can be used to create and run unit tests on COBOL/Db2 batch programs
• Understand how a modern IDE like IDz can be used to work with z/OS and z/OS applications
• Understand and learn how to embrace modern programing languages like Java, Node.js, Python and Go on z/OS
• Learn how to use ADDI and Wazi Analyze to understand traditional z/OS applications and start your z/OS modernization journey.
• Understand the end-to-end process that enables CI/CD pipelines on the mainframe
• Understand the coming changes to IBM z/OS Cloud Broker which will soon be built upon Ansible Automation
• Understand how to use IBM Z VTP to create and perform integration testing on a COBOL/CICS/Db2 transaction

Audience

IBM Z clients and Business Partners - Architects, Systems Administrators, Systems Developers interested in DevOps on IBM Z

Prerequisites

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Objective

• Understand how IBM zUnit can be used to create and run unit tests on COBOL/Db2 batch programs 
• Understand how a modern IDE like IDz can be used to work with z/OS and z/OS applications
• Understand and learn how to embrace modern programing languages like Java, Node.js, Python and Go on z/OS
• Learn how to use ADDI and Wazi Analyze to understand traditional z/OS applications and start your z/OS modernization journey.
• Understand the end-to-end process that enables CI/CD pipelines on the mainframe
• Understand the coming changes to IBM z/OS Cloud Broker which will soon be built upon Ansible Automation
• Understand how to use IBM Z VTP to create and perform integration testing on a COBOL/CICS/Db2 transaction 

Course Outline

Are you using the most modern development environment for z/OS? Don't get left behind!Modernize your business critical application on z/OS using our latest programming languagesYour application modernization journey starts with Discovery and Analysis with ADDI -and- Wazi AnalyzeDevOps: It’s a sprint and a marathon - keep up!IBM z/OS Cloud Broker Is Now Powered by Ansible Automations