Improve Time to Market of New Mainframe Applications and Services Using Agile Development Practices and DevOps

My mainframe runs the business, but application delivery is slow, cumbersome, and complex. I must find new ways to improve application development and testing on the mainframe while controlling cost and risk. How can I easily leverage Agile and DevOps practices to improve developer efficiency, continuous integration, and team collaboration across the enterprise?

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Improve developer efficiency through the use of modern, integrated development tools

Streamlining Mainframe application delivery couldn't be easier with the Micro Focus Enterprise solution. With this unique technology, Dev and Ops teams can easily edit, compile, debug, and test COBOL, PL/I, CICS, IMS, and DB2 applications using one set of familiar and integrated tools (IDE) within Eclipse. Maintain your enterprise applications both on and off the mainframe. Use the power of the Eclipse framework to easily integrate with distributed SCM, web services, Java, and continuous integration (CI) toolsets such as Jenkins. Rely on one set of efficient and integrated tools designed for Enterprise DevOps.

Automate mainframe development and test provisioning through better continuous integration

Improve code confidence while eliminating development bottlenecks and test resource gaps using Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Test Server. Shift left by enabling end-to-end mainframe application testing by expanding test capability and access across QA teams. Gain faster feedback through continuous integration achieved through one set of unified tools designed for efficient mainframe application delivery. Build and scale mainframe development and testing resources on demand across local, virtual and cloud environments—without added cost.

Improve team collaboration by bringing cross-functional dev and test teams together

Break down department silos and improve collaboration between cross-functional dev teams using a single, industry-standard toolset within Eclipse. Unite and empower dev teams to work better together to optimize the software delivery process while improving quality across the deployment pipeline. Build future talent by providing next-gen developers familiar tools to work with the mainframe.

Manage faster change and more frequent releases

Using Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Sync, easily increase developer productivity through task automation and integration with distributed SCM tools. Quickly scale parallel development across features, releases or teams without sacrificing quality. Increase the number of releases without adding complexity or cost. Micro Focus Enterprise tools help you manage release velocity with better visibility and coordination through smarter change management solutions.