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03 Make your COBOL applications cloud-ready
04 Virtualize with Rocket
®
Visual COBOL
®
*
05 Leverage the power of industry-standard development tools
06 Host your virtualized applications offsite
07 Step into the cloud with a Modernization Assessment
08 Start your journey to Destination Cloud
COBOL to Cloud
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Make your COBOL applications
cloud-ready
Is cloud part of your organization’s desired business strategy?
Taking your COBOL applications to the cloud
shouldn’t be difcult or costly. COBOL and mainframe
applications are uniquely portable and easy to redeploy
to many new platforms. This includes cloud and virtual
environments. And in most cases, it can happen without
code changes.
Retaining the business value of COBOL applications means you can
innovate from a position of strength. You’ve built the business case
— new market forces, customer demand, reducing cost and risk.
By taking COBOL applications to a cloud or virtual environment, you are
now aligning with the next generation of infrastructure modernization,
giving you a powerful platform from which to compete.
There are things you can do to get ready — now.
Major organizations such as APRA AMCOS, DWP, and FIS have already
stepped into the cloud. You can too — by developing a Destination
Cloud strategy with Rocket Software
®
.
COBOL to Cloud 3
Virtualize with
Rocket
®
Visual
COBOL
*
COBOL’s inherent portability enables applications to be
easily deployed to new platforms including Windows
®
,
UNIX
®
, Linux
®
on Intel
®
, Linux
®
on IBM Z
®
, .Net, the
Java
®
Virtual Machine, containers, and the cloud.
Moving COBOL applications to the cloud is as easy as deploying a current
app to an alternative operating environment. Rocket Visual COBOL by
Rocket Software enables an easy option for deploying applications to
alternative virtual environments – VMware, Microsoft
®
Hyper-V
®
, or other
cloud-based virtualization solutions.
Moving to a virtual environment enables the consolidation of multiple
application workloads on a single hardware stack. This offers many
benefits, including improved operational efficiency, flexibility, visibility,
and cost reductions.
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Leverage the power
of industry-standard
development tools
Deployed your COBOL applications to a virtual
or hosted environment? It is time to determine
how best to support them going forward.
Developers working with Rocket Visual COBOL operate within a modern
integrated development environment (IDE) to maintain and modernize
business-critical COBOL applications. Rocket
®
Visual COBOL
®
for Visual
Studio*, Visual Studio Code or Eclipse enables COBOL applications to be
combined with C#, Java, and other modern languages within the cloud.
It is where older applications meet new technologies to future-proof
your business systems.
Cloud integration with SCM systems such as Team Foundation Server
provides simple and efficient application source control. Rocket
Visual COBOL for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, or Eclipse are
fully-integrated toolsets that deliver efficient enterprise application
development. They ensure your first moves in the cloud are giant
strides rather than baby steps. Put your best foot forward when
working with COBOL applications by using Rocket Visual COBOL.
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COBOL to Cloud 6
Host your virtualized
applications offsite
Application virtualization is just the first step on
the road to the cloud. Your next move? Taking your
COBOL applications to an offsite virtualization
environment — or Infrastructure as a Service.
Major cloud infrastructure service providers include Amazon Web
Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Infrastructure as a Service transfers the hardware and software
resource management responsibility to your cloud infrastructure
services provider so you can focus on the business rather than
managing an application infrastructure. Other benefits include
simplified installation, configuration, management, and licensing.
Taking your COBOL applications to the cloud through your preferred
infrastructure services provider is easy thanks to Rocket Visual COBOL.
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COBOL to Cloud 7
Step into the cloud
with a Modernization
Assessment
For organizations with COBOL investments, cloud
computing offers new application services and
capabilities that help meet increased user demand
while balancing cost. The cloud is a chance to
innovate faster and with less risk.
Continuous modernization is the key to this journey. This strategy
enables your organization to quickly re-use and extend the value
within your COBOL and mainframe applications while taking the path
to the cloud that is right for your organization. Get started on your
modernization journey today.
COBOL to Cloud
Start your journey
to Destination Cloud
There are many ways to get started. If you need help with your first steps, begin
with our Application Modernization Assessment. We will review your COBOL and
mainframe application environment and build a modernization plan that aligns
to your business and IT strategy.
Start a Cloud Ready
Assessment
Visit our Destination
Cloud website
Questions?
Begin assessment
Contact an expert
Cloud website
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About Rocket Software
Rocket Software is the global technology leader in modernization and partner
of choice that empowers the world’s leading businesses on their modernization
journeys, spanning core systems to the cloud. Trusted by over 12,500 customers
and 750 partners, and with more than 3,000 global employees, Rocket Software
enables customers to maximize their data, applications, and infrastructure to
deliver critical services that power our modern world. Rocket Software is a privately
held U.S. corporation headquartered in the Boston area with centers of excellence
strategically located around the world. Rocket Software is a portfolio company of
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