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AI-powered enterprise-scale Mainframe Modernization by HCLTech and IBM AI-powered enterprise-scale Mainframe Modernization by HCLTech and IBM

AI-powered Enterprise-scale Mainframe Modernization by HCLTech and IBM

Overview

Mainframe applications remain central to enterprise operations, yet modernization initiatives often slow down because application logic is difficult to interpret at scale and transformation risk is hard to quantify before execution begins.

Limited visibility across dependencies, shrinking availability of legacy skills and the complexity of tightly integrated systems make modernization planning both resource-intensive and uncertain. But is changing this reality.

Delivered through HCLTech’s structured modernization approach and powered by IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z, enterprises can better understand legacy application behavior, reduce transformation uncertainty and enable incremental modernization aligned with business priorities.

This joint solution helps organizations move from assessment-heavy modernization programs toward structured execution pathways that preserve business logic integrity while accelerating transformation readiness.

IBM Overview

Framework

Application intelligence

Application intelligence

AI-assisted interpretation of COBOL, PL/I and JCL logic improves visibility across complex application portfolios and accelerates modernization readiness for transformation teams.

Dependency transparency

Dependency transparency

Understanding relationships between applications, services and workflows enables safer transformation planning and reduces downstream regression risk across mission-critical environments.

Transformation planning

Transformation planning

Structured modernization pathways support incremental refactoring strategies aligned with enterprise release cycles rather than disruptive large-scale rewrites.

Incremental execution

Incremental execution

Applications can evolve progressively toward modern architectures while continuing to support ongoing business operations.

Risk validation

Risk validation

Behavioral transparency and semantic awareness help preserve business logic integrity throughout the modernization lifecycle.

Key Differentiators

AI-powered understanding of legacy application estates

Natural-language interpretation of legacy logic accelerates comprehension across large COBOL, PL/I and JCL environments and supports faster modernization readiness.

Portfolio-level transformation visibility

Dependency intelligence enables modernization strategies that extend beyond individual applications toward coordinated portfolio-level execution.

Incremental modernization aligned with enterprise priorities

Transformation pathways support controlled, modernization-aligned release cycles rather than requiring disruptive rewrite programs.

Preservation of functional behavior during transformation

AI-assisted semantic awareness helps maintain application integrity while enabling evolution toward modern architectures.

Combined platform intelligence and engineering execution at scale

HCLTech operationalizes AI-assisted application intelligence from IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z using structured modernization frameworks and portfolio-scale engineering capabilities across complex IBM Z environments.

Our Offerings

These accelerators improve transformation velocity while reducing execution uncertainty across large application portfolios.

Consulting and assessment services

Establish a structured modernization foundation through portfolio discovery, dependency mapping and transformation planning aligned with enterprise priorities.

Capabilities include:

  • Modernization readiness assessment
  • Business and process consulting for legacy transformation programs
  • Portfolio optimization and simplification
  • Digital modernization prioritization
  • Organization change management for modernization adoption

Accelerate modernization execution through AI-assisted code understanding and structured transformation engineering.

Capabilities include:

  • AI-assisted application intelligence enablement
  • Product and platform engineering for IBM Z environments
  • Modernization-in-place strategies for core applications
  • COBOL-to-Java transformation pathways
  • Application lifecycle modernization using automated refactoring

Enable progressive transformation of business-critical application estates using structured modernization pathways aligned with enterprise release cycles.

Capabilities include:

  • Mainframe application revitalization
  • Integration with distributed and hybrid environments
  • Application transformation and re-platforming strategies
  • Execution using structured modernization accelerators such as FINIX 2.0 and LASM 2.0

Modernize the underlying IBM Z platform environment to improve operational agility, scalability and cost alignment.

Capabilities include:

  • Mainframe Infrastructure Hosting-as-a-Service
  • Mainframe Infrastructure Operations management
  • Mainframe-as-a-Service (MFaaS)
  • Run services for modernization lifecycle continuity
  • Software rationalization across legacy platform estates

Strengthen modernization execution through AI-enabled accelerators and automation frameworks designed for large IBM Z environments.

Accelerators include:

  • iLIT-DC – Discovery, BRE, Doc Assist
  • iLIT-AI – Func, BRD, Flow, Func Test
  • iLIT-DataLin – Impact, data lineage
  • Revitalization Tools – BatchTube, Upgrade, Dev Aids, Monitoring
  • Migration Suite – IMS/File2DB2, ASM/EZY / SAS / PL1 to CBL
  • ADvantage Modernize – AI Force Code, Refactor, Test
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