Mainframe Modernization: The 2026 Complete Guide

Tools and Utilities 153 Administration 135 Application Development 112 Db2 109 Automation 95 Databases 86 CICS 80 Performance 78 Monitor 69 Networks and Communication 69 Files and Datasets 65 Report Generation and Management 64 Batch 61 Security 57 Data Management 54 Printing and Output 49 COBOL 46 Disk 38 Backup and Restore 38 Operating System 37 Legacy Application/Data Access 35 Testing 34 IMS 32 3270 32 File Transfer 30 Infrastructure and Computing Assets 29 Problem Analysis and Recovery 29 Files and Datasets (VSAM) 29 Programming Language 28 Sharing 27 UNIX and Windows 26 Source Code 26 Browse and Edit 25 Usage Accounting/SMF 25 Operations 25 Change Management 23 Application/Application Enviroment 22 Java and Web 21 DevOps 21 Tape 21 Data Discovery, Mining and Processi 19 Application - Accounting/Business 18 Compression 18 Performance Monitoring 18 Encryption 18 Application Modernization 17 Application - Banking/Finance 17 Data Conversion 17 Content, Books and Documents 16 MQ, Messaging and SOA 15 TSO/ISPF 13 IDE 13 Developer Tools 13 Messaging 13 Application - Insurance 12 email 12 Migration 11 Transactions 10 Database 10 REXX 10 CASE/Code Generation 9 Abend 9 Utilities 9 Program and Load Libraries 9 Integration 8 AI 7 Compliance 7 Supporting Services 7 Help, Documentation and Training 7 Sort 6 Application - Other 6 Data Discovery, Mining and Processing 5 AIOps 5 Monitoring 5 TCP/IP 5 CA-IDMS 5 Middleware 5 Recovery 4 Job Scheduling 4 Debugging 4 Capacity Planning 4 System Monitoring 4 Comparison 4 Hardware 4 Transaction Monitoring 4 Networking 4 Modernization 4 Open Source 4 Emulation 4 Cloud Migration 3 Workload Automation 3 Batch Management 3 Access Control 3 Storage Management 3 Source Control 3 SNA 3 CI/CD 3 Archive 3 Transformation 3 Transaction Processing 3 Replatforming 3 GUI/Graphics 3 Platform 2 Workload Automation, Job Scheduling 2 VSAM 2 Event Management 2 Machine Learning 2 Problem Determination 2 Network Management 2 Output Management 2 Spool Management 2 Application Quality 2 Analytics 2 Auditing 2 AI Code Assistant, Developer Tools 2 Application Server 2 Workload Management 2 Infrastructure 2 MQ 2 Storage 2 Terminal Emulation, TN3270, Desktop Access 2 AI Inference 2 Communications 2 SIEM 2 AI Code Assistant, Mainframe Modernization, Code Transformation 1 AI Code Assistant, Mainframe Modernization, Code Understanding 1 Hardware/Processor 1 Document Delivery, Output Transformation 1 Output Management, Document Management 1 Debugging, Abend Analysis, Developer Tools 1 Debugging, Developer Tools, Interactive Testing 1 Code Analysis, Application Understanding, Developer Tools 1 Data Management, Testing, Developer Tools 1 Application Performance, Code Profiling, Optimization 1 Backup 1 Performance Reporting 1 SMF 1 Reporting 1 Release Management 1 Network Performance, TCP/IP Monitoring 1 Profiling 1 TCP/IP, Networking, Communication Server 1 Application Portfolio Analysis, Code Analysis, Modernization 1 Application Architecture, Code Analysis, Visualization 1 SIEM Integration, Log Management 1 Security, SIEM Integration, Threat Detection 1 AI Code Assistant, Mainframe Modernization 1 Web Enablement, API, Modernization 1 Cloud-Native 1 Application Performance, Code Profiling 1 Performance Analysis, CICS 1 Test Data Management 1 SQL Tuning 1 Build Automation 1 Data Processing 1 AI Code Model, Mainframe Modernization 1 Data Protection 1 Database Activity Monitoring 1 Screen Modernization, Web Enablement 1 System Management 1 Best Practices 1 Performance Analysis, IMS 1 Productivity 1 Linux 1 Web UI 1 GUI 1 Database Monitoring 1 SSH, Secure Access, Unix System Services 1 Scripting 1 Job Management 1 Managed File Transfer, B2B Integration 1 Accelerator 1 Command Shell 1 System Administration 1 Terminal Management 1 Application Discovery 1 Application Deployment 1 Performance Optimization 1 Disaster Recovery 1 Ransomware Protection 1 Fraud Detection 1 Financial Services 1 Authentication 1 Identity 1 High Availability 1 Mainframe Infrastructure 1 API Management 1 File Transfer, FTP, Networking 1 UNIX 1 Shell 1 RACF 1 Backup & Recovery, Storage Management, Disaster Recovery 1 Output Management, Enterprise Content 1 Performance Analytics, Capacity Planning 1 Hybrid 1 Transaction Tracking 1 APM 1 IDE, Developer Tools, COBOL 1 Code Analysis, Application Understanding, Modernization 1 Compilers 1 Terminal Emulation, Web Access, Security 1 IT Operations, Monitoring, AIOps 1 Performance Testing, Load Testing 1 Screen Scraping, API, Integration 1 System Management, Operations, Utilities 1 High Availability, Disaster Recovery 1 Backup & Recovery, Storage Management 1 Workload Automation, Scheduling 1 Data Replication 1 Change Data Capture 1 Data Integration, Change Data Capture 1 Data Governance, Data Quality 1 Log Management 1 Cloud Integration, Data Transfer 1 Data Processing, Sort Utility 1 Client 1 Code Analysis 1 Application Intelligence 1 Rehosting 1 Conversational AI 1 Content Management 1 REXX, Developer Tools, Scripting 1 Vulnerability Management 1 Secure File Transfer, SFTP, SSH 1 Virtual Tape, Storage Optimization 1 Database, Data Management 1 Integration, Middleware, API 1 Programming Language, Application Development 1 Performance, Automation, System Utilities 1 Data Migration, Database Conversion 1 Data Replication, Change Data Capture 1 Security, Session Recording, Audit 1 Security Administration, RACF Management 1 Security Compliance, Audit 1 Security Policy, Automation 1 Web Framework 1 CLI 1