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IBM Z Systems software trials (IBM Z Trial)

If you are new to DevOps for z/OS® applications, you might want to explore the workflow and tooling without having to first install and configure an entire technology stack on your own environment. IBM Z® Systems software trials (also known as IBM Z Trial) allows you to try out a variety of IBM Z software experiences in a provisioned environment for free, meaning you can get right to learning how to use these tools/technologies. The following IBM Z Trial experiences are particularly relevant to DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for z/OS applications:

• IBM® Developer for z/OS on VS Code: Get hands-on with the end-to-end development workflow and practices for developing and maintaining mainframe applications in a modern DevOps environment. The products showcased in this IBM Z Trial include IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code, IBM Z Open Debug, GitLab, IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB), and IBM Wazi Deploy.

• IBM Application Delivery Foundation for z/OS®: Explore the range of features in the IBM Application Delivery Foundation for z/OS (ADFz) suite of integrated tooling that can help you analyze, understand, debug, and modify your COBOL programs.

  • Further reading: ADFz Resources contains links to standalone enablement resources for ADFz, IDz, and IBM Z DevOps including videos, blog links, new release announcements, PDFs, and other deep-dive learning content.

For a deeper dive on specific IBM tools and technology stacks, check out our Courses page.