MMC
COURSE ABSTRACT #1 Mainframe Modernization Course (MMC)
Course Code Course Overview
➢ C018
1. Intent of this training is to equip professionals with the knowledge and
tools necessary to transform and revitalize their legacy mainframe
DELIVERY METHOD systems in the modern digital age
➢ Ez-Learn Virtual
Instructor Led 2. Learn the usage of different Tools & available Techniques in modernizing
Training (EVILT) Mainframe Applications
COURSE DURATION
3. Learn the 5 R's of Modernization and the step by step approach to
➢ 50 Hrs Modernization
PREREQUISITES Target Audience
➢ Any Mainframe
Software Engineer 1. Mainframe Engineers who are currently working in Modernization
Projects
RECOMMENDED TRAININGS 2. Mainframe Engineers who are looking for Role/Job change in
➢ None Modernization Projects
3. Mainframe Engineers who wanted to upgrade their knowledge and
become future ready professional in evolving IT Industry
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COURSE ACTIVITIES
➢ Learn & Experience the use of modern AI Tools and Prompt engineering used in the
Modernization program
➢ Learn the state-of-the-art migration and optimization strategies used in Mainframe
Modernization
➢ All Basic to Advanced concepts required for industry is covered in the course to make you
Future Ready
Mainframe Modernization -LEARNING PATH
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Course Modules
Program coverage
SL.no Module Topics
Mainframe Modernization Introduction
Case Study on Mainframe Modernization - Pre-Assessing the Participants
List of Popular traditional Modernization Tools including GenAI Tools (Pre-
requisites, Advantages, License, Installation and Usage Procedure, Demo)
LZLabs, Microfocus, BlueAge, Co-Pilot, Watson X, AI Code Converter, Google
Mainframe Modernization - BARD, AZURE OpenAI, LLAMA
1 - 5 R's (Scenarios based
Scenario Based Tools Overview
tools)
Re-hosting
Re-platforming
Re-factoring
Re-architecting (IBM Watson X)
Integration and Middleware Tools ( IBM Connect EE)
Data Migration Tools(AWS DMS)
DevOps and CI/CD Tools (Git,GIT Lab CI/CD)
Overview on IBM Watson X Code Assistant
Cloud Basics (Pre-
2
Requisites) Basics of major Cloud Providers (AWS/AZURE/GCP)
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
3 Prompt Engineering
Explore Elements of a prompt
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Explore different prompt engineering principles/techniques
Hand on Exercises on basic prompts related to code analysis and conversion
Prompt Techniques and Use Cases for Cobol
Mainframe Modernization - Prompt Techniques and Use Cases for DB2
4
- Prompt Engineering Prompt Techniques and Use Cases for CICS
Hands on Exercises on different Prompts to convert code from Language to
anither
GitHub Copilot (Theory, Demo and Hands on Exercises) - Code generation, test
case generation, test success criteria, bug fixing, clean code, generate comments,
Mainframe Modernization - make code consise and robust
5
- CoPilot
AWS CodeWhisperer (Theory, Demo and Hands on Exercises) - Single-line code
completion, Full function generation, Block completion, Reference
Tracker,Security Scan
Azure SDK Overview and Prompting using API
Conversion and Execution of mainframe project consisiting CICS, DB2, Cobol
Mainframe Modernization - into JAVA and JS code base
6
- Prompt Azure API Hands on Exercises using Prompt Azure API
KBA on Mainframe Modernization
Case Study on Mainframe Modernization - Post-Assessing the Participants
Reasons for migration to COBOL 6 New Features of COBOL 6
Migration of Enterprise What is new in COBOL Complier V6.x Migration Strategies
COBOL 4 to COBOL 6 to
7 Common Issues in Migration
enjoy improved Z14
processors
IBM Z Hardware features and compiler support
IBM Automatic Binary
8 Optimizer (ABO) to accelerate What is ABO, Overview
COBOL Migration (Nocompile)
What does ABO do and its value
ABO Product positioning to complement Enterprise COBOL ABO
Binaries compiled by COBOL 6.4
What is DevOps and How IBM got to DevOPS, DevOPS lifecycle,
CI-CD Building a DevOps Tool chain
DevOps and Cloud-native deployment, DevSecOPs, DevOPS and
9 IBM DEVOPS Tools Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
GIT and GIT Hub Essentials
Test environment capabilities for Z/OS Dev and test running
under Linux on Z Systems
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Idz workbench and intro to Eclipse for ISPF Developers
Editing program source, using software analyserfor code review
Analyzing COBOL Program
10 IBM Developer for Z (Idz)
Dataset access and file manager
ISPF Options and Batch job submit
IBM Application Discovery Helps Vizualise Applications, data and jobs in Discovery phase
11
and Delivery Intelligence prior refactoring.
IBM ZOWE, VS Code
12 extension to access Z/OS Zowe front end interface - VS code plug-in
artifacts
IBM ZOWE, VS Code
13 extension to access Z/OS Zowe front end interface - VS code plug-in
artifacts
Overview on Z/OS Connect Calling Restful APIs
IBM Z/OS Connect (Open Z/OS Connect Server Z/OS Connect Designer
14
API 3.0) Z/OS Connect OCI Compliant Container Delivery
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