The COBOL landscape on IBM Z continues to evolve - with major product enhancements, advanced optimization tools, and support for the latest IBM z17 systems. Join us for a focused session on the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS family, including:

• IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
• IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO)
• IBM COBOL Upgrade Advisor for z/OS (CUAZ)
• IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Optimization Advice (COA)

Whether you're planning a COBOL compiler upgrade, migrating to the latest hardware, or aiming to maximize the value of your existing COBOL applications, this session will walk you through what's new, what's possible, and how to act.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• What’s new in the latest IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS release and how it leverages z17 architecture.
• How ABO can improve application performance without source code changes or recompilation.
• How CUAZ simplifies COBOL upgrades by analyzing application and guiding upgrade planning.
• How COA helps improve performance with source code modifications and compiler option adjustments.

Key speakers:

Roland Koo,

Program Director, Product Management and Strategy, Compilation Technologies and Enterprise Products, IBM Canada