Rocket Software

09/01/2026

There’s more than one way to modernize an application. AI can help you find the right one.

In our latest blog, we explore how AI-augmented code modernization can help teams better understand complex COBOL and PL/I applications, uncover business rules, map dependencies, and improve developer workflows.

Learn how to put AI to work the right way here:

Rocket recognized as Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools

08/31/2026

As AI adoption accelerates, scaling safely remains a challenge.

Planet Mainframe recently featured findings from our Mainframe AI study, including:

🤖 94% of financial services IT leaders rank enhancing IT operations with AI as a high or top priority
📈 83% increased AI investments for IT operations and cybersecurity over the past year
🔐 88% say auditability is critical when adopting AI for IT operations and security
💡 87% believe AI will significantly or dramatically help close the mainframe skills gap within the next two years

Discover what these findings reveal about the shift toward agentic AI and the role of the mainframe in enterprise AI:

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08/28/2026

That’s a wrap on SHARE Pittsburgh! 👋

It was a great week connecting with the mainframe community, educating attendees on CICS and AIOps best practices, and showcasing how solutions like Rocket® EVA™ are bringing end-to-end agentic AI capabilities to mission-critical operations.

Thank you to everyone who joined our sessions, stopped by the Rocket Software booth, and spent time with our team!

08/27/2026

Move from installation to value in a day with our new Rocket® EVA™ pilot program!

Using your own system data, choose between an on-prem or cloud pilot and validate two to three high-value use cases relevant to your business.

Designed to build confidence in production rollout and expansion, the pilot program is designed to demonstrate fast, accurate operational diagnostics across your core systems.

See where EVA can deliver measurable impact in your environment: https://brnw.ch/21x5gdY

08/25/2026

We’re introducing new AI innovations across our application modernization portfolio.

Spanning IBM® i, IBM Z®, MultiValue, and Uniface®, these AI-powered DevEx and AIOps capabilities allow developers of all skill levels to accelerate modernization, improve software quality, and deliver applications faster.

Read the release to learn how we're delivering application development, database management, and system operations with actionable, explainable, and governed AI: https://brnw.ch/21x5bYm

08/05/2026

We're proud to share that Rocket Software has been named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools.

We believe this recognition reflects our commitment to helping organizations modernize mission-critical applications with AI-assisted analysis, deterministic validation, and flexible modernization approaches that align with business goals.

Learn how we're helping organizations move forward with confidence here: https://brnw.ch/21x4HPk

08/04/2026

According to our President of Infrastructure Modernization, Phil Buckellew, the future belongs to organizations that treat modernization as an ongoing discipline.

Phil recently shared with Planet Mainframe why technical debt is a major influence over operational resilience, business agility, and more – and why organizations need visibility and long-term strategy to combat it.

Read his full take here:

As organizations accelerate modernization efforts and explore new opportunities with artificial intelligence (AI), many are facing a common challenge: managing increasingly complex IT environments.

07/31/2026

Our newly commissioned Mainframe AI Study reveals that 94% of financial services IT leaders rank AI as their top priority. And another 87% believe that AI will significantly close the mainframe skills gap within the next two years.

But friction remains:
🟪78% of leaders admit that regulatory considerations limit their deployment ability
🟪88% rank auditability as extremely important for AI adoption and security
🟪40% say initiatives stall while scaling organization wide

Read the full report for a breakdown of today's maturing financial services market – and where it's headed next: https://brnw.ch/21x4Acl

07/30/2026

We're gearing up for , where our experts will be onsite for educational sessions on CICS performance, observability, AIOps, and more.

This includes a special Lunch and Learn on how AI-actors can exploit your organization’s technical debt – and what teams can do to get ahead of the security gap.

Register here: https://brnw.ch/21x4ycC

07/29/2026

Understanding the cause of performance slowdowns in IBM® CICS® environments requires teams to connect insights across SMF data, transaction logs, and other system information, which can take hours to do.

Rocket® EVA™ acts as an AI-driven analyst on top of your existing CICS environment, continuously analyzing system telemetry to identify where a slowdown started, no matter the cause.

Instead of a multi-day investigation involving several teams, Rocket EVA provides recommended next steps for remediation so teams can resolve issues faster.

Learn how Rocket EVA reduces mean-time-to-diagnosis (MTTD), puts less strain on experts, and contributes to consistent banking experiences during high-volume periods: https://brnw.ch/21x4wJP