eXplain
The tool for code analysis on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe) The tool for code analysis on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe)

Developers under stress:
The challenging legacy of legacy applications – Refusing the „inheritance“ is not an option!

Legacy applications on IBM Power i (AS400) or IBM Z (mainframe) - often still written in COBOL, PL/I, RPG or Assembler - need to be kept running and should be modernised or replaced. The weight of the task is placed on the employees in application development and IT operations. And the experts in legacy applications and technologies are becoming fewer and fewer due to retirement. Although these are business-critical applications, too little is being invested in them because decision-makers underestimate the challenge and focus on other hype topics. Read how you can remedy this situation with tool-supported code analysis and which innovative features of eXplain, the leading source code analysis tool from PKS, you can use to do so.

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Get the best toolbox for your difficult task with eXplain and show your boss that you know how to gain transparency and control over legacy applications! With the right approach, you will also convince decision-makers that it is worthwhile to lead the legacy transformation to success systematically and with the right resources.

<h3>In this white paper you will learn:</h3>

All about code analysis, clustering, quality assessment and job net visualization

Functional scope and use cases for eXplain

Application examples and experiences of other companies

All the advantages of an innovative approach that will also convince your superiors

With eXplain from PKS, we were able to identify a significant portion of unnecessary code in our Natural and COBOL-based core banking system, thereby fundamentally cleaning up and streamlining the system. The fully automated documentation generated by eXplain also comprehensively meets our audit requirements. These are just two examples of how eXplain supported us in our „Core Banking System Stabilization“ project. I would particularly like to highlight the extremely pleasant collaboration with the competent PKS team and the flexible project options, which allowed us to always accommodate Helaba-specific requirements.

Stephan Böcher Group Manager Application Development Helaba-Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen

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eXplain in numbers

100%

Coverage of special technical features through variable parser technology

Up to 40%

Reduction of obsolete source code through intelligent detection of dead code

<12 months

ROI achieved within the first year of use

3x

Triple added value through technical, professional and qualitative analysis

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Ansprechpartner Bernd Butscher, Heidi Schmidt, Doris Zodel, Matthias Quaisser.

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eXplain – Sustainability Whitepaper Download

eXplain - Sustainability as a strategic approach for the transformation of IBM Power i (AS400) or IBM Z (mainframe) legacy applications.

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Legacy modernisation with eXplain

The tool for analysing code on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe).

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eXplain – Coaching Whitepaper Download

Mastering legacy transformation: coaching as a key discipline for consistent success.

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eXplain – Partnering Whitepaper Download

PKS as a partner for IT service providers in order to be visible in the market in a sustainable and differentiating way.

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eXplain – Train the Boss Whitepaper Download

eXplain – Finally, an end to the legacy dilemma! No more „That‘s not possible, we‘ll do it later, it‘s far too time-consuming“

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IBM i (AS400) modernization reimagined. Holistic.

IBM i (AS400) modernization reimagined. Holistic. Open to the future.

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Application development on IBM i (AS400)

We maintain, modernise or migrate IBM i applications (AS400). To ensure that digital transformation does not remain a buzzword, we provide the developer manpower to drive and realise it.

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The COBOL Survival Team for IBM i (AS400)

COBOL developers on IBM i (AS400) are a rare commodity. PKS provides a powerful team especially for this application!

Headerbild zu Lizenzanalyse und Lizenzberatung.

Service

License analysis and license consulting

Only well-founded information can serve as a basis for meaningful decisions or budgeting. Therefore, we are happy to offer you an inventory of your licenses and our experts will also analyze your infrastructure.

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Software Assessment

Get through the is state of your core systems with the Legacy Software Assessment.

Technologie

IBM Cognos Analytics 11

IBM Cognos Analytics is a central platform for the provision of dispositive information in the company. With the reporting and analysis functions of IBM Cognos, the relevant information can be prepared and used throughout the company.

Technologie

IBM Planning Analytics mit Watson

IBM Planning Analytics with Watsons enables the automation of planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis processes using IBM TM1.

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IT modernization

Whether it is about the development of company-wide digitalization strategies, the agile development of high-quality software or the successful, holistic transformation into the cloud - whenever companies want to modernize their IT, ARS Computer and Consulting is the right partner.

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Technology transformation

We transfer old development environments and legacy source code to a future-proof basis. ► Enterprise DevOps ► Re-Platforming Mainframe & Adabas/Natural-applications ►CA-TELON Dismissal

Technologie

IBM Watson Studio

IBM Watson Studio is an integrated solution for implementing a data science landscape. It helps companies to structure and simplify the process from exploratory analysis to the implementation and operationalisation of the analysis processes.

Technologie

IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)

The IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is provided free of charge by IBM to ensure monitoring of IBM software in virtualized environments.

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PKS

PKS is a team of experienced software analysts, programming experts and web developers. Since 1991, they have been planning innovative, low-risk and future-proof software transformations worldwide.

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Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) at catworkx fulfills all requirements from the development and support of applications to the entire lifecycle of an application using Atlassian tools.

Service

Software & Application

Agility, Application Modernization, Fullstack Development and Requirement Engineering are important aspects of Business Application Development.

Service

API Economy, DevOps, Low Code & MACH

Customer-oriented solutions on the topics of API economy, DevOps, low code and MACH (microservices, API-first, cloud-native and headless architecture)

eXplain
The tool for code analysis on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe) The tool for code analysis on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe)

Developers under stress:
The challenging legacy of legacy applications – Refusing the „inheritance“ is not an option!

<h3>In this white paper you will learn:</h3>

Would you like to download the brand new eXplain white paper "Code Analysis" free of charge?