GitLab Ultimate for IBM Z: Modern DevSecOps for Mainframes

Empowering IBM Z with GitLab Ultimate: Modern DevSecOps for Mainframes

Mainframes like IBM Z remain vital in industries such as finance, healthcare, and government, where stability, performance, and security are paramount. However, development practices on these platforms often lag behind cloud-native environments. GitLab Ultimate bridges this gap, delivering a unified, modern, and secure DevSecOps experience for mainframe development teams.

Traditionally, mainframe development relied on manual processes, siloed teams, and fragmented toolchains. These methods hinder collaboration, slow down innovation, and increase operational risk. With GitLab Ultimate, mainframe teams can integrate automated CI/CD pipelines, security testing, compliance enforcement, and collaboration tools into a single application—all supported on IBM Z systems via standard tooling such as Git and GitLab runners.

This integration enables enterprises to reduce cycle times and operational costs while improving overall quality and security. Teams using GitLab Ultimate on IBM Z can streamline mainframe development workflows similarly to modern cloud environments. Development, security, and operations teams can collaborate in real-time with shared visibility, reducing handoffs and increasing velocity.

Key capabilities brought by GitLab Ultimate to IBM Z include:

• Automated secure development practices (DevSecOps)
• Compliance tracking and reporting baked into workflows
• End-to-end visibility across every commit, issue, and deployment
• Integration with COBOL applications via Git and native runners

Whether you’re modernising legacy code or delivering next-gen applications on IBM Z, GitLab Ultimate provides the tools for agile, secure, and efficient development at scale. This approach empowers your developers to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure limitations.

Organisations across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, United Kingdom—and remote teams in Israel, South Africa, and Paraguay—can benefit from expert consulting and licensing services through IDEA GitLab Solutions, a certified GitLab Select Partner. Unlock the full potential of your enterprise mainframes with GitLab Ultimate today.

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