Building an API Bridge to Your IBM z Systems Applications and Data

Description: Enterprises worldwide have a wealth of application logic and capabilities that have formed the backbone of their online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads for decades. This application logic and these capabilities are core business assets and are industrial strength, proven, and time-tested. Tinkering with these applications is similar to handling a double-edged sword. On one hand enterprises want to extend these tried and true application assets to new offerings and solutions and on the other hand messing with these assets can disrupt their existing business. The question enterprises are pondering today is: How can they extend the value these applications provide and reuse parts of the applications to reach new audiences?