The document discusses the capabilities of Compuware's Topaz tool for enhancing mainframe development processes. It highlights its role in enabling agile development practices and DevOps across organizations, facilitating tasks such as code management and testing. Key industry experts endorse Topaz for its ability to support a new generation of developers by integrating modern development methodologies with mainframe systems.

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Ignite Mainframe Agility
Fast and Accurate Development with Topaz
Jim Liebert, Product Manager
Steve Kansa, Product Manager
December 14, 2017

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Steve Kansa
Product Manager
steve.kansa@compuware.com
@stevenkansa
linkedin.com/in/stevekansa
Jim Liebert
Product Manager
jim.liebert@compuware.com
@jimliebert
linkedin.com/in/jimliebert

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Agenda
How does Topaz help a
programmer complete their
day-to-day mainframe tasks?

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Mainstream the Mainframe with Compuware
Enabling DevOps Across the Enterprise

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Code Coverage
Version Control Continuous Integration Code Quality
Release
ITSM
Test
Validate Code
IdeationProject Management
Develop
Agile
Process
Analyze Code
Interactive Development Environment (IDE)
Edit Code Debug Code Edit/Manage Data
Deploy
Dev QA ProdTest
Mainframe-inclusive DevOps Toolchain
Monitor

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The new release of Topaz demonstrates
that Compuware is fully committed to
and fully capable of helping organizations
meet this critical challenge by mainframe-
enabling a new generation of developers
and QA engineers.
- Jason Bloomberg, Industry Analyst
Intellyx
Compuware is enabling us to achieve agility
by delivering solutions that help bring contemporary
DevOps best practices to the mainframe, so we can
fully leverage the value of our mainframe application
portfolio—as well as the platform’s compelling performance,
reliability, scalability, security and workload economics.
- Roberto Schmid, Service Manager Corporate IT Operations
Helvetia Insurance
Topaz is enabling us for a multi-channel,
multi-platform future. … Products like Topaz
will protect our current investments and enable
the next generation of application developers.
- VP Legacy Integrations, Conversion, Decommission
Insurance Company
[Compuware is] empowering IT
professionals to understand and leverage
data residing on IBM System z using graphical
visualization tools.
- Tim Grieser, Program VP for Enterprise System Management Software
IDC

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