REIMAGINING THE MAINFRAME WITH AI
An AI-Powered Mainframe Modernization Webinar Series
Explore the next generation of mainframe modernization through an 8-part journey covering strategy, AI-powered COBOL modernization, zDevOps, APIs, intelligent testing, AIOps and the AI-augmented enterprise.
Your Mainframe Has Decades of Business Knowledge. AI Can Help Unlock It.
Discover how AI is reshaping mainframe modernization — from COBOL understanding and code transformation to Git, APIs, intelligent testing and AIOps.
An 8-Part Webinar Series by VRNeXGen Technologies
September 2026 – April 2027
The mainframe continues to power some of the world’s most critical business applications. As enterprises face increasing pressure to modernize legacy applications, accelerate digital transformation, address technical complexity and bridge the skills gap, a new approach to modernization is emerging.
Artificial Intelligence is changing the way organizations understand, modernize, develop, test and operate mainframe applications.
Join VRNeXGen Technologies for an 8-part monthly webinar series exploring how AI, automation, zDevOps, APIs, modern engineering and AIOps are reshaping the future of mainframe modernization.
From modernization strategy and COBOL understanding to AI-assisted transformation, Git-based development, API modernization, intelligent testing, AIOps and organizational transformation, this series presents a practical perspective on the journey from legacy environments to an AI-augmented mainframe.
Upcoming Webinars
| Month | Webinar | Primary Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | AI-Powered Mainframe Modernization: Strategy, Roadmap & the Future of COBOL | Strategy + AI |
| Oct 2026 | AI-Converged COBOL Modernization: From Code Understanding to Transformation | AI + COBOL + Demo |
| Nov 2026 | From Legacy to Git: Building a Modern Mainframe DevOps Pipeline | DevOps |
| Dec 2026 | Unlocking the Mainframe: APIs & Digital Integration | API modernization |
| Jan 2027 | AI-Powered Mainframe Testing: From Regression to Intelligent Validation | Testing + AI |
| Feb 2027 | From Mainframe Operations to AIOps: Building an Intelligent IT/OS | AIOps |
| Mar 2027 | Modernize, Migrate or Rewrite? Real-World Mainframe Modernization Decisions | Case studies |
| Apr 2027 | Building the AI-Augmented Mainframe: People, Skills, Tools & Operating Model | Transformation / TOM |
THE 8-MONTH WEBINAR JOURNEY
SEPTEMBER 2026
AI-Powered Mainframe Modernization: Strategy, Roadmap & the Future of COBOL
Primary Focus:Strategy + AI
OCTOBER 2026
AI-Powered COBOL Modernization: From Code Understanding to Transformation
Primary Focus: AI + COBOL + Demo
NOVEMBER 2026
From Legacy to Git: Building a Modern Mainframe DevOps Pipeline
Primary Focus: zDevOps
DECEMBER 2026
Unlocking the Mainframe: APIs & Digital Integration
Primary Focus: API Modernization
JANUARY 2027
AI-Powered Mainframe Testing: From Regression to Intelligent Validation
Testing + AI
FEBRUARY 2027
From Mainframe Operations to AIOps: Building an Intelligent z/OS
Primary Focus: AIOps
MARCH 2027
Modernize, Migrate or Rewrite? Real-World Mainframe Modernization Decisions
Primary Focus: Case Studies
APRIL 2027
Building the AI-Augmented Mainframe: People, Skills, Tools & Operating Model
Primary Focus: Transformation / TOM
THE MODERNIZATION JOURNEY
STRATEGY
Define the right modernization approach and roadmap.
UNDERSTAND
Use AI to understand legacy applications, COBOL and business logic.
TRANSFORM
Explore AI-assisted application and code transformation.
MODERNIZE DEVELOPMENT
Move towards Git, DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices.
INTEGRATE
Unlock mainframe capabilities through APIs and digital integration.
VALIDATE
Use intelligent testing and automation to validate modernization outcomes.
OPERATE
Transform traditional mainframe operations with AIOps and intelligent automation.
SCALE
Build the people, skills, tools and operating model required for an AI-augmented mainframe.
WHY THIS SERIES?
September 2026 – April 2027
Mainframe modernization is no longer simply about COBOL conversion or moving workloads to another platform.
It is about understanding decades of embedded business knowledge, deciding what should change, transforming applications intelligently and creating a modern engineering and operating ecosystem around the mainframe.
This series explores how organizations can combine:
Mainframe Expertise + AI + Automation + DevOps + APIs + AIOps
Key areas covered across the series
- AI-powered mainframe modernization
- COBOL application understanding
- Business-rule and knowledge extraction
- AI-assisted code transformation
- Mainframe DevOps and Git
- CI/CD and automation
- API and digital integration
- AI-powered testing and validation
- Intelligent mainframe operations
- AIOps
- Modernization decision frameworks
- AI-augmented skills and operating models
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to build a sustainable modernization strategy.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar series is designed for professionals driving mainframe modernization and digital transformation.
Whether you are planning a modernization journey, already executing one, or exploring how AI can accelerate your transformation, this series provides insights across strategy, technology and execution.
THE FUTURE OF MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
The objective of modernization is not simply to replace COBOL.
It is to transform decades of enterprise knowledge into a more intelligent, connected and future-ready mainframe.
Understand
Decades of business knowledge
Preserve
What matters to the business
Modernize
What needs to change
Automate
Repetitive activities
Validate
Business behavior
Integrate
With the digital enterprise
Intelligently Operate
The modern mainframe
THE FUTURE IS NOT
IT IS
REIMAGINING THE MAINFRAME WITH AI
Discover how AI and modern engineering can transform the way enterprises understand, modernize, develop, test and operate their mainframe applications.
