IBM Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU) is a runtime for interacting with MVS facilities and automating tasks on z/OS via UNIX shell commands or modern scripting languages.

In today's IT environment, integrating mainframes with modern development poses challenges due to legacy interfaces and specialized skills, creating operational silos. IBM Z Open Automation Utilities addresses these issues with:

• Modern Approach: Utilizes z/OS UNIX System Services for seamless integration with familiar tools like UNIX commands, Python APIs, and C language interfaces.
• No JCL Required: Simplifies operations by eliminating the need for deep JCL knowledge.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Facilitates collaboration between mainframe and distributed teams, leveraging existing skill sets.
• **Efficiency Boost: **Accelerates application modernization and development cycles.
• Resource Reallocation: Enables effective use of resources across IT environments.

IBM empowers organizations to optimize mainframe investments and enhance productivity through streamlined operations and enhanced collaboration.

Features

• **z/OS data set manipulation: **Allocate, edit, delete and list many popular MVS data sets directly from a UNIX environment using ZOAU.
• **z/OS jobs management: **Start and manage z/OS jobs using the job management utilities provided.
• **Operator (console) interactions: **Interact with the z/OS system console using the opercmd utility directly from UNIX System Services.
• **MVS program execution: **Run many of your traditional MVS programs without explicit JCL knowledge.

Benefits

• **Streamlined mainframe integration and collaboration: **ZOAU simplifies mainframe integration through z/OS UNIX System Services. It enables rapid skill transfer from UNIX environments, fostering seamless collaboration between mainframe and distributed teams while optimizing resource allocation and operational efficiency.
• **Seamless MVS integration with Python: **ZOAU offers straightforward programming libraries to access MVS resources like datasets and jobs directly from Python. Enable native development on-platform, empowering custom application creation that enhances MVS facility management with Python's versatility.
• **Integration with Red Hat Ansible: **Enhance your mainframe environment with Red Hat Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z®. Seamlessly integrate and leverage Ansible to streamline operations and automate tasks across your mainframe infrastructure.