IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z

IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z is an AI-powered platform designed to accelerate the modernization and development of mainframe applications (primarily COBOL and PL/I) for enterprises. It assists developers throughout the application lifecycle, from automated discovery and code analysis to refactoring, code generation, optimization, transformation (including COBOL-to-Java), and automated testing. The tool emphasizes agentic workflows, incrementally lowers modernization risks and costs, boosts developer productivity, and supports deployment both on-premises and in hybrid cloud environments.