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    Comprehensive change management tool for z/OS
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    Seamlessly migrates z/OS tape data
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    End-to-end, non-disruptive z/OS data migration
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    Modern, simplified dataset transfers
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    Enhanced VSE experience compatible with previous versions
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  - VERIFIⁿ
    Modern, adaptable JCL checker
  - OPTIMAⁿ
    The next generation of mainframe performance analytics
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A First Look at OPTIMAn's New Reporting Interface

OPTIMAn's new reporting interface brings AI-assisted, plain-language answers to IBM Z performance ...
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A First Look at OPTIMAn's New Reporting Interface
Introducing the New Reporting Interface If you've been following recent news from 21CS, you already know we released OPTIMAn, our premier performance, capacity, and cost tool. What you haven't seen...

Real Time Performance & Cost Control
August 6, 2026
Rethinking Performance Management on IBM Z in the Age of AI
By Josh Stiles, Product Lead, 21st Century Software

Real Time Performance & Cost Control
July 2, 2026
21CS Announces OPTIMAn
The IBM Z Intelligence Gap Is Closing For decades, mainframe teams have been trapped in the same cycle: pull reports, wait for answers, make decisions on data that's already aging. The platform is...

Mainframe AI Integration
July 1, 2026