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Kyndryl zCloud 

Run IBM Z on a flexible managed platform built for continuous modernization

Keep the right workloads on IBM Z and run them better

Kyndryl zCloud provides a secure, scalable managed platform for business-critical IBM Z workloads. It reduces infrastructure lifecycle complexity and reliance on scarce skills while providing capacity and commercial flexibility, creating a stronger foundation for continuous modernization across your hybrid estate.

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Flexible IBM Z consumption

Run IBM Z workloads on secure multitenant infrastructure with scalable capacity and flexible commercial modelsthat adapt as business demand changes.

Lifecycle and operations management

Simplify infrastructure refresh, platform maintenance, capacity planning and day-to-day operations to meet mission-critical availability requirements.

Hybrid integration readiness

Connect retained IBM Z applications and data with cloud, AI and digital services across your hybrid architecture,without  moving workloads that are better suited to the mainframe.

AI-enabled infrastructure operations

Use telemetry, automation, AIOps and agentic workflows to improve IBM Z availability, capacity, performance and infrastructure efficiency while continuously identifying opportunities for further optimization.

Why Kyndryl

Retain what works

Keep mission-critical workloads on IBM Z where resilience, performance and business value justify it.

Simplify operations

Shift responsibility for infrastructure lifecycle, capacity and platform-management to Kyndryl while retaining control and business continuity.

Improve the run state

Use automation and operational intelligence to continually improve IBM Z infrastructure resilience, performance and efficiency.

Customer story
RSA Insurance

RSA migrated three mainframe environments to Kyndryl zCloud, creating a secure, high-availability managed foundation that improved processing performance and supported its digital-first strategy. The migration was completed in six months with no negative impact to business operations.

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Resources

Perspectives on the modern mainframe

Explore how IBM Z can remain a resilient, integrated part of the hybrid enterprise while applications, data and infrastructure continue to evolve.

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Mainframe modernization with Kyndryl Managed Extended Cloud Infrastructure as a Service for IBM Z

See how zCloud provides scalable, multitenant IBM Z infrastructure while supporting hybrid integration, modern development practices and a right-workload, right-platform approach to modernization. 

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Kyndryl launches agentic AI framework and services for the mainframe

Learn how Kyndryl is applying agentic AI, intelligent automation and predictive insights across mainframe infrastructure and application management to improve reliability, operational agility and lifecycle management.

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You have questions. We have answers.

Kyndryl zCloud is a managed IBM Z platform that provides secure, scalable infrastructure and operational services for workloads that remain on the mainframe.

Moving to zCloud changes how retained IBM Z workloads are managed; it does not complete application or data modernization. Applications and data can continue to be transformed, integrated or selectively moved as business needs evolve.

Kyndryl can use automation, telemetry, AIOps and agentic workflows to improve IBM Z availability, capacity, performance and infrastructure efficiency while identifying what to optimize next.

Explore a modern operating model for IBM Z

Talk with Kyndryl about simplifying infrastructure operations and running retained IBM Z workloads better while modernizing continuously.

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