Propel IT growth by advancing IT Skills and IT Efficiency

 

Unlock the full potential of IBM Z® and IBM® i systems by transforming challenges into opportunities. By modernizing workflows with intelligent automation, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights, you can streamline operations, optimize resources, and enhance IT efficiency. 

 

Advance IT skills and stay ahead in today’s digital landscape by fostering innovation, reducing risk, and driving long-term value—empowering your team to meet evolving demands with confidence.

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Close the skills gap

Enable next-gen talent to engage IBM Z® and IBM® i systems without deep development expertise while freeing skilled talent to focus on critical projects without creating a backlog.

Build business agility

Quickly respond to challenges across the tech stack and at the strategic business level by leveraging adaptable resources and expertise.

Drive innovation with excellence

Stay ahead of the curve by incorporating new technology and modern best practices to enhance business operations and competitiveness.

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Bridging the skills gap with Developer Experience (DevEx)

Another way Rocket helps organizations optimize skills and efficiency is by focusing on Developer Experience (DevEx). By designing our products to reduce friction and simplify complex workflows, we make it easier for both seasoned experts and new talent to work effectively with critical IBM i, mainframe, and other heritage systems. This DevEx focus helps bridge the skills gap, accelerates onboarding, and enables developers to spend more time driving innovation.

See how Rocket prioritizes DevEx across our product suite to empower developers and drive modernization.

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Rocket Software recognized as a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for two years in a row

Skills and efficiency are built on trust in your tools. We think Rocket’s recognition as a challenger in the Gartner report in Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms (SOAP) validates our strength in workload automation — giving IT teams the efficiency, adaptability, and confidence to modernize across hybrid IT environments.

 

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Automate. Orchestrate. Optimize.

80 %

of IT leaders will be using service orchestration and automation platforms.

89 %

of CIOs report more competition for qualified IT talent.

20 %

of lost revenue if no action is taken to close the skills gap.

Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of IBM, January 2022

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Banorte Financial Group enhanced end-to-end operations with innovative monitoring technology

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WHY ROCKET FOR IBM Z and IBM i SYSTEMS

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One company.


Rocket Software delivers feature-rich products that “just work” without heavy reliance on service contracts. No one else in the market matches the full range of automation, talent enablement, and business agility capabilities for both IBM Z and IBM i systems.

Rocket helps you make the most of your business potential. By optimizing system operations, productivity, and workflows, your team can overcome its toughest challenges. Automation ensures IT efficiency and prepares you for the unexpected. The nimble business you’ve been striving to build is within reach.

  • Modernize storage and performance management to alleviate the impact of skills shortages
  • Automate critical tasks and improve system responsiveness to reduce errors and improve business resiliency and agility
  • Integrate across hybrid IT infrastructure to ensure storage interoperability and efficient performance
  • Streamline DevOps processes to respond quickly to customers and market demands
  • Experiment with new tech like AI/ML and modern best practices

AI innovations for optimizing skills & efficiency

AI-driven solutions

Our AI-powered solutions help organizations maximize the potential of IBM Z and IBM i systems while minimizing reliance on specialized talent. Streamline operations and enhance IT productivity by using AI-driven detection, diagnosis, and predictive insights.

  • Avoid SLA breaches: Rocket® AI Predictive Pulse for Rocket® Workload Automation provides insights to keep critical processes on track and prevent disruptions.
  • Diagnose performance issues quickly: Anomalytics for Rocket® TMON™ performance monitors detects and resolves system anomalies automatically, reducing manual efforts and cutting costs.
  • Access data faster with AI: Rocket® Content Smart Chat enables natural language queries, streamlining data access and decision-making while ensuring compliance.

 

Ramp up new developers faster

Get developers productive quickly — even on legacy platforms like COBOL, MV BASIC, and Uniface. Rocket's GenAI tools explain code, generate functions, and guide developers through unfamiliar environments. Your team ramps in weeks, not months.

 

AI at Rocket Software

At Rocket Software, we believe AI should amplify people — not replace them. That’s why we embed AI directly into our trusted tools, helping customers modernize infrastructure, applications, and data — faster, and without disruption.

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