Skyward Data

How cheap and how fast can mainframe-to-cloud backup actually be? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re shows how VirtualZ backs up its own IBM Z mainframe — system backups, source code, and operational logs — by streaming them straight to cloud object storage with FlowZ, VirtualZ's no-code tool for using Amazon S3, Azure Blob, and Google Cloud as mainframe backup and archive storage, for pennies a mont...

Can you route the same mainframe dataset to AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and IBM Cloud at once? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how PropelZ — VirtualZ's no-code tool for moving and replicating IBM Z mainframe data to the cloud — sends a single dataset to multiple cloud platforms simultaneously from one configuration, so enterprises use each provider's strengths instead of locking into one. V...

How do you get IBM Z mainframe security data into Splunk without custom development? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how the PropelZ Splunk connector — part of VirtualZ's no-code tool for moving mainframe data to the cloud — streams SMF records, RACF logs, and console messages directly into an existing Splunk SOC, so the system processing your most sensitive data is no longer a blind spot...

What is the mainframe skills gap, and how can enterprises close it without hiring more COBOL programmers? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re tackles one of the most pressing problems in enterprise IT: the COBOL, JCL, and REXX experts who keep IBM Z mainframes running are retiring faster than they can be replaced, and few new engineers are trained on those technologies. The mainframes still process co...

What if enterprise integration software were priced like a smartphone app store — pick the specific capabilities you need and skip the ones you don't? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how VirtualZ applies that model to mainframe integration, letting enterprises choose individual connectors and capabilities instead of buying a large suite and using a fraction of it. Vince Re contrasts the t...

How do you monitor IBM Z mainframe and cloud infrastructure in one place instead of two separate systems? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how PropelZ's console logging connector streams mainframe console messages directly into modern monitoring tools, so operations teams see mainframe, Kubernetes, and cloud alerts in a single unified view rather than treating the mainframe as an isolated...

Why does moving DB2 mainframe data to platforms like Snowflake still require weeks of manual COBOL copybook creation — and how can you skip that step entirely? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how PropelZ's automatic metadata discovery removes copybook work from database integration, so a DB2-to-Snowflake migration that used to take months can run in minutes. Vince Re breaks down why copyb...

How do you migrate 200,000+ mainframe datasets to the cloud when transferring them one at a time would take months? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how the PropelZ multiplexer turns massive mainframe data migrations from an operational nightmare into an automated, parallel process — moving hundreds of datasets at once instead of queuing them individually. Vince Re walks through inventory-...

What's new in PropelZ 2.0, and what does the release change for enterprise mainframe data integration? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re walks through the major 2.0 release of PropelZ — VirtualZ's no-code tool for moving and replicating IBM Z mainframe data to the cloud — covering dozens of customer-requested features, including a 60% throughput improvement and native binary data handling. Vince Re...

What happens when mainframe-grade data movement runs anywhere, not just on z/OS? VirtualZ Computing Co-Founder and CTO Vince Re joins Co-Founder Dustin Froyum to introduce PropelZ for Linux — the multi-platform extension of VirtualZ's no-code data movement engine — which takes the same engine proven on IBM Z and runs it anywhere Java runs. Vince Re walks through the architecture: why the core engi...

What really slows down IBM Z modernization? It's not the application code — it's the data. In this episode of Skyward Data, VirtualZ Co-Founder Dusty Froyum and Marc Sokol (Executive Chairman, former SVP at CA Technologies) break down what actually happens inside enterprise VSAM-to-PostgreSQL migrations, and why the data layer is the hardest part to get right. Drawing on decades in the mainframe w...

Why does data access — not application code — stall so many enterprise modernization initiatives? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, VirtualZ joins Progress Software to explore how organizations modernize data access across hybrid environments without disrupting the systems that run their business. Dennis Bennett, Principal Sales Engineer at Progress Software, jo...

Why do enterprises struggle to use their own data for AI — even when the data already exists? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, VirtualZ CEO Jeanne Glass lays out a 2026 framework for activating enterprise data across mainframe and cloud, instantly and safely, so AI initiatives aren't starved of the data they need. Jeanne Glass argues that modernization is no lo...

How can mainframe teams meet PCI DSS 4.0's tougher continuous-monitoring and audit requirements without custom scripting? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, co-founders Vince Re and Dustin Froyum explain how real-time, no-code data access from IBM Z to Splunk simplifies PCI DSS 4.0 compliance. PCI DSS 4.0 raises the bar for continuous evidence collection, monitor...

What separates CIO visionaries from CIO operators in 2026, and how do you build an AI-ready enterprise without risky migrations? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, VirtualZ CEO Jeanne Glass shares a CIO vision for modernizing the enterprise without operational disruption — arguing that the real bottleneck for AI and modern analytics isn't infrastructure, it's acc...

What does the future of ETL look like as enterprises move from batch processing to real-time, AI-ready data integration? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, Founder and CEO Jeanne Glass explains how traditional batch-based ETL is giving way to real-time, cloud-ready, AI-enabled data integration — and why operational data locked inside IBM Z systems is both the big...

Why is digital transformation in 2026 no longer cloud-first, but data-first — and what does that mean for systems integrators and outsourcers? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, Founder and CEO Jeanne Glass explains why AI readiness is fundamentally a data access challenge, and how integrators delivering AI, analytics, hybrid cloud modernization, and storage tran...

How are enterprise storage strategies changing in 2026, and what do customers actually need now? In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing, CEO Jeanne Glass explains how cost pressure, AI initiatives, and hybrid environments are pushing organizations away from pre-provisioned storage and long migration projects toward on-demand, elastic storage that delivers instant acce...

In this episode of Skyward Data, Jeanne Glass, CEO of VirtualZ, explores how enterprises are rethinking data management and data access in 2026. As data becomes the asset shaping how organizations compete, comply, and innovate, customers are no longer asking for more pipelines or platforms. They’re looking for direct, secure access to trusted data—without disrupting the systems that already run th...

Mainframe modernization in 2026 isn’t about leaving the mainframe — it’s about using it better. In this episode of the Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, CEO of VirtualZ, breaks down how enterprises are modernizing their mainframe environments without disruption. Learn why data-first strategies, AI readiness, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, no-code integration, and instant storage are resha...

In this episode of the Skyward Data podcast, VirtualZ Computing Co-Founder Dustin Froyum sits down with Co-Founder and CTO Vince Re to explore how PropelZ™ runs on Windows to simplify enterprise data integration. The conversation focuses on one of the biggest challenges facing modern data teams: integrating data across mainframe, cloud, Linux, Windows, and legacy platforms without building complex...

In this episode of Skyward Data, VirtualZ Co-Founders Dustin Froyum and Vince Re share how PropelZ™ brings no-code, governed data movement to the IBM i (AS/400) platform. They explore how IT teams can easily extract and stream IBM i data to modern analytics, observability, and AI platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Splunk—without manual ETL or complex scripti...

In this episode of Skyward Data, VirtualZ CEO, Jeanne Glass, breaks down one of the most overlooked — yet essential — capabilities in modern data integration: data exclusion. Learn how VirtualZ Computing’s PropelZ™ gives organizations full control over what data moves, what stays behind, and how sensitive fields can be securely excluded or suppressed — all without coding or complex ETL. Jeanne exp...

In this episode of Skyward Data, Jeanne Glass, CEO of VirtualZ Computing, explores how aerospace and defense organizations can unlock mission-critical data — instantly, securely, and without disruption — to power AI, strengthen cybersecurity, modernize storage, and ensure mission readiness. From flight operations and defense intelligence to compliance and secure collaboration, much of A&D’s most v...

In this Skyward Data episode, Vince Re, CTO of VirtualZ and the original architect behind much of today’s mainframe innovation, walks through a live demo of PropelZ™ in its new Incremental Mode — showing how it delivers faster, smarter data movement without reprocessing entire files. Over seven minutes, Vince demonstrates how PropelZ captures, transforms, and updates VSAM data directly into a mode...