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Learn how to accelerate mainframe software delivery using IFL (Integrated Facility for Linux) and Linux environments through PopUp Mainframe's innovative virtualization platform in this 36-minute conference presentation. Discover how to overcome common mainframe development bottlenecks including environment availability constraints, siloed team structures, and inflexible tooling that traditionally slow software delivery cycles. Explore PopUp Mainframe's capability to provision virtual mainframe environments in under 10 minutes across diverse hardware configurations, from IFLs and LinuxONE on IBM Z systems to cloud-hosted and x86 environments. Master the platform's automated provisioning, rollback, and snapshot capabilities through FastTrack features that enable rapid, repeatable testing and development workflows. Understand how running on IFLs delivers 5-10x performance gains versus x86 platforms while leveraging z/Architecture power and maintaining complete separation from production workloads. Examine the floating license model that allows dormant environments to activate only when needed, supporting deployment in air-gapped environments or cloud infrastructure where compute capacity already exists. Analyze security and compatibility features including pre-integration with IBM, BMC, and open-source tools, plus support for Broadcom and Rocket Software ecosystems. Learn how the platform maintains full ZOS compatibility regardless of code age or complexity, from modern subsystems to legacy stacks. Discover integration capabilities with modern development tools like VS Code, Galasa, and COBOL Check that extend DevOps practices to mainframe environments, enabling continuous integration and delivery. Explore how persistent ZFS snapshots achieve 90% disk compression while utilizing commodity storage instead of expensive DASD, and understand how organizations can quadruple delivery speed, reduce emissions, lower costs, and improve compliance through centralized masking and on-Z data governance.
