Accelerate Transaction Management with IBM CICS Transaction Server
Modernize enterprise applications securely with unmatched scalability and flexibility.
Overview of the Product
IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® is a powerful and secure application server designed to run mission-critical workloads on IBM Z. It supports both modern and existing applications with broad language and framework compatibility, advanced API enablement, event streaming, and robust security. With integration to tools like Maven, Gradle, and Ansible, CICS helps organizations modernize, innovate faster, and improve operational efficiency.
Why Choose IBM CICS Transaction Server:
CICS provides strong transaction security, network protection, and compliance management, integrating seamlessly with z/OS security managers.
Leverage the full potential of IBM Z, handling workloads efficiently to meet growing enterprise needs.
Supports a variety of programming languages and frameworks for smooth modernization and integration with existing applications.
Unlock access to CICS applications via RESTful APIs, event streams, and messaging for better business agility.
Tools like Maven, Gradle, and Ansible simplify deployment, driving faster time-to-value.
With built-in management and monitoring capabilities, reduce system complexity and operational costs.
What the Numbers say?
Features
Easily integrate CICS with event-driven architectures to enable real-time event processing.
Support for Java 11, Jakarta 9, and Eclipse MicroProfile 5, ensuring future-proof enterprise applications.
Enable seamless integration with other platforms via IBM WebMethods and event-driven APIs.
Automate system management with advanced monitoring and diagnostics tools.
Run CICS on IBM Z, hybrid environments, or cloud infrastructure to optimize resource utilization.
Continuously release new system management features, helping reduce overhead and operational costs.
Key Facts
Available for both developer trials and production use with flexible licensing options.
Supports unlimited transactions for enterprise environments, ensuring scalability without restrictions.
Continuous product updates provide ongoing improvements, delivering enhanced functionality with each release.
What The Users Say
IBM CICS has revolutionized our ability to modernize core systems while maintaining stringent compliance requirements.
Customer Feedback
Recognized as a leader in transaction processing by industry analysts, including Gartner and Forrester.
Industry Accolades
Trusted by top global financial institutions, healthcare providers, and government agencies to modernize their transaction systems.
Leading Enterprises
FAQ's
IBM CICS Transaction Server is a high-performance transaction processing platform for z/OS environments. It supports mission-critical applications by enabling fast, secure, and reliable processing of high-volume transactions across industries.
CICS uses a multithreaded, memory-efficient runtime that can process thousands of transactions per second. It also supports dynamic workload balancing and vertical scaling on IBM Z systems to handle peak loads without performance loss.
Yes, CICS supports modern programming models such as RESTful APIs, Java, Node.js, and containers. Legacy COBOL and PL/I applications can be exposed as microservices without rewriting the core logic, enabling gradual modernization.
While CICS runs on-premise on z/OS, it integrates with cloud-native solutions via APIs and supports containerized applications using z/OS Container Extensions (zCX), enabling hybrid cloud strategies.
CICS includes native REST API support through the CICS Transaction Gateway and z/OS Connect. This allows CICS services to be easily exposed to mobile apps, web apps, and third-party platforms.
CICS is widely used in financial services, insurance, and government sectors for workloads like ATM processing, payment gateways, account management, and claims processing—where speed, uptime, and data integrity are critical.
CICS provides robust security using RACF (Resource Access Control Facility), TLS/SSL for encrypted communication, and fine-grained resource-level access controls, ensuring enterprise-grade protection.
Nexright provides end-to-end services, including CICS environment setup, API enablement, performance tuning, modernization roadmaps, and integration with modern DevOps workflows on IBM Z systems.
Resources
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