Zowe is a new open source software framework that provides solutions that allow development and operations teams to securely, manage, control, script and develop on the Mainframe like any other cloud platform. Zowe is the first open source project based on z/OS.

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Information Technology is undergoing a revolution of changing architectures, new processing capabilities, and a deluge of programming language options. With the ever-increasing speed of technology advancements, a dynamic workforce that spans millennials to baby boomers, and rising expectations in user experience, there needs to be a new standard framework for interacting with the mainframe that enables an intuitive, productive, and better integrated solutions.

Zowe brings together industry experts to drive innovation for the community of next-generation mainframe developers that may not have platform experience. Zowe promotes faster team on-ramp to productivity, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and communication. This new framework will enable an ecosystem of software solutions intended to provide a simple, intuitive environment for a variety of IT professionals performing administrative, development, test and operation tasks on z/OS.