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C1000 187 Watsonx Mainframe Modernization
The course teaches professionals how to leverage watsonx Code Assistant, perform application discovery, map dependencies, decompose legacy systems, apply refactoring strategies, and validate modernized components for mainframe modernization.
90
Minutes
62
Questions
60/100
Passing Score
$200
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
Mainframe developers, integration architects, and IT analysts with at least two years of experience in legacy system maintenance and modernization should enroll. They seek to master IBM's watsonx tools, design migration pathways, and ensure quality assurance for transformed applications, advancing their careers as modernization specialists.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: watsonx Code Assistant for Legacy Code Analysis
2
Domain 2: Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
3
Domain 3: Application Decomposition Strategies
4
Domain 4: Modernization Refactoring Strategies
5
Domain 5: Testing and Validation of Modernized Components
6
Domain 6: Hybrid Integration Between Mainframe and Cloud
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Course Outline
63 learning goals
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Domain 1: watsonx Code Assistant for Legacy Code Analysis
3 topics
COBOL Code Analysis and Understanding
- Identify COBOL program structure, divisions, and sections using watsonx Code Assistant parsing capabilities
- Analyze COBOL data structures, working-storage sections, and file definitions through AI-powered code comprehension
- Evaluate complex COBOL business logic patterns and embedded SQL statements using watsonx natural language explanations
- Apply watsonx Code Assistant to generate documentation for undocumented COBOL programs and copybooks
- Assess COBOL program quality, technical debt, and modernization readiness using AI-driven code metrics
PL/I Code Comprehension
- Identify PL/I syntax, procedure structures, and data type declarations using watsonx parsing engines
- Analyze PL/I exception handling, multitasking constructs, and built-in functions with AI assistance
- Evaluate PL/I program complexity and interdependencies using watsonx dependency analysis features
- Apply watsonx to identify PL/I performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities in legacy systems
Cross-Language Code Understanding
- Identify mixed-language programming patterns in mainframe applications using watsonx multi-language support
- Analyze interactions between COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL components using AI-powered cross-referencing
- Evaluate system-wide code quality and maintainability across multiple programming languages
- Apply watsonx to generate unified documentation for multi-language mainframe application portfolios
2
Domain 2: Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
2 topics
Automated Application Discovery
- Identify mainframe application components using watsonx automated discovery tools and repository scanning
- Configure watsonx discovery agents to scan COBOL, PL/I, JCL, and copybook repositories systematically
- Analyze discovered application inventory results and classify components by business function and technical complexity
- Apply filtering and categorization rules to organize discovered applications into modernization candidate groups
- Evaluate completeness and accuracy of automated discovery results against manual application inventories
Dependency Analysis and Mapping
- Identify program-to-program calls, copybook dependencies, and data file relationships using watsonx dependency analyzers
- Generate comprehensive dependency maps showing application interconnections and data flows using AI visualization
- Analyze complex dependency chains and identify critical path applications for modernization planning
- Apply dependency impact analysis to assess modernization risks and sequence planning requirements
- Evaluate dependency mapping accuracy and completeness using watsonx validation and verification features
3
Domain 3: Application Decomposition Strategies
2 topics
Monolith Analysis and Decomposition Planning
- Identify monolithic application boundaries and logical service separation points using watsonx business logic analysis
- Analyze data coupling, functional cohesion, and transaction boundaries to define microservice candidates
- Evaluate decomposition complexity and effort estimation using AI-powered analysis of code coupling metrics
- Apply domain-driven design principles with watsonx assistance to identify bounded contexts in legacy systems
- Assess decomposition feasibility and prioritization using business value and technical complexity scoring
Service Boundary Definition
- Define service interfaces and API contracts for decomposed mainframe application components
- Analyze data ownership and transaction consistency requirements across proposed service boundaries
- Apply watsonx recommendations to optimize service granularity and minimize inter-service dependencies
- Evaluate proposed service architecture against performance, scalability, and maintainability criteria
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Domain 4: Modernization Refactoring Strategies
3 topics
Rewrite Strategy Implementation
- Identify COBOL and PL/I programs suitable for complete rewrite to modern languages using watsonx suitability analysis
- Apply watsonx Code Assistant to generate Java, Python, or Node.js equivalents from legacy COBOL business logic
- Analyze generated code quality, performance characteristics, and functional equivalence to original mainframe programs
- Configure automated testing frameworks to validate rewritten application behavior against mainframe baselines
- Evaluate rewrite project timelines, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies using AI-assisted estimation
Wrap Strategy and API Development
- Identify mainframe programs suitable for API wrapping and service exposure using watsonx interface analysis
- Generate REST APIs and microservice wrappers around existing COBOL and PL/I programs using watsonx tools
- Configure API gateways, authentication, and rate limiting for wrapped mainframe services in hybrid environments
- Analyze wrapper performance overhead and optimize API response times for cloud-native consumption patterns
- Evaluate wrapped service reliability, error handling, and monitoring capabilities in production environments
Replace Strategy with COTS Solutions
- Identify mainframe applications suitable for replacement with commercial off-the-shelf software solutions
- Analyze functional gaps between legacy mainframe capabilities and proposed replacement solutions using watsonx comparison tools
- Evaluate data migration requirements and transformation complexity for COTS replacement scenarios
- Apply risk assessment frameworks to replacement decisions considering business continuity and operational impact
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Domain 5: Testing and Validation of Modernized Components
2 topics
Automated Testing Framework Implementation
- Configure watsonx-powered test case generation for modernized applications using legacy program behavior analysis
- Implement regression testing suites comparing mainframe and modernized application outputs using AI-driven validation
- Analyze test coverage metrics and identify untested code paths in modernized components
- Apply continuous integration pipelines incorporating mainframe and cloud-native testing workflows
Performance and Functional Validation
- Establish performance baselines from mainframe applications using watsonx monitoring and profiling capabilities
- Execute load testing scenarios comparing mainframe and modernized application performance characteristics
- Analyze functional equivalence between legacy and modernized components using AI-powered behavioral comparison
- Evaluate data integrity and consistency across mainframe and modernized application boundaries
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Domain 6: Hybrid Integration Between Mainframe and Cloud
2 topics
Integration Architecture Design
- Identify integration touchpoints between mainframe systems and cloud-native applications using watsonx interface discovery
- Design event-driven architectures connecting mainframe transaction systems with cloud microservices
- Configure message queuing systems and API gateways for secure mainframe-cloud data exchange
- Analyze integration patterns and select optimal approaches for specific mainframe modernization scenarios
- Evaluate integration architecture scalability, reliability, and security requirements for hybrid deployments
Data Synchronization and Consistency
- Implement real-time data replication between mainframe DB2 databases and cloud data stores
- Configure change data capture mechanisms for maintaining data consistency across hybrid environments
- Analyze data synchronization latency and implement conflict resolution strategies for distributed transactions
- Evaluate eventual consistency models and ACID transaction requirements in hybrid mainframe-cloud architectures
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains of C1000-187 IBM Certified watsonx Mainframe Modernization Architect v1 - Associate: watsonx for mainframe modernization: COBOL/PL-I analysis, code understanding with watsonx Code Assistant; application discovery, dependency mapping, decomposition; refactoring strategies (rewrite, wra.
- Exam-specific technical content covering p, replace); testing and validation of modernized components; hybrid integration between mainframe and cloud..
Not Covered
- Topics outside the C1000-187 exam scope and other certification levels.
- Current pricing, promotional offers, and vendor-specific values that change over time.
- Implementation details for competing vendor products and platforms.
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