Amazon Mainframe Modernization

aid: amazon-mainframe-modernization
name: Amazon Mainframe Modernization
description: AWS Mainframe Modernization provides tools and resources to help you plan and implement migration and modernization
  of your mainframe applications to AWS. It supports automated refactoring and replatforming of COBOL applications to run
  natively on AWS with managed runtime environments, deployment pipelines, and batch job execution capabilities.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- COBOL
- Mainframe
- Migration
- Modernization
- Batch Processing
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-mainframe-modernization/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-mainframe-modernization:aws-mainframe-modernization-api
  name: AWS Mainframe Modernization API
  description: The AWS Mainframe Modernization API provides programmatic access to create and manage applications, environments,
    deployments, and batch job executions for mainframe application modernization on AWS. Covers 25 paths and 33 operations
    for the full modernization lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/
  baseURL: https://m2.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Mainframe
  - Migration
  - Modernization
  - COBOL
  - Batch Processing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/m2/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-mainframe-modernization-openapi-original.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-mainframe-modernization-application-summary-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-mainframe-modernization-application-summary-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-mainframe-modernization-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-mainframe-modernization.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/m2/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/modernizing-with-aws/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/m2/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-mainframe-modernization-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-mainframe-modernization-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automated Refactoring
    description: Automatically refactor COBOL mainframe applications to run natively on AWS.
  - name: Managed Runtime Environments
    description: Create and manage runtime environments using Micro Focus or Blue Age engines on AWS.
  - name: Application Deployment
    description: Deploy and manage versions of modernized mainframe applications.
  - name: Batch Job Execution
    description: Execute batch jobs migrated from mainframe in managed AWS environments.
  - name: Data Set Management
    description: Import and manage mainframe data sets for use by modernized applications.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: COBOL Modernization
    description: Refactor legacy COBOL applications to Java or other modern languages running on AWS.
  - name: Mainframe Replatforming
    description: Replatform mainframe workloads to AWS-managed environments without code changes.
  - name: Batch Job Migration
    description: Migrate batch processing workloads from mainframe to AWS for cost savings and scalability.
  - name: Mainframe Retirement
    description: Decommission on-premises mainframe hardware by migrating all workloads to AWS.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Micro Focus Runtime
    description: Use Micro Focus Enterprise Server as the runtime engine for replatformed applications.
  - name: Blue Age Runtime
    description: Use Blue Age as the runtime engine for refactored applications.
  - name: Amazon EFS
    description: Store application artifacts and data sets in Elastic File System.
  - name: AWS CloudWatch
    description: Monitor application and batch job metrics through CloudWatch.
  - name: AWS VPC
    description: Deploy environments within a Virtual Private Cloud for network isolation.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]