Kyndryl and Microsoft integrate Kyndryl’s zCloud mainframe service with Microsoft’s Power Platform. Credit: Thinkstock Kyndryl and Microsoft have extended their existing partnership to include mainframe connectivity to cloud applications and workloads. The extension ties together Kyndryl’s zCloud mainframe service with Microsoft’s Power Platform, a low-code application and workflow-automation package that brings access to cloud services including Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Teams. The aim is making it easier for organizations to access and integrate mainframe-based data with cloud-based resources and combine that data with other information to build new applications. Available now, the service is a way to access decades of data sitting on mainframes, said Harish Grama, Kyndryl’s global practice leader for cloud. “The idea is to unleash data sitting on the mainframe, mine it, modernize it, and write new business applications on it,” he said. “That data shouldn’t be trapped in legacy backends.” The integration sets up a secure, encrypted pipe between the zCloud and Microsoft cloud, and customers then have access to mainframe-based resources that they can include in Azure cloud-based applications. The service is directed at customers interested in maintaining a hybrid mainframe/cloud operation, Grama said. “You can have part of the application on the mainframe and part in the cloud, but for the most part the data remains on the mainframe.” Kyndryl and others, including Microsoft and AWS, do offer “mainframe modernization” services that move data entirely off of the mainframe, but that is not what the new service, is about. Microsoft was one of the first strategic partnerships Kyndryl made last year as it spun out of IBM. Under that agreement the companies will develop new products built on Microsoft Cloud and aimed at facilitating digital transformation, Kyndryl stated. Microsoft also said it would sell products developed by the two companies through its global enterprise sales force and will develop a Microsoft Cloud training ground called Kyndryl University for Microsoft. The companies said they will focus on data modernization and governance, AI-driven innovations for industries, cyber security and resiliency, and transformation of mission-critical workloads to the cloud. Since spinning out from IBM, Kyndryl has been makng partnerships, tying up with Cloudera, Lenovo, Dell, SAP, VMware, Red Hat, NetApp, Google Cloud, AWS, and others. Related content news F5 looks to squelch 'ball of fire' that is application security Updates include security scanning and penetration testing capabilities for web applications, as well as a new container-based web application firewall. By Michael Cooney May 01, 2024 4 mins Firewalls Network Security Networking news Arista targets lateral security threat in campus and data center networks Arista Macro-Segmentation Service sets up microperimeters for enterprise resource protection. By Michael Cooney May 01, 2024 3 mins Remote Access Security Network Security Networking brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler Breaches galore - why a proven platform for Zero Trust is needed Organizations need a proven platform for zero trust. But before we dive into why that is the case, we must first answer two important questions. By Zscaler Apr 30, 2024 8 mins Network Security brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler 4 reasons firewalls and VPNs are exposing organizations to breaches Yesterday’s solutions are today’s problems. By Zscaler Apr 30, 2024 11 mins Network Security PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe