Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Hi everyone,Join us for Rocket COBOL Day 2026: Modernization Meets Intelligence. Choose the event location that is most convenient for you: Copenhagen or Amsterdam. Both events will provide actionable insights, access to industry experts, and practical approaches to modernizing your COBOL applications.Throughout the event, you will hear roadmap and product lifecycle updates, see technical demonstrations featuring AI and Visual COBOL Code, gain professional services insights, take part in Q&A, and connect with Rocket Software experts and peers.Register for your preferred event hereCOBOL Day CopenhagenDate: Tuesday, November 3, 2026Time: 9:15 AM - 1:45 PMLocation: Radisson Collection Royal Hotel CopenhagenAddress: Hammerichsgade 1, 1611 Copenhagen, DenmarkDirections: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XAzpak9Qi7acBfca9COBOL Day AmsterdamDate: Thursday, November 5, 2026Time: 9:15 AM - 1:45 PMLocation: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal StationAddress: Oosterdoksstraat 4, 1011 DK Amsterdam,

Another month, another brand-new Rocket COBOL FuelHi everyone, Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the modernization story of a U.S. agriculture company, explore GenAI Insights, and hear some of the feedback we've received about our products. GenAI Insights Demo: Turn any developer into a COBOL Expert  See how GenAI can help you understand COBOL codebases of any size and complexity. Plus, next month we'll show you how to prepare your COBOL estate for AI and enable AI-assisted, hallucination-free development with the release of Rocket Visual COBOL 12.0. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks. If you want to be among the first to learn about the new capabilities coming in Rocket Visual COBOL 12.0, join us at our London event. Exclusive COBOL Event in London | October 8, 2026Join us on for Rocket COBOL 2026: Modernization Meets Intelligence, a one-day event focused on COBOL modernization, AI-driven innovation,

COBOL and some magicHi everyone, Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about Rocket Visual COBOL for AI-Augmented Code Modernization and latest product demos you’ve might missed. Exclusive COBOL Event in London | October 8, 2026Join us on Oct. 8th for Rocket COBOL 2026: Modernization Meets Intelligence, a one-day event focused on COBOL modernization, AI-driven innovation, and practical digital transformation strategies. Discover the latest product updates, connect with industry experts, and hear modernization stories from Nationwide Building Society and SYSPRO. Sign up here and share the link with your COBOL teams.  Rocket Visual COBOL for AI-Augmented Code Modernization  In August, Gartner® named Rocket Software a Challenger in its Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools, recognizing solutions including Rocket® Visual COBOL®. We believe this recognition reflects Rocket Software's ability to help enterpris

Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who joined the webinar with our engineers earlier this month. To those who couldn't make please feel free to watch it on demand.The recording of the webinar is available now. You can watch the recording anytime and share it with your team.Some useful materials:Webinar recording Webinar deck is in the attachments COBOL Day in London on Oct 8 If you want to share your modernization story on one of our events, please contact me via skovalenko@rocketsoftware.com Quiz winners (we’ll contact everyone this week)Gunasegaran N.Matthew S.Anandaraj S.Jonathan M.Luc V. H. Thanks everyone and stay tuned for upcoming events! 

What the Odyssey and COBOL have in common? The answer is belowHi everyone, Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the ancient myths of the software world and the upcoming technical webinar. Help us improve our COBOL products for you As summer is in full swing and we're preparing exciting product updates for later this year, we'd love to hear about your experience with modernizing your COBOL applications and using our products.Your feedback helps us improve our products, create more relevant content and events, and better understand your evolving business needs.Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey, it should take no more than 15 minutes:Rocket COBOL Survey (15 min)As a thank you, five randomly selected participants who complete the survey will receive a $50 USD Rocket Software gift card. Winners will be contacted after August 10.  AI Unit Testing for COBOL Demo We’re continuing our COBOL in Action seri

Rocket COBOL things we're proud of this month Hi everyone, Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the Technical Debt Management tools and the ongoing Beta Program.  A 5-Step Recipe for Technical Debt Management   What if all the industry noise around technical debt is missing your organization’s greatest opportunity? Every IT leader feels the silent drag: legacy code that slows down innovation, rising operational costs, and talent tied up maintaining what’s already there. But what if you stopped viewing technical debt as an immovable anchor, and started treating it as a roadmap for strategic modernization? The technical debt management market is rapidly evolving, and so is the conversation. In fact, Gartner® has just issued its first Magic Quadrant™ for technical debt management tools and named Rocket Software a Challenger with solutions including Rocket COBOL Analyzer. Below, you’ll find a practical, step-by-step reci

Hi everyone,Thanks to everyone who joined our webinar about unlocking COBOL unit testing using GenAI. To those who couldn't make please feel free to watch it on demand. Webinar materialsWebinar recording Webinar deck is in the attachments AI Unit Testing Beta Program Quiz winnersThank you to everyone who actively participated in the quiz as well! We’re going to share the gifts with the 5 quiz winners next week:Kyle W. Paul R. Jonathan S. Lucas M. Per S. Webinar questionsAs promised, below are our answers to the questions raised in our webinar - Unlock COBOL Unit Testing with GenAI, held last week. For those you that missed it, the recording can be found here.We did our best to answers as many questions as we could with the limited time we had but below are the questions we couldn’t get to, as well as written responses to those we did.How does the assistant mock the data for data base lookup? Can it?In the Beta release, the testing assistant provides support to create a Program Controll

May we share some Rocket COBOL updates?Hi everyone,Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the GenAI-driven unit testing for COBOL applications, COBOL x JSON capabilities, and COBOL events. Unlock Unit Testing for COBOLwith GenAI [Watch webinar recording] You’re already testing applications today but as the pressure to deliver software faster and more frequently grows, unit testing becomes essential to ensuring quality long before code ever leaves the engineering team.COBOL applications were not originally designed with unit testing in mind, making adoption challenging. GenAI changes that.  This month, we’re excited to introduce AI‑driven unit testing for COBOL through a beta program and webinar. Watch the webinar recording to see the AI Unit Testing demo in action and join the beta to be among the first to try these new capabilities. COBOL x JSON Demo We’re excited to welcome you to the new episode of COBOL in Action,

Hi everyone,I’d like to invite you to our upcoming webinar, Unlock COBOL Unit Testing with GenAI, on May 27 at 10 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. GMT. You’re already testing COBOL applications today but as the pressure to deliver software faster and more frequently grows, unit testing becomes essential to ensuring quality long before code ever leaves the engineering team. That’s exactly what we’re going to address in the session.  You’ll learn about a new GenAI-driven capability that helps plan, generate, and analyze unit tests for COBOL, and see it in action through a demo. At the end we’ll have a live Q&A featuring Rocket product managers and engineers, so you’ll be able to ask us anything about unit testing, COBOL modernization, and Rocket solutions. Register here To make it more engaging, we’ll also have a COBOL quiz with gifts from Rocket® Software so make sure to join us live. 

What’s up with COBOL in April? Let’s seeHi everyone,Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the GenAI-driven unit testing for COBOL applications, upcoming events, and modernization story from Jove Informática. COBOL, Unit Testing, and GenAIHow does it work? Unit testing is a level of testing designed to validate that a ‘unit’ of software performs as it was designed, where a ‘unit’ is the smallest piece of testable software. Instead of testing the full application with sometimes million lines of code, you only test the part of the program that has been changed.Traditionally, this has proved difficult for COBOL applications both on and off the mainframe as the code was not written with this type of testing in mind. The Rocket Unit Test framework makes this adoption possible.With the framework, unit testing allows teams to validate business logic at the smallest level, detect regressions early, and modernize safely without

Hi everyone,We have exciting news as Rocket Software has been invited to participate in the upcoming Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools with our Rocket Visual COBOL solution.Gartner places strong weight on customer feedback, and your perspective as a COBOL modernization champion would be incredibly valuable in helping position Rocket Visual COBOL as a top solution in this space.We'd appreciate if you shared your experience with Visual COBOL using the Gartner review portal here: https://gtnr.io/cDTKG5zFHThe review takes about 10 minutes. As a thank you, you’ll receive a $25 gift card, or you can choose to make a $25 charity donation after the review is verified and published. If you have submitted your review and don’t receive your gift card, reach out to me via s.kovalenko@rocketsoftware.com and I’ll be happy to help.

COBOL and Vibe Coding in one sentence? Yes.Hi everyone, Welcome to our monthly Rocket COBOL newsletter. This edition covers a potential solution to skills shortage in COBOL industry, Sammons modernization story and webinar quiz winners.   COBOL Vibe Coding and the Skills Question Our product manager, Guy Sofer, recently experimented with vibe coding using a COBOL application and shared his experience on LinkedIn. The outcome sparked internal discussions and a broader question: Will the COBOL skills shortage remain as challenging as it is today? Read Guy’s post here: COBOL Vibe Coding – Really?? | LinkedInMany organizations are grappling with retiring specialists, limited documentation, and ongoing hiring challenges. As a result, some consider full rewrites instead of modernization. However, rewriting projects often take years, with nearly 50% exceeding budget and timeline expectations, making this a high‑risk decision.As GenAI capabilities continue to mature, we see meaningful potentia

Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who joined our webinar with Brad Curry from Sammons Financial Group yesterday. To those who couldn't make please feel free to watch it on demand.The recording of the webinar is available now. You can watch the recording anytime and share it with your team.Some useful materials:Webinar recording Webinar deck is in the attachments COBOL Day in Milan on April 14 COBOL Day in Madrid on May 6 If you want to get access to the Rocket COBOL Roadmap, please contact me via skovalenko@rocketsoftware.com If you want to share your modernization story on one of our events, please contact me via skovalenko@rocketsoftware.comThank you to everyone who actively participated in the quiz as well! We’re going to share 5 winners of the quiz next week. 

Hi everyone,In just 1 hour we’re going to have a webinar with Sammons Financial Group where Brad Curry, Principal Architect at Sammons, will share their experience with re-architecting their COBOL application with .NET, APIs, and containers.Make sure to join to learn about their approach and ask Brad questions. Registration linkOne of the slides: See you soon!

Hi everyone,This year, we’re excited to bring you real‑world COBOL modernization stories directly from the enterprises doing the work along with our expertise. This way you can see what is possible for your COBOL applications as well.  That’s why we’d like to invite you to our upcoming webinar, Sammons x Rocket COBOL: Growing with .NET, APIs, and Containers, on March 26 at 11 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. GMT. Our guest speaker Brad Curry from Sammons will share how they’re modernizing their COBOL applications to drive new business value, streamline processes, and prepare for the future with .NET and containers. At the end we’ll have a live Q&A featuring Brad and our Rocket experts, so you’ll be able to ask us anything about COBOL modernization and Rocket solutions. Register hereLet us know if you have any questions or want us to cover any specific topics on the future webinars.See you soon!

Let’s talk about the AI-lephant in the roomHi everyone, Welcome to our monthly Rocket COBOL newsletter. This edition tackles the biggest question of the month (or maybe even the year): How is GenAI changing COBOL modernization?Code Translations vs. Modernization:What’s the difference This week, COBOL made headlines again as the debate around AI‑generated COBOL resurfaced. The market reaction and the conversations online point to one thing: change is no longer coming. It’s here.Though after more than 5,000 successful COBOL modernization projects, we’ve learned one lesson that matters now more than ever:Code translation is not the same as software modernization. And confusing the two can put enterprises at real risk.Code Translation Is Useful. But Language Isn’t the ProblemMany AI companies promise rapid “COBOL modernization,” but what they’re really talking about is syntax translation. And while COBOL is a straightforward language (ask any COBOL developer you know), and AI can certainly

Hi everyone,COBOL is known for its exceptional portability. Applications written decades ago continue to run reliably on today's platforms, from latest versions of operational systems to multicloud environments and ARM.Beyond deployment, COBOL applications integrate seamlessly with today’s IT ecosystems, including containers, APIs, microservices, .NET, Java, and CI/CD pipelines.This level of portability helps you preserve core business logic while still moving quickly to adopt new technologies.If your business requires a platform update, database integration, or cloud deployment, check out the list of supported platforms for Rocket COBOL:The list of supported platforms: linkAny questions or platform suggestions for the future updates? Let us know in the comments. 

The 1st COBOL newsletter of the year, featuring practical GenAI use cases in COBOL modernization and some of the 2026 trends. Hi everyone, Thank you all for an incredible 2025. It’s been inspiring to see more customers upgrading to Rocket Visual COBOL 11.0 and adopting GenAI in Rocket COBOL Analyzer to accelerate modernization without disruption. Looking ahead, 2026 will bring even more GenAI‑powered innovations shaped by your needs and feedback. Expect richer content, deeper insights, and more customer success stories that show how to drive innovation with COBOL. Welcome to our first newsletter of the year, featuring practical GenAI use cases in COBOL modernization and some of the 2026 trends to kick things off. COBOL Now: High‑value enterprise use cases for GenAI Industry analysts are clear: GenAI delivers the greatest value when it augments engineers, not replaces them. Here are a few examples of how GenAI is already bringing meaningful impact to COBOL modernization efforts today. 1

Hi everyone,As we move further into 2026 and preparing more COBOL insights for you, we’d love to hear from you about what would help you get even more value from your COBOL applications this year.Are there product features you’d like us to walk through in more detail? More content on GenAI for COBOL modernization? Industries or use cases you want us to highlight? More real-world COBOL modernization stories? Or maybe you’d enjoy something lighter, like COBOL memes you can share with your teams.Whatever would make this community more useful for you, please share your ideas in the comments. Your input guides what we create, and together we can make this space even more supportive for you and your business.Looking forward to hearing from you,Rocket COBOL Team

Hi everyone,Thanks to everyone who joined us for your activity and questions. To those who couldn't make please feel free to watch it on demand.The recording of the webinar is available now. You can watch the recording anytime and share it with your team.Some useful materials:Webinar recording Webinar deck is in the attachments Rocket Visual COBOL 11.0 Documentation Supported platforms COBOL in 1 Day Course If you want to get access to the Rocket COBOL Roadmap, please contact me via skovalenko@rocketsoftware.comThank you to everyone who actively participated in the quiz as well! We’re going to share 10 winners of the quiz later this week. 

Hi everyone,As 2025 comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to reflect on modernization strategies that delivered real results and how we can carry that momentum into the next year.We want to invite you to join Scot Nielsen, Vice President of Product Management, at the upcoming webinar The State & the Future of COBOL on December 2 at 10 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. GMT.Here’s what you’ll learn during the webinar: COBOL: Then vs. now Discover how you can maintain and evolve your mission-critical applications using the capabilities of today’s COBOL. GenAI Insight to turn any developer into a COBOL expert [Demo] Watch how any developer can easily analyze and visualize COBOL applications using new GenAI features. What’s next for COBOL modernization Get a sneak peek into our long-term vision for Rocket COBOL products: From AI-powered development and advanced security to language innovation and beyond. To make things even more fun, we’re wrapping up the year with a COBOL quiz with gifts from Rock