Rocket Software has unveiled a series of powerful enhancements to its Skills and Efficiency solutions, further strengthening its position as a leader in modernization software. These innovations are purpose-built to help organizations streamline IT operations, bridge the talent gap, and enhance the overall developer experience with a level of intelligence and precision that eliminates unnecessary complexity.
The newly introduced features combine automation, productivity tools, and optional AI-driven capabilities to enable faster development cycles, superior system performance, and greater operational resilience. This means developers and infrastructure teams can work more efficiently while companies advance their modernization goals without increasing risk.
With these updates, Rocket Software customers can expect to dramatically reduce the time developers spend on tasks—from hours to mere minutes—and bring new talent up to speed much faster, in weeks instead of months. AI-powered monitoring and anomaly detection are now part of the equation, delivering improved reliability and system performance, particularly across mainframe environments. Meanwhile, self-service automation helps decrease support ticket volume by up to 16%, easing the workload on IT departments while keeping compliance and security in check. Advanced point-in-time recovery ensures critical systems are better protected from downtime, reinforcing business continuity.
These developments come at a crucial time. Organizations everywhere are under pressure to meet evolving customer expectations, manage persistent talent shortages, and operate within increasingly complex hybrid IT ecosystems. According to McKinsey, businesses that embrace agile methodologies can realize up to 30% gains in efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and overall performance. And in high-stakes industries where every hour of IT downtime can cost over $5 million, improving infrastructure resilience is no longer optional—it’s essential.
Phil Buckellew, President of Rocket Software’s Infrastructure Modernization Business Unit, emphasized the urgency: “IT teams are facing unprecedented demands to deliver more while balancing innovation with operational resilience. These advancements directly address today’s critical needs—closing the IT skills gap, improving operational efficiency, and enabling modernization without disruption. By aligning cutting-edge technology with business goals, we empower IT leaders to simplify their operations, accelerate business outcomes, and future-proof their organizations, without additional risk.”
Stephen Elliot, Group Vice President at IDC, added his perspective: “One of the most pressing challenges facing enterprise IT teams today is the ability to address the IT skills gap while modernizing core systems and scaling operations. AI is a powerful tool that allows IT to effectively align itself to the business by delivering greater insights and efficiency.”
Rocket Software’s strategy is rooted in delivering high-impact innovations that reduce disruption and maximize value. The latest round of enhancements includes a number of optional capabilities tailored to the needs of developers and infrastructure teams alike. Among them are:
- Rocket TMON: Uses AI-powered analytics and machine learning to detect performance issues and anomalies before they disrupt operations.
- Rocket Zena: Enables non-technical users to independently automate processes, easing the burden on IT teams.
- Rocket EDX: Speeds up document management and search with intuitive voice and text-based natural language input.
- Rocket Rapid Data Recovery: Minimizes downtime with precise, single point-in-time recovery capabilities.
- Rocket MultiValue Developer Assistant: Helps developers generate, autocomplete, and understand MV BASIC code faster, slashing ramp-up time for new talent.
- Rocket Uniface Developer Assistant: Simplifies Uniface platform learning, enhances code clarity, and helps developers generate and explain ProcScript using plain-language explanations.
These innovations aren’t just about keeping up with the future of IT—they’re about actively shaping it. By removing friction from development and infrastructure operations, Rocket Software is empowering organizations to become more agile, resilient, and ready for what’s next.