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Bridging the Gap: End-to-End Observability from Cloud Native to Mainframe
1 February 2026
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Bridging the Gap: End-to-End Observability from Cloud Native to Mainframe

Achieving end-to-end observability in hybrid enterprise environments, where modern cloud-native applications interact with critical, yet often opaque, IBM mainframe systems is a challenge. By utilizing IBM Z Observability Connect, which enables OTel output, with Elastic Observability is a solution, transforming your mainframe black box into a fully observable component in your deployment

Sherry Ger

Alexander Wert

Micah Gafford

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