# Mainframe Connector documentation

[Read product documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/overview.md.txt)
Mainframe Connector lets you move data located on your mainframe in and out of
[Cloud Storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs/introduction.md.txt) and submit
[BigQuery](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/introduction.md.txt) jobs from mainframe-based batch jobs,
defined by job control language (JCL).

## Documentation resources

Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues.

### Discover

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  [Overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/overview.md.txt)

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  [Mainframe Connector Architecture](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/architecture.md.txt)

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  [Mainframe Connector Configurations](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/configurations.md.txt)

### Guides

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  [Get started with Mainframe Connector](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/get-started.md.txt)

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  [Install Mainframe Connector](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/installation.md.txt)

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  [Use agentic tools to transcode and migrate your data](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/agentic-tools-to-transcode-and-migrate-data.md.txt)

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  [Move locally transcoded data to Google Cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/local-transcoding.md.txt)

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  [Transcode mainframe data remotely on Google Cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/remote-transcoding.md.txt)

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  [Transcode mainframe data moved to Google Cloud using a virtual tape library](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/vtl-transcoding.md.txt)

### Resources

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  [Pricing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/products/mainframe-connector/pricing)

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  [Release notes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/release-notes.md.txt)

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  [API reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/api-reference.md.txt)

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  [API command reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/api-command-reference.md.txt)

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  [Copybook reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/mainframe-connector/docs/copybook-reference.md.txt)