MAINFRAME MIGRATION SERVICES

Mainframe Migration

Our automated tools-based approach rapidly transforms your mainframe applications to run natively on modern platforms such as Linux and Windows. We have 35+ years of experience and proven capabilities both on and off the mainframe, including third and fourth generation languages such as COBOL, CA Gen, CA Telon, PL/I and Natural. You can opt to migrate the entire mainframe estate or migrate specific workloads to reduce MIPS usage.

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Understanding key issues

CHALLENGES

Losing specialists

As mainframe experts leave your organization, new hires often lack the knowledge you require and can be unfamiliar with mainframe technology.

Poor customer experience

Many applications that exist on mainframes are customer-facing and the teams managing these often rely on manual processes, lacking an automated approach and the visibility needed to improve customer experience.

Prevented innovation

The isolated culture around the use of mainframes, prevents cross-team and cross-platform collaboration. This removes the chance for innovation as it’s difficult to share ideas and technologies.

Unsafe infrastructure

As systems become outdated, workarounds that are not permanent fixes are often deployed. These are not robust or secure enough to support a full IT estate safely and effectively.

High costs

Maintenance costs are rising as the knowledge and hardware required to support mainframe platforms are becoming scarcer. Providers of supporting technologies are also increasing their prices.

Going digital

Embracing a digital future is simpler with systems that are open to integration. Mainframes and their legacy COBOL applications restrict your ability to connect with the latest technologies.

How our Mainframe Migration and Modernization Services can help you

Make a Difference

  • CIO / CTO

    Mainframes have been a staple environment for many organizations. However, they can be expensive to maintain and difficult to integrate with modern technology. To drive business benefits, your use of mainframes need to be reviewed.

    Drive to the CloudDrive to the Cloud

    A driver behind digital strategies is Cloud consumption and distributed computing, meaning there is a move away from mainframes. We build and execute strategies that include iterative migration.

    Embracing big dataEmbracing big data

    Mainframes are well-suited to dealing with high volume transactions and the necessary data processing. Our specialists review your environment to ensure your access to data is secure.

    Relying on legacyRelying on legacy

    Mainframes, and the legacy code that fuels them, restrict your organization through a reliance on legacy technology. The role of IT has changed and your technology needs to reflect this.

  • Infrastructure Manager

    When the age of your infrastructure causes as many problems as benefits, do you stick with it, or do replace it with modern technology? Our experts can help you examine the issues and support whichever route you take.

    Decreasing skills availabilityDecreasing skills availability

    Mainframe experts are retiring and leaving the industry. Younger IT professionals are trained in different technologies, meaning it can be difficult and costly to find the resource you need.

    Lack of natural placementLack of natural placement

    Although in its infancy, distributed computing and the Cloud promise to replace mainframe environments. We develop individual strategies that can include management and re-hosting.

    Reduce MIPSReduce MIPS

    Offloading work can reduce MIPS costs by up to 40% without impacting your end users. This lack of impact means they are benefited, not disrupted.

  • Application Manager / Enterprise Architect

    Legacy applications are embedded in your organization, yet they complicate your day-to-day work. Speak with our experts to assess your environment and develop a strategy of improved maintenance and / or rehosting on a more modern platform.

    Centralized architecturesCentralized architectures

    Mainframes pull towards a centralized architecture, with the majority of processes and transactions depending on it.  Spreading your architecture over smaller servers can be less risky.

    Run new and legacy codeRun new and legacy code

    Our specialists ensure you maximize the capabilities of your mainframe environment, so you can effectively run both legacy and modern code that’s appropriate for your organization.

    True business intelligenceTrue business intelligence

    Data is often trapped in pre-relational databases that don't connect with modern data warehouses. Integrate these databases on the mainframe with relational data warehouses – without disturbing IT.

  • Procurement / Finance Lead

    As the role of IT evolves, current estates need to be assessed and reviewed against the future digital aims of the company. IT should no longer be an expensive bill for keeping the lights on, but a strategic investment moving forward. 

    High costsHigh costs

    Mainframe systems are less common, which means resources are scarcer and hardware or license costs are increasing. Developing the environment, or moving away from it, reduces such costs. 

    CapEx not OpExCapEx not OpEx

    There is a move away from CapEx spend to OpEx – or  'pay as you use'. Migrating from mainframe can reduce your CapEx, while better management of your environment makes your spend more efficient. 

    Business continuityBusiness continuity 

    When assessing your mainframe, we ensure business rules and technical use cases are documented and that no critical requirements or functionality are left out of the target state. 

“At the start of this project, I thought I knew what my application did, but I was wrong. Advanced showed me how much more there was than I assumed.”

Marc Rubel, Executive Director of Application Development

GE Capital

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Additional resources to help you modernize

 
 

GUIDE

Modernization secrets of the Fortune 1000

This paper highlights the drivers to modernize, and profiles three global businesses who leveraged Advanced solutions for success.

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WHITEPAPER

Know the details, reduce the risk

This whitepaper details why a detailed assessment of legacy applications and databases is essential for risk mitigation prior to any modernization effort.

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REPORT

2022 Mainframe Modernization Report

Exploring the impact of the new era of digitalization and change on the current state of legacy systems and organizations' modernization plans.

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