What makes modernisation projects succeed?
Our LzLabs teams have helped many organisations in their modernisation projects, from the initial consultation and planning stages all the way through implementation, testing and go-live. This end-to-end expertise is unique and has allowed LzLabs to experience how the very philosophy behind modernisation has changed over the years. In so doing, we’ve identified four key […]
Considering going paperless in insurance? Modernise your mainframe applications.
That is the rule, not the exception, in the financial services sector. Obviously, the application owners would know. But those mainframe experts are reaching retirement age and what they are leaving behind is a puzzle to everyone else. For many of our customers the mainframe is often a mystery. And yet, the business logic of […]
Cloud: too tempting for financial services to pass on?
In LzLabs’ Mainframe Modernization Survey (November 2021), 100% of decision-makers from the financial services companies who took the survey said mainframe applications are at least “important” to their organization. At the same time, IT survey respondents said that they believed the cloud was the ideal future for their IT estate. It can be inferred from […]
The role of systems integration partners
Companies seeking to migrate away from any legacy platform are faced with challenges in two key areas: As a software provider, our goal is to develop technology that makes this process as smooth as is technically possible for our clients. However, in our experience, the success of any migration is equally dependent on project execution […]
Mainframe modernization’s knowledge transfer paradox
But moving these business-critical assets to modern platforms isn’t enough if the knowledge and skills to run and optimize them are not transferred as part of the journey. A successful and smooth transition comes down to bridging the knowledge gap between teams and employees that have different language and application expertise. A known but difficult […]
How to navigate complex cloud migrations
Technology is at the heart of every modernization project, and it promises greater flexibility and speed to unlock a competitive advantage. However, legacy application migration and modernization from the mainframe is often the biggest barrier to the cloud. As a result, innovative business models and new ideas are being held back. But standing still is […]
How to use your expert knowledge to manage mainframe applications in an open systems environment
Potential downtime and service disruption, operational changes due to switching to working off the mainframe, and fears around job roles and job security come up fairly often. Fortunately, the reality can be far more positive than some of the scare stories you may have heard. In fact, whether you’re approaching retirement or in the middle […]
How to unlock the massive value embedded in your mainframe applications
Doing so requires unlocking these assets from legacy systems. This is a process that has been and continues to be complex, in particular when a mainframe is involved, but thanks to modern technological methods, extracting these assets is now a viable route for organizations. It comes down to choosing the method that unlocks the relevant […]
How to speed up migration from mainframe to a platform of your choice
However, aging technology and growing technical debt are often responsible for preventing companies from innovating. For example, many larger enterprises are still running mainframe-based applications that are over 30 years old. In most cases, the engineers who wrote the original code left the company many years ago, and the essential skills needed to support legacy […]
How to turbocharge mainframe testing & development and improve your time to market
By modernizing mainframe testing and development practices, organizations can lay foundations for the future and achieve faster time to market without completely uprooting from the mainframe that is the backbone of company IT. They can also upskill their workforce and ‘upcycle’ mainframe applications in the process. Traditional challenges Enterprise architects are under increasing pressure to deliver […]
Solving the incremental migration challenge
Big problems are best solved in small pieces Frank Sonnenberg We are working with a finance sector client which is looking to offload some of its production MIPS to the more cost effective Software Defined Mainframe (LzSDM). Like most finance sector clients the organization is extremely risk averse, very comfortable in the long history of […]
How to Reduce the Risk of a Mainframe Migration Project
In order to be successful LzLabs recommends the following steps be taken to mitigate migration risks: IT Portfolio Understanding – Figure out where you are and where you’re going IT modernization is a CIO issue. It requires a perspective that remains above the “sturm und drang” of daily IT operations. Application owners need to accept […]