How to transform a COBOL application and deploy it to SDM in just 2 minutes
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 […]
How to easily migrate a mainframe application to an independent platform in just 2 minutes
Funkschau: Mainframe Modernisation
Funkschau: “Let’s take a look at the practice – what can you report here?” Thilo Rockmann, LzLabs: “LzLabs helped the Italian bank BPER to reduce its dependency on the mainframe. Here, LzLabs Software Defined Mainframe® (SDM) is utilised in two different ways. On the one hand, applications are migrated to SDM and, on the other […]
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 […]
LzLabs Mainframe Modernization Survey 2021
LzLabs Mainframe Modernization Survey 2021 – The Time is Now Discover how IT leaders are adapting their most critical systems to remain competitive in 2021 IT leaders recognize the need to embrace change in order to unlock greater value from their critical mainframe assets The 2021 Mainframe Modernization Survey is produced for LzLabs by market research firm, Vanson Bourne. It surveys […]
Demand for mainframe modernization and cloud accelerates with over 80% of global IT leaders planning to use cloud deployment models when migrating applications off the mainframe – Survey
Zurich, 16 November 2021 – LzLabs today announced the results of its latest global survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, revealing that the desire to migrate, modernize and embrace cloud for critical mainframe applications is rapidly increasing amongst global IT decision makers. Almost all respondents to the survey (96%) consider their organization’s mainframe applications as important or critical to business operations. At […]
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 […]