Jingle All the Way to Modernisation: A Joyful Story

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Santa Peace & Joy Corporation (SPJC) partnered with the innovative minds at LzLabs to undertake an ambitious journey of modernisation. Within just a few months, they had successfully revolutionised their IT infrastructure, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge solutions while maintaining their legendary reliability. Discover how this visionary collaboration turned challenges into triumphs and continues to deliver magic […]

Driving Innovation: Premium Automotive Mainframe Modernisation

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The Business Challenge Imagine a premium automotive company facing a huge challenge: maintaining and modernising the bill of materials application crucial for its manufacturing operations. This legacy system, while dependable and containing extremely valuable intellectual property, had become outdated and posed inefficiency-related risks. The company’s decision-makers were faced with an important question: How could they […]

Mainframe Modernisation: From Relieving Pain to Unlocking Growth

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As a former Account Manager and now a Senior Product Portfolio Manager at LzLabs, I have had the privilege of working closely with organisations embarking on their journey to modernise legacy systems . Clearly, the challenges of managing ageing IT infrastructure go far beyond reducing costs or bridging the skills gap. Legacy modernisation is ultimately […]

Understanding and Managing Mainframe Costs: Insights and Strategies

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Having worked with customers to develop IT modernisation journeys for many years, I have had the opportunity to gain insights in the evolution of mainframes, their usage and associated costs. Also, I have been fortunate to engage in enlightening and detailed discussions with industry experts in this field.  In this article, I will delve into the intricacies […]

Integration champ scores high on trust to deliver modernisation

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Tobias Braun emulates one of his heroes, football coach and superstar Juergen Klopp when it comes to the mammoth task of modernising mainframe software estates. He channels Klopp’s mantra, ‘believe in yourselves, stay positive and work hard’ when playing the long game of mainframe migration. Liberating businesses from their bondage to legacy applications restores their […]

Vision and diversity propel mainframe modernisation

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Lance arrived at LzLabs, the mainframe modernisation experts, two years ago on a mission to apply fresh thinking to tenacious problems that dog Fortune 500 companies. “I’m not a mainframe man”, he explains. Instead of relying on mainframe methods and skills to fix legacy problems, he orchestrates LzLabs’ diverse expertise to solve legacy integration problems […]

Mainframe Migration: The Power of Teamwork

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Having recently completed a major mainframe migration project in Canada with a fantastic team from the customer, the systems integrator and LzLabs, I wanted to share some of the lessons we have learnt and the successes we have achieved together. This journey wasn’t without its challenges, but the results underscore why and particularly why now, […]

Mainframe Modernisation: Wait or Innovate?

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This was the burning question that LzLabs aimed to answer in our webinar, “Innovate vs. Wait—The Irresistible Business Case for Mainframe Migration.” The discussion featured two of our LzLabs top executives, Christopher Jarke (COO and CFO) and Andy Askew (CRO), who provided a wealth of insights into the business case for modernisation. The session attracted […]

Mainframe migration driven by new pragmatism, survey shows

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An insightful webinar, hosted by migration expert LzLabs together with the report’s author, Pedro L. Bicudo Maschio, unpicked the findings and considered why rehosting mainframe applications is proving a popular strategy. Mainframe Migration: The Risk and Cost of Doing NothingJoin LzLabs for an insightful webinar with our esteemed guest Pedro L. Bicudo Maschio, Distinguished Analyst […]

Step by Step to Success: Mainframe Migration to the AWS Cloud

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Did you know that a significant number of businesses today still rely on legacy mainframe systems, which are often costly and inflexible? In an era where agility and cost-efficiency are critical, migrating these systems to the AWS Cloud offers a transformative solution. This blog explores the journey of mainframe migration, highlighting the strategic collaboration between […]

Mainframe-Migration oder Investitionsschutz? Entscheiden Sie sich für beides!

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Werfen Sie Ihre Investitionen in bestehende Anwendungen nicht einfach fort Die bestehende Geschäftslogik eines Unternehmens, die in proprietären Anwendungen gespeichert ist, stellt wertvolles Kapital dar. Solche Anwendungen enthalten fundiertes Branchenwissen, Marktkenntnisse und Geschäftssinn und tragen dazu bei, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens zu sichern. Und natürlich enthalten proprietäre Anwendungen Geschäftsgeheimnisse, die den besonderen und einzigartigen Markenwert […]

Mainframe migration or investment protection? Go for both!

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Don’t waste significant investments in existing applications Captured in proprietary applications, a company’s existing business logic amounts to precious capital. Such applications bring in-depth industry knowledge, market expertise and business acumen to bear, helping keep a company’s competitive edge sharp. And, of course, proprietary applications incorporate trade secrets that drive a company’s distinct and unique […]