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 […]
The benefits of running mainframe applications on Microsoft Azure
The benefits of running mainframe applications on Microsoft Azure Discover how mainframe applications can now take full advantage of the innovative power of cloud Using LzSDM®, mainframe applications can run seamlessly on Microsoft Azure. You now have the option to bring your business DNA to a highly resilient, scalable and robust environment in the cloud. […]
Establishing technical feasibility for legacy migration
Proving technical feasibility of a mainframe migration solution is no mean feat. In this blog we will analyse how we work hand-in-hand with our customers to assure them that decades old, highly reliable systems, can run in an open systems environment. We will also explore why the term “technical feasibility” can have a very different […]
Forbes: Italian Bank BPER Moves Mainframe Core Banking Apps To Linux
BPER Banca moves core banking applications to Software Defined Mainframe
BPER Banca moves core banking applications to Software Defined Mainframe In an increasingly competitive market, traditional banks find themselves constrained by legacy IT architecture. Tech-savvy customers demand better digital experiences. Disruptive new competitors, without extensive legacy applications, can immediately benefit from technological developments and drive innovation quicker. Institutional knowledge of core applications is retiring, and […]
How to map your mainframe applications and data
Establishing trust Our customers are mainframe experts. They typically have a huge amount of knowledge about the mainframe. However, over time, many mainframe environments have been outsourced to at least two parties: Infrastructure services providers (ISPs) – responsible for running hardware, subsystems and operating systems – and application services providers (ASPs) – responsible for application […]
Why “legacy” applications remain crucial to your business
In areas except computing, “legacy” carries some positive connotation. Generally, it speaks of benefits realized today, as a result of things that have happened in the past. Negative perception of legacy In computing, legacy is perceived negatively. Many sources refer to legacy systems as meaning hardware or software that is superseded, outmoded, obsolete etc. This […]
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