A guide to making mainframe applications cloud native
The Cloud seems stubbornly out of reach for applications that run on mainframes. Big technology players continue to contribute software infrastructure to the cloud, dramatically enhancing opportunities for agility, scalability, micro services and security. Yet, mainframe applications remain isolated from this architecture. With the right deployment approach, that need no longer be the case. Read […]
ComputerWeekly.com: Applications – Combining the old with the new
ComputerWeekly.com: IT modernisation series – LzLabs: Making mainframe apps ‘cloud-native’
How to produce a mainframe migration plan: LzEnable
LzLabs and its delivery partners use the information obtained during the initial LzDiscover phase to map out a migration strategy that leverages the strength of the approach taken by the Software Defined Mainframe (SDM). The goal of LzEnable, the second phase of a customer journey is twofold. Firstly, it proves to you the viability of the SDM to […]
The Value of a Good Discovery Process for Mainframe Migration
Organizations are faced with two options. Take the “build it new” option and incur the large costs and risks and hope for the best. Or take a more cautious, albeit seemingly much less gratifying path of incremental modernization. You don’t get to your desired end state directly, but it does give you increasing value over […]
Computer Business Review: COBOL Code Bases Metastatise as Enterprises Tinker with Tier 1 Applications
ComputerWeekly.de: Swisscom – Mainframe-Abschied ist Kulturwandel
Information Age: The mainframe skills crisis forcing the move to cloud deployment models
Lzlabs mainframe modernization survey 2019
Lzlabs mainframe modernization survey 2019 The future of mainframe applications remains a concern for IT leaders Using LzSDM®, mainframe applications can run Skilled application owners continue to retire and take knowledge of crucial business processes with them. Companies seek greater application agility and cloud elasticity to help support more efficient digital processes and remain competitive. […]
Lzlabs mainframe modernization survey 2019
Skilled application owners continue to retire and take knowledge of crucial business processes with them. Companies seek greater application agility and cloud elasticity to help support more efficient digital processes and remain competitive. Can they achieve this on the mainframe? Download the 2019 LzLabs Mainframe Modernization Survey to discover why IT leaders feel that: 3 […]
Three strategies for dealing with legacy applications
Most organizations consider three key strategies, which have emerged over the past few years, to support such modernization. These strategies are known, rather colloquially, as Rip & Replace, Lift & Shift and Move & Improve. This article expands on the differences between the strategies and their likelihood of success. It goes on to explain why organizations could undertake any […]