Why Your Mainframe Needs to Be Modernized
Mainframes suffer from the misconception that it is a legacy and expensive technology. However, today's enterprises, including those in the fast-paced and highly regulated financial industry, rely on mainframes to process critical workloads. Replatforming, Rehosting, and Re architecting are significant endeavors requiring large capital investments, risk, and years to achieve. Companies that believe the myth that mainframes are obsolete may consider abandoning the mainframe. However, modernizing the mainframe by Reintegrating with other modern applications such as APIs or middleware allows your organization to progress in your mainframe journey while keeping up with evolving technology opportunities. When your company modernizes your mainframe, you continue to benefit from the performance power, reliability, and security that it provides while aligning with current business needs and preserving existing investments.
Our Mainframe Modernization Services
At PSR, we dedicate ourselves to modernizing IBM Z systems. Our focus on Z Systems mainframes means that our staff is scrupulous about maintaining the latest certifications and participates in continuing education to stay current on implementing and managing mainframe innovations.
Our services for Mainframe Modernization include:
- Modernizing Application Development
- Hardware and Software Upgrades
- Watson Assistant for Z
- Z Resiliency
Application Modernization on IBM Z
Major companies use mainframe applications to manage their database and conduct critical tasks, such as financial management and transaction processing. Application modernization services for the mainframe empower companies to develop innovative applications more quickly and easily by using the existing infrastructure PSR enables IBM Z users to leverage Red Hat OpenShift with Kubernetes capabilities for mainframe application development, deployment, and delivery. Modernizing application development for the mainframe allows organizations to create applications powered by advanced analytics, including AI.
Hardware and Software Upgrades
Companies that are using unsupported hardware or unsupported operating systems (OSs) to run their mainframe hardware may consider abandoning their mainframe. We take many N-3/4/5 clients to the latest IBM Z technology. PSR can replace the mainframe and associated storage with new supported hardware. We can also implement z/VM as a hypervisor to isolate an unsupported OS and allow a new Z box to run. PSR will work with organizations to move their mainframe to supported hardware and then encourage an OS upgrade so they can take advantage of advanced functions and stay with the mainframe.
Watson Assistant for Z
Using Watson Assistant for Z provides companies with an alternative to integrate natural language processing and conversational AI capabilities to their mainframe infrastructure. This can greatly improve the user experience and save time by automating functions such as systems programming.. PSR Systems Programming staff regularly review clients' support levels to ensure they keep moving forward. Using Watson Assistant, PSR can help mainframe users review current service levels to determine required service for new processors and devices and compatibility between new releases.
Z Resiliency
We work with mainframe users to increase their z resiliency as part of modernization. PSR can introduce flexible capacity for resiliency. We can manage disaster recovery testing and evaluate response times to ensure that Z Systems users have strong and reliable disaster recovery capabilities in place. Z resiliency ensures that organizations avoid downtime due to upgrades, natural disasters, cyberattacks, and equipment failure.
Why Choose PSR for Mainframe Modernization?
When you partner with PSR, you benefit from our focus on IBM Z Systems. We dedicate ourselves to providing the latest and greatest IBM Z solutions and services to keep our customers current. Many of our long-term customers have gone through multiple major Z upgrades with us. PSR is excited about the future of the mainframe, so we are always looking for ways to expand our mainframe modernization efforts. PSR staff members complete the training as soon as a new technical badge or certification is available. Our mainframe modernization services keep IBM Z users from stagnating or moving away from the mainframe by ensuring they get the support they need and can take advantage of innovations in IBM Z Systems technology.
