COBOL

COBOL, Mainframe Modernization, Modernization Automation

Automated Mainframe Testing Can Accelerate COBOL Modernization

December 31, 2021

Automated testing will allow you to accelerate and better control mainframe transformation projects, reduce costs, resources, and schedules.

AWS Acknowledges There Is a Mainframe Modernization Opportunity

December 19, 2021

AWS’s emphasis on mainframe modernization services validates CloudFrame’s focus on COBOL to Cloud transformation.

BUSTING THE COBOL TO CLOUD MODERNIZATION MYTHS WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE

November 11, 2021

The recording of the Removing The Top 5 COBOL to Cloud Transformation Obstacles webinar is now available on our YouTube Channel. In this CloudFrame webinar, Gregory Saxton identifies COBOL modernization myths that many IT organizations regard as true. I’m sure you’ve heard these… We have to replace the entire system to be successful. Modernization is a considerable expense and will take too long. You can’t successfully convert COBOL code to Java – you’ll only get JOBOL. Unfortunately, when

IBM 2021 Q3 Earnings Report Observations

October 25, 2021

IBM’s third-quarter earnings report hit the streets on October 20th, and the reaction wasn’t positive. The media buzz concentrated on lower-than-expected revenue, casting a bright light on the “legacy” elements as the cause of the downward pull. The company dimmed that light and discussion, explaining that the disappointing financial resultswere more “slight pause” than a “disruption.” Emphasizing the impending November 3rd, 2021 spinoff of managed infrastructure services business Kyndryl, IBM downplayed the risk of missing

Why Incremental Modernization Reduces Risk and Increases Success

October 25, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic heightened the value and importance of digital adoption. As a consequence businesses have been accelerating their digital transformation plans by three to seven years. This includes mainframe modernization plans. While the breadth and depth of transformation are unique to each organization, components of transformation: processes, alignment of business and IT resources, responsiveness to customers, and changes to the supporting IT assets are consistent. The IT assets involved in this effort are said

Removing COBOL to Cloud Obstacles Webinar Recording Available on YouTube

October 14, 2021

The recording of the Removing The Top 5 COBOL to Cloud Transformation Obstacles webinar is now available on our YouTube Channel. In this CloudFrame event, Greg Saxton, CloudFrame CEO, concentrates on removing and overcoming five (5) common obstacles encountered during COBOL to cloud transformations initiatives. Transformation Cost Business and IT Risk Lengthy Projects and Delays Meeting Equivalent Results All or Nothing Dilemmas If you are responsible for your organization’s journey from mainframe to cloud, this

Overcome Mainframe COBOL Transformation Cost Obstacles

October 6, 2021

Mainframe COBOL application modernization projects are often characterized by a single measure: cost. When infamous projects are reported, they don’t cite the complexity, mission-critical value, or what percentage of an organizations’ financial processing depends on the application. Often, it’s only the cost. Seven figures pique interest, and an eight figures cost causes further investigation. Failure at that level brings external analysis and observations. “This” should have been done. “That” would have made a difference. That

Prevent These 5 Mainframe COBOL Cost Reduction Project Mistakes

September 10, 2021

Past mainframe COBOL transformation project mistakes haunt the organizations that make them and become cautionary tales for organizations faced with similar COBOL dependencies and the desire to lessen their COBOL cost and business risk. In general, large IT projects ranging from ERP and CRM implementation, and digital transformation initiatives, to innovation projects have a failure rate of over 75%. Likely those project failures are related to significant mistakes, like scope problems, management decisions, and

3 Risk Mitigation Strategies for Mainframe COBOL Compute Cost Projects

September 7, 2021

Big iron isn’t going away. Regardless of the thousands (or maybe tens of thousands) of information technology experts and professionals who plot to reduce mainframe relevancy, it grows year to year. A study from Allied Marketing Research reports that global mainframe marketing is expected to grow to $2.90 billion by 2025. This report can be easily validated if your organization is an IBM shop (and who isn’t as they have 90% of the market) and

Reducing Mainframe COBOL Costs – Now Available on YouTube

August 26, 2021

For decades businesses that depend heavily on mainframe COBOL have attempted to bridge the gap between their mission-critical mainframe COBOL applications and their modern applications and development processes. Why? Because those mainframe applications demand more of their IT budget, are supported by a shrinking population of professionals, and have barriers that prevent them from capitalizing on cloud economics and IT best practices. Despite the effort to bridge this gap and reduce mainframe dependency, mainframe COBOL

Financial Services Firm Accelerates Application Modernization by Automating JUnit Test Case Generation

January 30, 2024

Financial Services Firm Accelerates Application Modernization by Automating JUnit Test Case Generation Automated JUnit Test Case GenerationCase Study Download Case Study Financial Services Firm Accelerates Application Modernization by Automating JUnit Test Case Generation Customer The client is a leading international financial services organization with a strong focus on providing protection and wealth management solutions. Operating […]

Large Credit Card Company Successfully Migrates Two COBOL Applications in Record Time

January 9, 2024

Large Credit Card Company Successfully Migrates Two COBOL Applications in Record Time Credit Card CompanyRenovate Case Study Download Case Study Large Credit Card Company Successfully Migrates Two COBOL Applications in Record Time Business Challenge A tier-1 financial services company confronted a critical modernization challenge with two legacy applications. Extensive batch processing on a mainframe was […]

Fortune 500 Financial Services Firm collaborates with CloudFrame to explore a tool-assisted approach to refactoring

December 13, 2023

Fortune 500 Financial Services Firm collaborates with CloudFrame to explore a tool-assisted approach to refactoring Customer Success Download Case Study The Customer For almost 90 years, this financial services company has been one of the largest banks in the United States and a household name. With over $50B in revenue, over $1T in assets and […]