Mainframe Modernization

COBOL, Mainframe Modernization

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

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

CloudFrame Relocate Economics and Java on Z

June 25, 2021

TL;DR CloudFrame’s survey of large enterprises discovered the median installed mainframe MSU capacity is organically growing 8–12% annually. CloudFrame Relocate reduces mainframe GPP (General Purpose processor) MSU consumption by 40 – 70%, which may reduce application datacenter chargebacks. CloudFrame Renovate transforms legacy mainframe applications into elegant cloud native Java Spring Batch and Spring Boot services aligned to the 12 Factor Application Principles. For large batch workloads, CloudFrame’s generated Java code is often running as fast,

MicroFocus® Modernization

June 1, 2021

“How did I end up with a Legacy COBOL application on a modern platform?” Several CloudFrame customers were able to achieve immediate business results and accelerated their long-term strategy by removing COBOL. Its lack of innovation was inhibiting their business. Some among these customers had previously exited the mainframe using MicroFocus® COBOL, NetCobol®, & COBOL-IT®. The early benefits these solutions provided have faded along with the value of being off the mainframe. Customers have stated and

Navigating IBM COBOL 4.2 End of Support Waters: Chart a course to benefit your business

August 19, 2020

Surprisingly, COBOL has been in the news a lot recently, due to its significant usage in many federal govern-ment and state systems, most recently with unemployment systems, being in the news. With the global COVID-19 pandemic, those unemployment systems were stressed like never before with a 1600% increase in traffic (Government Computer News, May 12, 2020) as those impacted by the pandemic filed claims. Nevertheless, there is another impending event that will likely pull COBOL back into

Stop the COBOL Brain Drain

March 4, 2020

Stop the COBOL Brain Drain Before they Reach the Exit Door I came across an article written in March of 2012 by Robert L. Mitchell, in ComputerWorld called, “Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here,” where there is a lengthy discussion dealing with the risk of an aging COBOL workforce and their march towards retirement and the difficulty companies are having dealing with the challenges and costs related to mitigating these risks. The issue

Venkat Presents at SHAREftw

March 2, 2020

Tuning Java on z/OS for High Performance Presentation by CloudFrame Inc. CEO and Founder, Venkat Pillay, at SHARE Fort Worth Conference February 26th, 2020. This presentation provides a comprehensive perspective into IBM’s z/OS JVM and what can be done to improve performance.

Progressive Legacy Modernization; Chapter 1 Mainframe

November 5, 2019

Progressive Legacy Modernization; Chapter 1 Mainframe Great article published October 18th by Gregory Saxton on his LinkedIn Blog. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/progressive-legacy-modernization-chapter-1-mainframe-gregory-saxton

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 […]