Mainframe Modernization for Government
Mainframe modernization is a necessity for government agencies. City, county, state and federal agencies are struggling to find ways to streamline technology budgets, while delivering a higher level of service. A costly, aging mainframe environment can, however, make it difficult to consolidate critical government services because of data incompatibility or the inflexibility of custom applications.
Speedware has years of experience working with governments at all levels, and we understand the unique issues they face when looking for modernization solutions.
Today, every area of government operations is being squeezed for more efficiency and cost savings. Legislatures are demanding quick turnaround on new initiatives and 24/7 access to data is being demanded by end users.
Mainframe rehosting can play a critical part in addressing many of these issues. Rehosting mainframe workloads on servers running Linux, UNIX and Windows, makes data access easier, development and maintenance simpler, and allows easier consolidation for centralized service delivery initiatives.
The key goals of mainframe rehosting for government include:
- Lowering cost and risk — With rehosting, current business logic is retained, retraining of personnel is minimal, and you can take rapidly take advantage of a more modern architecture. The new system will match or exceed the mainframe for performance, reliability, and security.
- Increasing agility — With rehosting, it will no longer take months and hundreds of man-hours to make required programming and system changes. The new system can easily integrate modern languages, such as Java, and quickly deploy new services, such as web-based, online processing.
- Increasing cost effectiveness — With rehosting, the millions of dollars spent every year on mainframe support and maintenance will be a thing of the past. In some cases, these costs can be reduced by 50% or more.
There is enormous pressure on government IT to do more with less. By taking a proactive approach to mainframe modernization, you can free up budget and resources to focus more critical initiatives.
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