ISG Provider Lens™ Focal Points - Mainframe - How to get the most value - U.S. 2023

How to Get the Most Value From Mainframes

For the first time since mainframes were invented, a new platform exists that can perform better. That’s a hard realization for longtime COBOL programmers to accept, says Pedro L. Bicudo Maschio, ISG distinguished analyst and author of the ISG Provider Lens ™report, Mainframes Services and Solutions in the U.S. market. Whether you agree or disagree, he says, “you must understand what’s going on in the mainframe market and that modernization is possible.”

Agility supports business today, and mainframes aren’t agile. Prepare for a future that requires compliance with clean energy and zero carbon. “Open your mind to the new,” he says, “and listen before you make a decision.”