ISG Provider Lens™ Focal Points - Mainframe Services - U.S. Public Sector 2025

How to Get the Most Value From Mainframe Services – U.S. Public Sector

A lack of competition in mainframe software tools has pushed software licensing fees ever higher. Government agencies have chafed at security regulations and the complexity of these systems that keep them tethered to legacy mainframes. But AI has helped them realized the value of keeping mission-critical functions and data on-premises, while shifting less complex data and workloads to cloud. AI can process very large amounts of data very quickly, and IBM is coming to market with next generation chips in newer mainframes that accelerate AI processing. All of a sudden, mainframes are more attractive as a valuable component of a hybrid approach.