Lift and Shift' Mainframe Migration To Windows: Vice President of Product Management Micro Focus
Lift and Shift' Mainframe Migration To Windows: Vice President of Product Management Micro Focus
Ian Archbell
Vice President of Product Management
Micro Focus
and
Dr. Spyros Sakellariadis
Migration Alliance Representative
Microsoft Corporation
the bad…
Complex
Resource intensive
Expensive to support and maintain
Choice of platform
Contemporary platforms such as Windows and
.NET
Reduced Cost
Newer hardware and software offers a reduction
of one to two orders of magnitude in comparison
to the mainframe
Increased Agility
Unlock the value of legacy by opening and
extending applications to Windows and .NET, XML
and Web services
Cost Comparison
Mainframe Windows and
8–10 Processor IBM IntelCenter
Data
z900, 2,000 MIP Environment with the
complex is $10 million equivalent number of
including: processors and
$4 Million CPUs and software
Memory Cost in the order of
$1 Million z/OS $1m
$1 Million other IBM
Software
$4 Million ISV
Infrastructure
Software (CA,
Compuware, BMC,
Candle, Serena,
etc.)
Migration Drivers
Cost reduction Increased agility
38,000 mainframes
Mainframe replacement
Extend
Capture Deploy to
Legacy Windows or .NET
Application
Deliver To
Migration
Development
Environment
& Test
Environment
Integrity of the Migrated System
Extremely satisfied
Successful independence
Revenue growth of 10% per annum
Highly profitable
Significant investment in engineering (18% of
revenue)
Industry Value of the Mainframe
Migration Alliance