Project Brief

Global Electronics Manufacturer Saves $900,000 Annually Retiring Two Mainframe Systems

Company Profile

Global consumer electronics manufacturer

Business Challenge

Client was running two legacy mainframe applications nearly 3 decades old that held information relating to the sale and distribution of its products
Fewer people were familiar with the underlying software technologies
Cost to host applications was significantly more than if the data stored in a contemporary data store on modern hardware
Data needed to be made available to support ongoing business operations and satisfy regulatory requirements/legal activity on an as-needed basis
Client faced security, data loss, and operational risks running outdated systems
The need to shut down these older systems directly conflicted with the need to continue to make the data available

Project

Archive data from legacy mainframe systems to InfoArchive
Provide client the ability to create the same legacy reports established in legacy systems
Retire legacy mainframe applications

The Solution

Migrate data from legacy mainframes to InfoArchive by transforming IDMS and IMS mainframe data to non-proprietary XML
Configured Flatirons COBOL data translator so that it generated XML that precisely matched the complex record relationships in the legacy databases
Load legacy data into InfoArchive platform
Create custom reports that replicate client’s legacy reporting capabilities
Retire 2 legacy mainframe systems

Results / ROI

Eliminated approx. $900,000 per year in hosting, licensing, and support costs
Lowered data security risks
More easily support business operations and satisfy regulatory requirements/legal activity as needed

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“Providing easier access to legacy mainframe data by transforming it from proprietary formats to XML and replicating legacy reports enabled our client to ensure continued business operations while achieving considerable cost savings and lowering overall risk.”

— Program Manager

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