HPE Services Mainframe Alternative Migration Services
Rely on a proven methodology, proprietary tools and HPE migration experts—with over two decades of experience—to help ensure business continuity throughout the migration process.
Key reasons to make the move
In the last few years, many organizations have started to move large, mission-critical workloads away from mainframes (Mainframes) to hybrid cloud platforms. IT departments are under pressure to adapt to the business needs of the digital era while cutting operational costs and increasing the agility to roll out new services and systems quickly and cost-effectively.
Operating costs
The hardware, operating system, database, and third-party application costs associated with Mainframe are high, and they continue to increase.
Footprint and power costs
Standards-based hybrid cloud platforms now match the performance of Mainframe while using less power and having a smaller footprint.
Lack of skills
Staffing needs are much easier to meet when you run workloads on hybrid cloud platforms. As the Mainframe operations workforce gets older, these skills may no longer be available.
Choice of applications
Thousands more up-to-date applications are available on Intel-based servers than on Mainframe, offering greater choice to meet your IT and business needs.
Inflexibility
Mainframe have traditionally been run in a hosted IT environment—a structure that makes it extremely expensive to scale.
Digital transformation
Accelerate the migration of application workloads from the mainframe to the hybrid cloud. And open the door to more agile application lifecycle management (DevOps).
Why HPE for Mainframe Workload Migration?
Proprietary IP and methodologies
Over 70 Mainframe application migration projects delivered through HPE’s worldwide Mainframe migration Center of Excellence utilizing HPE IP automatic tools, technologies and methodologies.
Diversified strategy
From core Mainframe legacy applications to hybrid cloud and multi cloud, we help customers edge-to-cloud driving sustainable digital transformations and supporting partners.
Experience
Over 25 years of Mainframe application migration experience. Track record of migrations from Mainframe (z/OS, VSE, Fujitsu, Unisys 2200) to hybrid cloud and open systems platforms.
Proven results
Low-risk migrations and smoother transition with savings of ~70% in less than ~24 months in average.
Rely on HPE’s expertise and experience at every step of your Mainframe migration
As legacy Mainframe environments support mainly business-critical applications, you can rely on HPE migration experts—with over two decades of experience—to help ensure business continuity throughout the migration process. We’ve designed the Mainframe Alternative (MFA) methodology, combining proven processes and tools. The methodology's four key services make up the HPE MFA Migration services portfolio and span the entire end‑to-end migration journey.
Mainframe migration business case service (BCS)
If you’re considering a migration of your Mainframe environment to hybrid cloud environment, the first step is to understand the business case and migration feasibility of such a project—which the BCS is designed to address. The BCS focuses on fast, low-risk migration strategies such as rehosting, replatforming, and containerization as the first step, helping to accelerate your application workloads migration from Mainframe to hybrid cloud.
Mainframe migration roadmap analysis (MRA)
Sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start when planning migration to an open systems environment. You need to work out the potential roadblocks, dependencies, support and technical constraints, and overall business case. The MRA is designed to offer the clarity and insights required for you to develop a thorough understanding of these factors so that you can arrive at the right decisions faster and focus on what’s visible and supported by an actionable plan.
Mainframe migration design and planning (DAP)
Mitigate migration risks and get the best possible start for a successful migration implementation project. This can be done as a follow-on to BCS and MRA, or as a stand-alone engagement. Identifies the factors that can cause project delays or cost overruns. After conducting a thorough analysis and due diligence, which are necessary for a smooth implementation of the migration, a proposal for the implementation of the migration is delivered.
Mainframe migration implementation service (MIS)
Migrate from Mainframe using the Mainframe Migration Center of Expertise from HPE. The migration implementation process from HPE covers the aspects of replacing the Mainframe environment—including online and batch architecture, application and data migration, security, printing, management, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. It is designed to enable a low-risk migration with an extremely minor impact on day-to-day business operations.
Our customers
IDC white paper - The business case for migrating mainframes to hybrid cloud
Learn about business, technology, and operational considerations that businesses need to consider when migrating applications and workloads from legacy mainframes to new deployment models like Hybrid Cloud in this IDC white paper.
