Insights about mainframe modernization for government IT executives
Government organizations are modernizing their mission-critical operations.
This quiz drills down into your organization’s approach to transformation. Answer 3 questions to get a report customized by mainframe priorities.
What is your primary mainframe modernization approach?
Government organizations realize significant cost savings from mainframe modernization, regardless of approach.*
*2023 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey
What are the key challenges in modernizing your mainframe?
Choose all that apply.
What is your strategy for digital transformation on the mainframe?
Partners are key to guide and support your modernization journey
Did you know…
68% of government organizations leverage an external partner to guide or support their modernize journey.*
*2023 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey
Accelerate modernization to optimize your existing mainframe investments
The State of Mainframe Modernization Survey Report from Kyndryl provides insights for government IT executives looking to transform and modernize on the mainframe.
Integrate your mainframe with the cloud to realize value with hybrid models
The State of Mainframe Modernization Survey Report from Kyndryl provides insights for government IT executives looking to transform and integrate their mainframe with platforms such as the cloud.
Move off the mainframe to modernize and drive value with cloud transformation
The State of Mainframe Modernization Survey Report from Kyndryl provides insights for government IT executives looking to move off the mainframe onto the cloud and hybrid platform models.
Key benefits of modernizing on the mainframe include improved security, performance and reliability
In modernizing on the mainframe, organizations transform existing applications with modern features, upgrading, reconfiguring and automating. To continue running workloads on the mainframe, organizations must continually modernize to keep up with fast-evolving technologies.
“[W]e use mainframes to manage the railway's critical systems . . . These systems require high availability, reliability and security. Mainframes help us in processing large volumes of data in real-time, enabling quick decision-making and responsiveness to any changes in our operations.” – Line of business leader in a government organization
Advantages, challenges, use cases, security concerns and more for modernizing on the mainframe
For mainframe decision-makers, the Kyndryl 2023 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey provides insights and a high-level look at how state, local and federal government organizations are modernizing their mission-critical operations.
Integrating the mainframe with other platforms expands an organization’s technological possibilities
Yet government respondents agree with other industry sectors that when integrating mainframes with other platforms, insufficient expertise and inadequate vendor solutions top the list of challenges. They are also concerned about budget and timeline scope creep—and about the burden of testing.
“Integrating mainframe applications with hyperscalers allows us to leverage advanced security features and best practices . . . optimizes costs . . . provides flexibility and scalability to handle varying workloads efficiently . . . [and enables us to] leverage modern technologies to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency.” — Line of business leader in a government organization
Advantages, challenges, use cases, security concerns and more for the mainframe integration approach
For mainframe decision-makers, the Kyndryl 2023 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey provides insights and a high-level look at how state, local and federal government organizations are modernizing their mission-critical operations.
A significant benefit of moving off mainframe to cloud can be hardware cost savings
In moving off the mainframe, organizations migrate workloads to cloud service providers, dedicated distributed platforms or private clouds. The top challenges for this modernization path are ranked as budget and timeline scope creep and project overruns, insufficient expertise, and the burden of testing
“[M]oving to the cloud is a key part of our business strategy to move off the mainframe . . . [C]loud computing offers several benefits, including scalability, flexibility, and reduced hardware costs. It can also provide a more modern and agile platform for running applications and services.” — Line of business leader in a government organization
Advantages, challenges, security concerns and more for moving off the mainframe
For mainframe decision-makers, the Kyndryl 2023 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey provides insights and a high-level look at how state, local and federal government organizations are modernizing their mission-critical operations.