ISG names Kyndryl a U.S. Leader in Mainframes - Services and Solutions
Modernizing mission‑critical mainframes with confidence
ISG recognizes Kyndryl for helping enterprises modernize mainframes while preserving resilience, regulatory continuity, and business outcomes.
Why ISG recognizes Kyndryl in Mainframes
“Kyndryl’s comprehensive mainframe consulting service enables it to support discrete projects and multi‑year transformations, addressing both infrastructure and applications across various hosting models.”
“Kyndryl leads MFaaS by combining flexible consumption models with AI‑driven autonomy, enabling predictable economics, operational agility and modernization aligned with IBM Z advancements.”
“Kyndryl combines its global scale and a structured modernization methodology with iterative delivery and hybrid integration to modernize complex mainframe environments.”
“Kyndryl’s comprehensive mainframe consulting service enables it to support discrete projects and multi‑year transformations, addressing both infrastructure and applications across various hosting models.”
“Kyndryl leads MFaaS by combining flexible consumption models with AI‑driven autonomy, enabling predictable economics, operational agility and modernization aligned with IBM Z advancements.”
“Kyndryl combines its global scale and a structured modernization methodology with iterative delivery and hybrid integration to modernize complex mainframe environments.”
Strategic recommendations for decision makers
Mainframe Technology Consulting: Governance‑first modernization
Take a structured, assessment‑led approach to mainframe modernization. Use GenAI to extract and validate legacy business rules before making code changes, while maintaining human‑in‑the‑loop governance, auditable decisions, and rollback plans to protect resilience and regulatory continuity.
Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS): Modernize operations with predictable control
Adopt MFaaS to shift from capital‑intensive environments to scalable, consumption‑based models. Embed automation, AIOps and GenAI‑enabled orchestration to improve availability and efficiency, while keeping security, compliance and disaster recovery foundational to operational trust.
Application Modernization Services: Modernize incrementally without destabilization
Pursue phased, automation‑first application modernization that preserves functional equivalence. Combine deterministic techniques with GenAI‑assisted discovery, testing and API enablement, supported by parallel validation and controlled cutovers to minimize risk in mission‑critical environments.
