Mainframes have experienced an unprecedented track record of perpetual reinvention. IDC study uncovers the compelling ROI for clients.

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Mainframe
Reinvention
A digital growth catalyst

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The mainframe has experienced
an unprecedented track record
of perpetual reinvention, where
ongoing technology refresh
cycles and trailblazing
scientific advances have
assured its place in
forward-looking digital
growth plans.
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Time-proven Innovation

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A recent IDC study determined that organizations
pursuing a “connected mainframe” strategy are
engaged in two IT infrastructure initiatives that
drive business innovation …
Ongoing
modernization
Application
integration
Mainframe Valuation

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Study participants reported
significant financial and
business-oriented benefits.
Business-oriented Benefits
The IDC study’s analysis assessed the
annual value for study participants at an
average of $181,900 per application
($56MM per organization) per year,
over five years.
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Reaffirmation of Mainframe Value
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Organizations that remain on
mainframe platforms are
realizing a five-year cost of
operations that is
47 percent lower on average —
considering the expense for
hardware, maintenance, licensing,
power, facilities and IT staff
management time.

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Quick Return on Investment
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Connected mainframe strategy
adopters invested an average of
$46MM in new hardware, software
and tools to realize
5-year discounted benefits of
$201MM per organization, and a
5-year ROI of 300% with an average
break-even period of 10 months.

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Customer Proof Point
Our mainframe is growing in
that we have more legal
entities on the same
machines, but we’ve still
been able to reduce staff
resources for operating the
whole system because
there is a lot of automation,
and it is really standardized.
Source: study participant

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Customer Proof Point
Our membership in one line
of business has gone from
about 250,000 members to
about 800,000 members
because of the technological
enhancements we’ve
done to modernize on
the mainframe.
Source: study participant

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The business is well aware
of the fact that there is a
competitive advantage in
having the ability to build a
hybrid platform with our
mainframe. It means our ability
to stitch together a hybrid
business platform is based on
an API’s entry architecture.
Source: study participant
Customer Proof Point

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Act Now: Next Steps
This is just a summary of an IDC white paper,
sponsored by CA Technologies and IBM, titled
“The Business Value of the Connected
Mainframe for Digital Transformation.”
Learn more