{"id":11145,"date":"2024-02-15T20:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itpatagonia.com\/?p=11145"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:07:00","slug":"claves-para-modernizar-el-mainframe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itpatagonia.com\/en\/blog\/claves-para-modernizar-el-mainframe","title":{"rendered":"Keys to modernizing the mainframe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The massification of omnichannel strategies, the constant development of new digital products and changes in user behavior impose significant challenges on the financial ecosystem, which is generating excessive demands on the mainframe environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the structure of many organizations is operating at very high and risky thresholds, resulting in a constant increase in workload and, consequently, costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, many organizations are analyzing different strategies for<\/strong> modernize the mainframe<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that modernization is inevitable<\/strong>The issue is defining which path to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we discuss: What is the best possible strategy for modernizing the mainframe? What does modernizing and optimizing the mainframe mean? Is modernization necessarily synonymous with completely migrating to other platforms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are mainframes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMainframes are data servers designed for process up to 1 trillion web transactions per day<\/strong>, with the highest levels of security and reliability.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is how IBM defines its distinctive features high performance computers<\/a>, which this year celebrate their \u201cfirst\u201d 60 years of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, they have become the \u201cbackbone\u201d platform for key industries such as finance, insurance, tourism, automotive, healthcare, government and naval, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its high valuation and penetration in these commercial and industrial segments is given, mainly, by its high levels of security, confidence and performance<\/strong>, and its Unmatched Big Data Processing Capability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA banking process, for example, analyzes thousands of online transactions per second<\/strong>. This volume of transactionality cannot be interpreted by mid-range systems in the time required,\u201d explains Fernando Biondani, mainframe and COBOL specialist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's why, Mainframes are hard to replace<\/strong> and large companies and industries that need to process thousands of transactions per second depend on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of mainframes: revisiting the first 60 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Why mainframes are still used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Due to its age, Mainframes struggle with the label of being old and outdated<\/strong>. And many times they were predicted to have inevitable death.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, They survive thanks to their differential attributes<\/strong> and the high complexity and cost of a general migration. In addition, IBM updates the mainframes every 2 or 3 years, equipping them with modern technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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90% of the world's leading banks use mainframes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leonardo Zrycki<\/a>, the quadruple IBM Champion zSystem, justifies its continued presence in this continuous technological evolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s zSystems have enormous processing power, which is why they continue to be chosen by the world\u2019s leading companies,\u201d he describes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an example, some of the distinctive features of the z16 - the latest mainframe version - are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n