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‘Lift and Shift’ Mainframe Migration to Windows: 

‘Lift and Shift’ Mainframe Migration to Windows A conversation with Ian Archbell Vice President of Product Management Micro Focus and Dr. Spyros Sakellariadis Migration Alliance Representative Microsoft Corporation Gartner ITXPO meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 19, 2004

Micro Focus a Member of the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA): 

Micro Focus a Member of the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA) Product: Enterprise Server - Mainframe Transaction Option Engine for Mainframe Migration Provides run-time environment for CICS COBOL applications CICS functionality, Windows® performance, mainframe security Deployable on Windows

The IBM Mainframe - Asset or Albatross? : 

The IBM Mainframe - Asset or Albatross? The good… Reliable, available, secure High-volume data access Transaction processing the bad… Complex Resource intensive Expensive to support and maintain …and the ugly Lack of responsiveness to the business Locked-in and closed High cost of hardware and software

Unlocking the Value of Legacy: 

Unlocking the Value of Legacy Choice of platform Contemporary platforms such as Windows and .NET Reduced Cost Newer hardware and software offers a reduction of one to two orders of magnitude in comparison to the mainframe Increased Agility Unlock the value of legacy by opening and extending applications to Windows and .NET, XML and Web services

Cost Comparison: 

Cost Comparison 8–10 Processor IBM z900, 2,000 MIP complex is $10 million including: $4 Million CPUs and Memory $1 Million z/OS $1 Million other IBM Software $4 Million ISV Infrastructure Software (CA, Compuware, BMC, Candle, Serena, etc.) Data Center Environment with the equivalent number of processors and software Cost in the order of $1m Mainframe Windows and Intel

Migration Drivers: 

Cost reduction Engaged or planning a consolidation Dissatisfied with outsourcer (cost/reliability) Contract lease/renewal up in next 12-18 months Planning a mainframe upgrade or an addition Experiencing capacity problem Increased agility Initiative to move to Windows and .NET E-business initiative Desire to implement SOA Desire to move to Web services Migration Drivers

Micro Focus is a Technology Company : 

Product Enterprise Server w/Mainframe Transaction Option (MTO) Engine for Mainframe Migration Provides run-time environment for CICS COBOL applications CICS functionality, Windows performance, mainframe security Deployable on Windows Performance Measurement Methodology Measure same CICS COBOL transaction (OLTP) workload on mainframe and Enterprise Server w/MTO Compute MIPS rating equivalent for Windows platforms Generate price/performance ratios Create Return On Investment (ROI) Calculator Micro Focus is a Technology Company

Micro Focus Partners: 

Micro Focus Partners Microsoft and System Integrators Deliver complete migrated solutions Migration Transformation Consortium (MTC) Provide specialized mainframe skills All working together with Micro Focus… …to deliver a complete solution

Target Applications for Migration: 

38,000 mainframes 500 MIPS Mainframe replacement Workload migration Target Applications for Migration Lines of code are not critical to successful migration However …. Code complexity is crucial Good migration candidate Application executes almost independently of… Third party offerings, e.g. Assembler, Natural, Adabas Application is a silo

Migration Time Scales to Windows: 

Migration Time Scales to Windows Time scale depends on complexity Not one size fits all Alnova (10,000,000 lines of code migrated in less than 12 months) Smaller, simpler batch applications take order of weeks Most applications can be migrated in 6-12 months

Java Rewrite is High Risk: 

Java Rewrite is High Risk Rip and Replace Rewriting application in Java Very high risk that rewritten application will never completely be put into production 74% of these projects fail (Standish Group) Once rewritten, application value remains locked and application continues as it was before Application still needs additional investment to unlock its value and extend its use to: E-business, XML, Web services, Windows and .NET

Micro Focus ‘Lift and Shift’: 

Micro Focus ‘Lift and Shift’ Dramatically lower hardware and software costs …of IBM mainframe COBOL/CICS applications ….to a modern, open and extensible platform …with ‘Lift and Shift’ migration …with minimal effort and very low risk …delivered through System Integrators “We have seen outstanding results by migrating our IT operation to the Windows environment through Micro Focus’ solutions. Moving to Windows is a critical business decision for us because it provides a low cost, strategic platform to leverage critical value from our existing IT assets.” Léo Théberge, CIO, Québec Loisirs

Performance Results: 

Performance Results Given Enterprise-class hardware … Unisys ES7000 8 x Intel 3.0 GHz Xeon 32-bit processor, 8GB RAM EMC2 1 terabyte Storage Area Network (SAN) CISCO network … and Enterprise-class Software … Micro Focus Net Express® COBOL Micro Focus Enterprise Server w/ MTO Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IBM UDB 8.1 database management system … we can estimate … 1350 MIPS equivalent for each 8-way processor group Price/Performance advantage of 20x over zSeries hardware and software upgrade pricing in the 5000-10000 MIPS range

TP Monitor Performance: 

TP Monitor Performance TP runs real time and performance is critical Batch runs offline overnight Our studies show: TP monitor on Windows and Intel Platform, is 10-50 times better price performance on Windows-Intel environment than a mainframe

Scalability of Processor Price Performance: 

Scalability of Processor Price Performance Based on benchmarks for low end and medium size processors (multi-CPU 8-16 way processors) Windows-Intel price performance range is 10-50 times better than on a comparable mainframe

Lift & Shift - Overview : 

Lift & Shift - Overview

Integrity of the Migrated System: 

Integrity of the Migrated System Each SI has their own methodology for migration Goal is minimizing risk for the migration process Upon completion the SI insures the application is: Up, running and deployed Achieving same functionality and performance Meeting IT service levels of performance that the business expects

Reliability and Availability of Application on the Windows Platform: 

Reliability and Availability of Application on the Windows Platform Customers’ natural concern IBM: 18 months mean time between failure Quebec Loisirs Tulane University Bertelsmann US Army All achieved expected reliability, in addition, realized huge cost savings and increased agility

Benchmark Results: 

Benchmark Results CDRs processed nightly Computing platform Time required for batch run Annual cost Mainframe Wintel Server (*) Projected based on 5 million record test dataset ©2004 Accenture. All Rights Reserved.

A Major Telecommunications Company: 

A Major Telecommunications Company Current environment, 50 million transactions require 5-6 hours for a batch run on the mainframe environment with a dedicated 650 MIPS (millions of instructions per second). The performance test results: Intel hardware running Windows and SQL Server can process this same amount of records in under 4 hours at a fraction of the cost.

A Major Insurance Company: 

A Major Insurance Company

A Major Telephone Company: 

A Major Telephone Company

Additional Successful Migrations: 

Additional Successful Migrations Central States Health and Life Company (USA) Financial Network Services (Aus) PMA Reinsurance Management Company (USA) PPG (USA) Quebec Loisirs (Canada) Solcorp (Canada) Sompo Insurance (Japan) St. Louis PSRS (USA) Tulane University (USA) Western Australia DoIR (Aus) Alnova (Spain) Alcan (Germany) Axfood (Sweden) Bern Swiss Bertelsmann (Switzerland) Bertelsmann Media (Poland) Donauland Bertelsmann (Austria) Eurocopter an EADS company (Germany) France Loisirs Suisse (Switzerland) Hannover Re (UK) ICS Competence Centre (Austria) LR-Medienverlag Cottbus (Germany) Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (UK) Southern Life (RSA) St. Helens Borough (UK) UNILOG (Germany) Winterthur (Austria)

Expected vs. Achieved ROI Savings : 

Expected vs. Achieved ROI Savings ROI depends on organization, project and application Bertelsmann (700,000 Euros per year) Quebec Loisirs ($200,000 per year) Next year or two there will be migrations with savings in the millions of dollars per year

Customer Satisfaction Level with Windows Migration: 

Customer Satisfaction Level with Windows Migration Extremely satisfied Businesses could not achieve successful migration alone Success attributed to partnerships SIs, Micro Focus and Microsoft Migrations have resulted in unlocking the value of legacy with minimized risk, resulting in reduced cost and increased agility

Micro Focus – at a glance: 

Micro Focus – at a glance A world leader in unlocking the value of legacy Founded in 1976 and independent in August 2001 Global company with 500+ employees world-wide Principal offices in the US, UK & Japan Blue chip customer base 15K customers 80% of the Global 2000 Global ISV partners (Oracle, Lawson Assoc, FNS, etc.) Strong partner community (e.g. Microsoft, EDS, Accenture, CSC, HP, UNISYS, etc.) Successful independence Revenue growth of 10% per annum Highly profitable Significant investment in engineering (18% of revenue)

Industry Value of the Mainframe Migration Alliance : 

Industry Value of the Mainframe Migration Alliance Technology showcase and catalyst Mainframe migration is very specialized No significant information sharing No significant marketing around migration capabilities There is no established ‘mainframe migration’ industry No best practices No widely recognized ISV or SI community No specialized events Customers have a difficult time getting the information they need… …and are at the mercy of the mainframe vendor’s opinion about the wisdom of migrating off that platform

Explaining Micro Focus ‘Lift and Shift’ to a CEO : 

Explaining Micro Focus ‘Lift and Shift’ to a CEO Have the CEO ask the CFO and CIO: “Consider the alternative of migrating legacy applications off the mainframe” Use our ROI calculator to estimate year to year savings

ROI Calculator: 

ROI Calculator on Micro Focus MMA Portlet Site Input transaction size, frequency for a single migrated application Calculates 5-year ROI based on mainframe MIPS upgrade charges www.microfocus.com/mma ROI Analysis with MF visit Input your current and expected IT costs Shows phased mainframe migration of multiple applications over 5 yrs Receive ROI Report Format Enterprise Server w/ MTO: Performance and Price/Performance Leader ROI Calculator

How can you get more information?: 

How can you get more information? Visit the Micro Focus MMA website www.microfocus.com/mma Visit the MMA website www.mainframemigration.org Try the ROI Calculator www.microfocus.com/mma Schedule a Visit – Full ROI Analysis 1-877-772-4450