Mainframe Modernization for Transportation

Major airlines, railways, and trucking companies have long depended on the power and reliability of mainframe computing systems. Over time, however, maintaining legacy applications has become increasingly challenging. At Astadia, we specialize in modernizing these outdated systems. We have helped numerous organizations, including major transportation companies, transition from siloed mainframe systems to modern cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. Because of our unique approach, Astadia’s customers benefit from a smooth transition off of the mainframe, achieving significant cost savings and greater business agility going forward.

Reducing IT Costs by up to 90%

The cost of legacy systems isn’t just about hardware. Software licensing fees can consume up to 30% of your mainframe’s operational budget. Maintenance expenses associated with added CPU capacity and memory further escalate costs. By strategically modernizing, your organization could cut IT expenses by as much as 90%. Experts estimate that the average organization achieves annual cost savings of $25 million from mainframe modernization.

Reduce Dependence on a Limited Talent Pool

As baby boomers retire, particularly those skilled in COBOL and assembly language, the mainframe talent crisis is getting worse. Very few younger workers are stepping in to fill their shoes, leaving mainframe shops at a disadvantage in filling key positions. By modernizing your IT infrastructure, you can mitigate the risks associated with this shrinking pool of experts.

Easily Transform IT and Business Operations When Air France found themselves struggling with the risks of an aging mainframe system, they turned to Astadia for rapid, dependable results. The project turned out to be a resounding success, transitioning the company to a modern environment on Windows Server platform, an Oracle database, and contemporary web-based user interfaces. Astadia’s proprietary FastTrack Migration Factory ensured a high-confidence migration without the usual risks or business interruptions.

Ensuring System and Data Security Transportation companies are prime targets for cybercriminals because of the high-stakes consequences that a successful attack could create. Many legacy systems operate with known security vulnerabilities that are difficult or expensive to address. As vendors discontinue support for much of the core software running on mainframe systems, the problem of unpatched vulnerabilities will undoubtedly grow worse. By modernizing your IT infrastructure, you can leverage the latest security features and best practices, significantly reducing the risk of cyber-attacks.

Simplifying Disaster Recovery

Implementing an on-premises high-availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategy for your mainframe environment is costly and complicated. Cloud backup and disaster recovery solutions, in contrast, are highly cost-effective, convenient, and easy to implement. Cloud resources remain offline until needed, eliminating the expense of maintaining a private DR system. Many cloud service providers offer features that enable DR with just a few clicks, enhancing security and reducing the risk of failure.

Vastly Increase Business Agility

Decades-old mainframe systems simply were never intended to integrate with modern cloud-based micro services and analytics platforms. By migrating legacy systems and shifting to industry-standard technologies, transportation companies can increase their overall business agility, bringing new tech innovations to market faster, and at a lower cost. IT modernization delivers an impressive return on investment (ROI), in addition to numerous other benefits. Astadia’s FastTrack Migration Factory provides a fast, low-risk, cost-effective approach to mainframe modernization. While legacy modernization is not a trivial undertaking, the rewards are enormous.

Astadia has decades of experience in mainframe modernization, with a proven track record in the transportation sector to ensure your project is successful.

Want to learn more? Download our free guide, Mainframe Modernization for Transportation, or reach out to one of our legacy modernization experts today.

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