Challenge: Optimize mainframe recovery times to compete in new industry Objective: Increase mainframe capacity to meet industry requirements and establish reliable reputation Industry: Manufacturing Solution: Implement new mainframe with offsite-replicated, hybrid flash storage Scenario: A raw materials supplier wanted to expand into the automotive industry and form a reputation for being a viable supplier in the marketplace. The…

Challenge: Aging, dated mainframe and storage were losing vendor support Objective: Upgrade to modern, vendor-supported mainframe and storage Industry: Direct Marketing Solution: PSR Systems Programming and IBM Business Partner Solutions for z Systems Scenario: The customer had been operating for some time with an unsupported zOS release, and had concluded that it was not upgradeable. Even if they…

Challenge: Replace the services and expertise of a zOS Systems programmer retiring after 35 years Objective: Ensure the mainframe environment remains properly supported Industry: Insurance Solution: Provide mainframe support via PSR Systems Programming Service plan coverage for zOS Scenario: The company’s mainframe systems programmer, John, had worked at the firm for over 35 years, and had significant technical, operational,…

Support Challenge:  A city government office was running critical property tax workloads on an N-4 mainframe, end-of-service DASD, and an unsupported back-level version of z/OS. The N-4 system was not capable of running supported software. There was no disaster recovery (DR) strategy other than an on-premises SAN-based VTS copy of their data. Their newly hired…