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Lower the bill by moving the right workloads first.

A phased path off the mainframe that targets the workloads where containerised deployment delivers the largest cost reduction first — without disrupting the workloads that should stay where they are. The economics come from sequencing, not from a big-bang cutover.

The approach

Three phases, biggest saving first.

Phase 1

Find the expensive workloads

Use the platform’s complexity and dependency view to identify where MIPS and licence cost actually concentrate — and which of those workloads are safe to move first.
Phase 2

Move them, with proof

Containerise the selected workloads, with behavioural tests against the real runtime proving the migrated system matches the original before anything is switched over.
Phase 3

Compound the saving

Each moved workload lowers the recurring bill and de-risks the next move. Workloads that should stay on the mainframe stay there — the goal is the largest saving, not the largest migration.
The economics

Substantial, and phased to prove itself.

Indicative figures depend on your estate and licensing. We size the opportunity against your actual MIPS and workload profile before quoting any number.

Size the opportunity

What could a phased move save you?

Bring your MIPS and workload profile. We will identify the highest-value candidates to move first and what the saving could look like.