The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017
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ArcatiArcati MainframeMainframe YearbookYearbook 20072017 Mainframe strategy The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 The independent annual guide for users of IBM mainframe systems SPONSORED BY: PUBLISHED BY: Arcati Limited 19 Ashbourne Way Thatcham Berks RG19 3SJ UK Phone: +44 (0) 7717 858284 Fax: +44 (0) 1635 881717 Web: http://www.arcati.com/ E-mail: [email protected] © Arcati Limited, 2017 1 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Mainframe strategy Contents Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 ............................................................ 3 Mainframe Computing Provides Customer Value and Economies of Scale .................. 5 Eight Steps to True Mainframe Agility ............................................................................. 13 Lower your Mainframe Total Cost of Ownership with zIIP ........................................... 19 The Smart Alternative for Mainframe Disaster Recovery ............................................. 24 The 2017 Mainframe User Survey .................................................................................... 28 An analysis of the profile, plans, and priorities of mainframe users Vendor Directory ............................................................................................................... 46 Vendors, consultants, and service providers in the z/OS environment A guide to sources of information for IBM mainframers ............................................ 131 Information resources, publications, social media, and user groups for the z/OS environment Glossary of Terminology ................................................................................................ 136 Definitions of some mainframe-related terms Mainframe evolution ........................................................................................................ 166 Mainframe hardware timeline 1952-2016; mainframe operating system development SPONSORS Action Software 50 ESAi 76 Azamour Solutions 24, 55 Fischer International CA Technologies 5, 60 Systems Corporation 81 Compuware Corporation 13, 65 Key Resources Inc 92 CorreLog 68 Software AG 19, 114 Data Kinetics 45, 71 Type80 42, 124 2 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 ArcatiArcati MainframeMainframe YearbookYearbook 20072017 Mainframe strategy Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 We are very grateful – as always – to all those who have contributed this year by writing articles, taking part in our annual user survey, or updating their company profiles. In particular I must thank the sponsors and advertisers, without whose support this Yearbook would not be possible. 2016 seems to have had some sort of buzz to it as people are starting to do business again. The blogosphere has been full of stories about DevOps and Agile computing. On the down side, there have been lots of news reports of companies (mainly Windows users) who have suffered from ransomware attacks or who have moved quickly enough to prevent such an attack. In a more positive vein, there seem to have been more people under thirty attending mainframe conferences. It seems that these relative youngsters are beginning to exploit the opportunities becoming available in the mainframe world. In February, IBM announced its follow-up to last year’s z13 – the z13s. This new machine offers encryption at twice the speed of previous mid-range systems, without compromising performance – they say. The z13s is targeted at mid-size organizations and described as the new entry point for the company’s z Systems. It comes with updated cryptographic and tamper-resistant hardware-accelerated cryptographic coprocessor cards with faster processors and more memory, allowing clients to process twice as many high-volume, cryptographically-protected transactions as before. The z13s comes in two models – the N10 and N20. The N10 can be configured with up to 10 configurable cores and up to 1TB of memory, while the N20 can have up to 20 configurable cores and up to 4TB of memory. In line with the general upbeat feeling in the industry, IBM reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations in October. IBM reported adjusted earnings of $3.29 per share on revenue of $19.23 billion. Analysts expected the company to post earnings of $3.23 per share on about $19 billion in revenue. Ginni Rometty said IBM’s quarterly performance was helped, in particular, by growth in the company’s “strategic imperatives”, which The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 include businesses like cloud, analytics, mobility and security. Publisher: Mark Lillycrop Editorial Director: Trevor Eddolls Contributors: Patricia Genetin, Compuware, Wil Technology Services & Cloud Platforms, which Heynen, Colin Fettes includes infrastructure services, technical support services, and integration software saw revenues of © 2017, Arcati Limited. $8.7 billion, up 2.4 percent. A strong hybrid cloud services performance drove growth of 45 percent in All company and product names mentioned in this strategic imperatives revenue within the segment. publication remain the property of their respective owners. However, Systems, which includes systems hardware and operating systems software (including This Yearbook is the copyright of Arcati Limited, and mainframes) saw revenues of $1.6 billion, down may not be reproduced or distributed in whole or in part 21.0 percent. Revenue reflects z Systems product without the permission of the owner. A licence for internal cycle dynamics. e-mail or intranet distribution may be obtained from the publisher. Please contact Arcati for details. Interestingly, IBM joined the Surface Enterprise Initiative and is selling Microsoft’s MS Surface © Arcati Limited, 2017 3 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Mainframe strategy devices – joining Dell and HP and consultancy and contracting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. You may remember that about two years ago IBM and Apple came to an agreement to work together. According to Microsoft’s marketing general manager, Brian Hall: “Our largest global customers told us they wanted Surface, but needed the enterprise class services and support to let them easily purchase and deploy to their employees all over the world. IBM will draw on its analytics and enterprise applications expertise to create new industry-specific solutions for financial services and consumer packaged goods/retail companies that take advantage of the unique capabilities of Surface devices.” Obviously, IBM is already a big player in terms of analytics, and Microsoft is keen to get a part of that marketplace. Hall says: “IBM will develop an application for CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) and retail companies that puts Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence) on Surface to bring decision makers closer to the data and analytics they need to optimize utilization of employee time.” Should Apple be worried by the deal? Probably not. Most organizations have some Macs mixed in with the PCs, plus there are any number of Android and Apple tablets and Surface Pros being used as small footprint PCs. There are still lots of people using iPhones, although worldwide, more people use Android devices. What I’m suggesting is that there are lots of people using whatever tech suits them. And they are likely to continue to want to use the same devices in future – so there will still be a demand iOS devices to connect to mainframe apps. And what’s in it for IBM? Well they now have a way for mainframe users to access analytics data from a popular device. That means more people will be using the interface they like to get the results they want, and they won’t worry what’s going on at the back-end. And for Microsoft? Well they get another sales channel and they get access to superior analytics, which their customers want. IBM has, as usual, been acquisitive during 2016. In January it acquired Iris Analytics for its real-time transaction fraud detection business. It also acquired Ustream for its streaming video business; and Resource/Ammirati, a digital marketing and creative agency. In February it acquired Aperto AG and exc. io AG, who are both digital marketing and creative agencies. Also in February it acquired Truven Health Analytics, a provider of cloud-based healthcare data, analytics, and insights; and Resilient Systems for their cyber security, incident response platform. In March it acquired Optevia, who are specialist providers of Microsoft Dynamics CRM-based solutions and associated services to the public sector. And it bought Blue Wolf Group LLC, for its salesforce systems integrator and dashboard virtualization business. In June it acquired EZSource for its application discovery and dashboard visualization business. September saw the acquisition of Promontory Financial Group for its risk management and regulatory compliance business. Then in October IBM acquired Sanovi Technologies for its hybrid cloud business. Other mainframe vendors were also acquiring companies. For example Compuware took over Standardware’s software – specifically its COPE IMS virtualization technology. Syncsort acquired Cogito, a maker of specialized software that can access mainframe data, improve the performance of DB2 and CA IDMS, and lower mainframe costs. And Micro Focus acquired Serena Software. And there have been plenty of others. And, of course, Micro Focus is merging with HPE’s Software Business Segment. So it looks like the mainframe industry is getting that spring back in its step. And with that in mind, I can confidently predict that 2017 will be an interesting year, and that the mainframe will continue to offer