The hybrid approach: Get the best of both mainframe and cloud

Cloud computing and modernization often go hand in hand, but that doesn’t mean the mainframe should be left behind. A hybrid approach offers the most value, enabling businesses to get the best of both worlds. Credit: iStock/SeventyFour As more businesses push forward with digital transformation projects, cloud computing has stood out as a powerful tool capable of fueling the analytics that drive new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—two capabilities that are quickly becoming a must-have in nearly every organization. But getting to that point presents some unique challenges. Even with the benefits of cloud, there’s a reason that over 70 % of Fortune 500 companies’ data is stored on the mainframe. That data is critical to their success and the mainframe delivers incredibly effective security and reliability to manage it. Wholesale moves off of the mainframe are fraught with risk and ever-increasing costs, but the analytical capabilities of the cloud are full of opportunity and potential for innovation, fueled by AI and ML algorithms. So, how do organizations walk the tightrope and capture the best of the cloud without sacrificing the longstanding dependability of their mainframe systems? The answer is mixed—or, more accurately, hybrid. For […]

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