Rocket Software has released its 2022 Survey Report: The State of the Mainframe.
Based on a survey of over 500 US IT professionals in firms using mainframes focused on their priorities, challenges and plans for leveraging their mainframes going forward, the findings illustrate just how critical the mainframe continues to be for businesses today.
The survey findings reveal that despite the allure of new technologies that promise to deliver on Digital Transformation, the mainframe continues to dominate IT infrastructure.
More than half (56%) of respondents say the mainframe still makes up the most of their IT infrastructure, followed by private cloud (20%) and distributed (15%). This illustrates the effectiveness and reliability of the mainframe and its on-going role as a critical element in IT environments.
Modernizing the mainframe plays a critical role in helping businesses overcome some of their most pressing challenges, including protecting their investments in technology, closing the skills gap and integrating new technology for a unified IT environment.
Jeff Cherrington, Vice President, Product Management, System Z, Rocket Software, said: “As the findings of this report show, the mainframe continues to be reliable, secure and efficient. Modernizing the mainframe must be a top priority for IT leaders working to ensure their IT infrastructure is future-proof and to help close the skills gap many organizations are facing.”
