If you have experience with a vendor lock-in arrangement, you know the drill. Experiences vary, but there’s a good chance you found yourself uncomfortably dependent on your software vendor. In hindsight, you probably got there for a good reason: the vendor offered a fully functional, pre-built solution that helped you quickly achieve your company’s business
Many companies today function with outdated legacy systems and continue to hum along just fine. After all, their trusty systems, many of which were groundbreaking when they were first introduced, are what got them here in the first place.
Thanks to ease of implementation and a relatively rapid ROI, business units are increasingly leveraging robotic process automation (RPA) to turbocharge the productivity of their front-line business users. Growth in the RPA software and services market remains strong, with many predicting the global RPA market will reach nearly $7 billion by 2025 – a compound
A striking revelation unveils that 70-80% of all business transactions worldwide are still written in COBOL. This isn’t just a nostalgic nod to the past but a testament to COBOL’s persistent relevance. While the allure of newer languages sweeps the tech world, the truth remains. COBOL holds its ground by governing vital financial, administrative, and
Maintaining COBOL applications on a mainframe can be a serious challenge for the most experienced CTO or IT Manager, but with the right tools and strategies, it’s possible to overcome these challenges and ensure that your systems are secure, reliable, and up-to-date. These are the top 4 challenges in maintaining COBOL applications on a mainframe,
As technology continues to evolve, companies are faced with decisions about how best to modernize their systems. One popular project is to convert mainframe COBOL to Java. The move will give you out-of-the-box web functionality and other modernization benefits, but due to key differences between the two programming languages, the process can be challenging. One