By Shawna Rudd
Looking for ways to control your mainframe costs? What mainframe operation isn’t!
It’s no secret that the top priority for most mainframe operation is “cost reduction”. Many operations rely on mainframes for mission-critical computing. It’s speculated that 60%-70% of the world’s business data still resides on a mainframe somewhere. That said…despite the processing power, reliability, security and scalability of the platform…it’s also well known for its high costs.
Through decades of experience helping enterprises manage their mainframe operations, HP has seen that organizations can derive significant cost savings by:
• Right-sizing their environment and support staff, which includes exploiting sub-capacity pricing, leveraging their staffing, embracing best shore resources, and eliminating unnecessary hardware.
• Leveraging the assets, contracts, and operations of a third-party services provider, including management tools and existing enterprise agreements with mainframe vendors.
• Standardizing and automating hardware, software, and processes.
• Upgrading hardware and software to improve costs and operational efficiency.
• Eliminating unnecessary products or replacing products with more cost-effective options.
For more suggestions on ways to reduce hardware, software and personnel risks and expenses…check out this paper on "Managing Mainframe Costs". It summarizes some of the key factors leading to rising mainframe costs, shares thoughts on cost reduction options, and explains why outsourcing is one of those options.
HP provides world-class Mainframe Management, Storage, Disaster Recovery and Output Management services, along with Mainframe Application Management, Development and Modernization services. Learn more about our Managed Mainframe Services.
