Mainframe & COBOL Services
Mainframe Modernization Services, One Workload at a Time
Our mainframe modernization services move your COBOL systems forward in focused steps, proven on realistic traffic, instead of one large, risky program. Senior, U.S.-based engineers, from a company that has built mission-critical systems for financial institutions since 1977.
Why it matters
Legacy modernization services that protect the core
Your mainframe runs the transactions your business depends on, every second of the day. Replacing it all at once puts that work at risk.
Our design rule is to change as little of the core as possible. We modernize one workload at a time, keep the business logic you rely on, and prove each step on realistic traffic before cutover.
What we do
What our mainframe modernization services include
- Assessment of your estate and its fragile workloads
- Options analysis from our mainframe solution design work
- Modernization planning, one workload at a time
- Data-platform migrations, such as VSAM to DB2
- APIs that connect your mainframe to new channels
- Side-by-side runs of old and new code on realistic traffic
- Rollback planning before cutover
- AI-assisted analysis that runs inside your perimeter
In practice
Where COBOL modernization usually starts
- A stabilization review of fragile workloads
- Documenting the estate before key people retire
- Moving a workload's data to a new data platform
- Opening core functions to digital channels through APIs
- Consolidating platforms after a merger
How we work
Not a body shop. Not a slide consultancy.
Senior only
Experienced engineers with deep mainframe backgrounds. The engineers named in the scope do the work.
Fixed scope, fixed fee
Every engagement is scoped in writing and priced before week one, with milestone billing.
Change as little of the core as possible
We work in the I/O modules and copybooks, keep your business logic, and prove changes before cutover.
U.S. team
U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll. No offshore handoff.
Engagement models
Flexible ways to work together
On-site
In person at your locations.
Remote
Flexible and lower cost.
Short- or long-term
For as long as you need us.
Fixed-scope
Contract programming as a defined project.
Platforms
Where we work
- z/OS
- CICS
- DB2
- IMS
- JCL
- VSAM
- iSeries / RPG
Pair it with AI for COBOL
Local AI that helps your team understand and document COBOL systems, inside your perimeter.
FAQ
Mainframe modernization services: FAQ
Do we have to replace our mainframe to modernize?
No. We modernize one workload at a time, keep the business logic you rely on, and change as little of the core as possible. Often the fastest way forward is to connect your mainframe to new systems, not replace it.
How do you reduce the risk of a modernization?
We prove each step before cutover: old and new code run side by side on realistic traffic, and the rollback is designed before the change goes live.
Do you handle mainframe migration?
We handle data-platform migrations, such as VSAM to DB2, one workload at a time, with side-by-side runs and a rollback plan before cutover.
Where should a modernization start?
Often with mainframe solution design: research, written options analysis and a technical plan, proven on evidence before you commit budget.
Where does AI for COBOL fit in a modernization?
AI for COBOL helps your team map and document the estate first. It runs on your own hardware, so your code never leaves your building.
How is a modernization project priced?
Every engagement is scoped in writing and priced before week one, with milestone billing.
Who does the work?
Senior, U.S.-based COBOL engineers: U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll. The engineers named in the scope are the engineers who do the work.
Hire COBOL programmers for your mainframe project.
U.S.-based COBOL engineers, on-site or remote, short-term, long-term or as a fixed-scope contract project.