The good news is that businesses have a variety of IT options to choose from to satisfy their computing needs. The bad news is that all these options can be confusing and too many vendors have a vested interest in pushing a specific solution to a problem. We can help you evaluate your options, be it to get off the mainframe entirely, upgrade your systems to a more capable level, or possibly implement a Linux on mainframe based solution. We can help you evaluate your current environment and needs and lay out an effective stragety to achieve your IT goals.

Re-hosting applications onto Linux on System Z is a popular stragety and can be effective for many businesses but not all. Most IT shops like to start with a "Proof of Concept" to see if this is the right alternative for them and to gain some knowledge and experience with zLinux. But most shops do not have the needed experience in-house and don't want to go out and hire full time people until the long term need is proven. We can help fill in this gap. We have knowledge of Linux on System z and the zVM environment to give your PoC a jump-start. We can also help train your staff while also helping them keep your current systems running normally.

Do you only have one or two system programmers and worry whenever they want to take a vacation or other time off? Usually nothing bad happens while they are out, but what if there is an emergency and your sysprogs are unavailable. We can probably help. We'll stand by and be available if needed. If you don't need our assistance, the cost is minimal. If you do need to call on us, the benefits can be huge.