3874+-+COBOL+Conversions+using+6GL.pdf

1、3874COBOL CONVERSIONS USING 6GLDoes something look different?Why COBOL and IBM Z?Estimated 220B220B Lines of COBOL Code in existence Accounts for 80%80%of the worlds actively used code48%48%of businesses and governments report using COBOL“a lot more”than any other languageMainframes process 60%60%of

2、 global IT workloads Account for only 6%of IT costs6%of IT costsTypical Mainframe Decisioning ROI is MixedCostAgilitySpeedAccuracyConsistencyHowever,they often lack precision because analytics are applied after the transaction has been processed on the mainframe,sometimes only to a subset of transac

3、tions.These compromises are made for performance but result in less targeted,less accurate decisionsThey lack agility(and transparency)because they have historically been developed in ways that are change-resistant and dont take advantage of agility building capabilities like Business Rules Manageme

4、nt Systems.When using a mainframe for decisioning,the ROI can be a mixed bag because too many mainframe implementations are stuck in the past.Decisions automated on a mainframe are fast,consistent and cheap.Analytics applied after the fact or only to some transactionsMainframe systems developed in c

5、hange-resistant waysWhy Externalize and Manage Through Business DecisionsTraditional approach is programming-basedIf Customer-default=“yes”thenreject the loan-applicationComplex to handleRules are locked in processes and applicationsCan require years and costs millionsIT is requiredA simple change c

6、an impact multiple rules and processesBusiness ApplicationsBusiness logic is owned by ITWhy Externalize and Manage Through Business DecisionsTraditional approach is programming-basedComplex to handleRules are locked in processes and applicationsCan require years and costs millionsIT is requiredA sim