Case Study
BULL GCOS8 Mainframe Migration For Mission Critical Insurance Applications
Success Story Client Debeka is a leading insurance company in Germany. It has consistently ranked in the top-ten in the industry. Debeka used to run its mission critical application on a BULL GCOS8 Mainframe for over 5,500 users. Project Drivers The main drivers for the decommissioning of Debeka’s Bull Mainframe were: • Get rid of BULL mainframe technologies • Use modern and agile technologies in the target environment • Reduce cost of ownership (TCO) and increase agility • Consolidation of datacenters Key Requirements The main requirements from Debeka for the projects were: • Align target architecture with modern standards • Minimize Impact on end-users • Minimize project risks How Metaware helped Metaware successfully delivered Debeka’s Bull migration to AIX.