Name: Natural Adabas: Closing the skills gap and reducing risk
Start: 2023-06-01T15:00:00Z
End: 2023-06-01T15:00:23.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4

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Based on the results of a survey we undertook with 400 IT leaders, the 4th Annual Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report revealed evolving strategies - including how 52% of organizations maintaining or growing mainframe dependency.
Back when we launched the first edition of the report in 2020, cloud migration had actually emerged as a top priority. So how did the pendulum swing so drastically?

Join us as we explore the findings from this year's report in greater detail, and discuss the macro-factors (including economic disruption, the rise of GenAI and others) that are influencing those evolving attitudes - as well as the various disposition strategies available for mainframe modernization, and considerations for each. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A.

If you can't make it live, don't worry - register anyway and you will be able to watch the session on-demand at a time that suits you. In the meantime, you can download the report here: https://modernsystems.oneadvanced.com/reports/modernization/

Live Discussion: 4th Annual Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report

According to a recent Kyndryl report, modernizing on the mainframe has proven to be a worthwhile decision for organizations, resulting in a 9% average increase in profitability. Furthermore, projects aimed at integrating with and moving off the mainframe have led to average profitability increases of roughly 11%. These statistics spark important conversations about the return-on-investment various modernization strategies can yield.

Join our roundtable with Kyndryl experts Richard Baird, Senior VP and CTO for Core Enterprise and zCloud, Allison Van Pelt, VP Core Enterprise and zCloud Consult and from Advanced, Tim Jones, Managing Director of Application Modernization as they delve into their experience with mainframe modernization. They will take a deep dive into how companies are approaching this process in three distinct ways, modernizing 1) on the mainframe 2) to a hybrid environment or 3) by completely transitioning to the cloud.

Learn more about:

• Best practices when considering modernization targets 
• Optimizing maintainability and extensibility through technology consolidation 
• How Kyndryl and Advanced are delivering successful modernizations together 

Don't miss out on this opportunity.  Join us!

The Power of Modernization with Kyndryl and Advanced

CA Gen applications are typically a considerable size and accumulate complex business logic. To complicate matters, the COBOL it generates is impossible to maintain natively, meaning many organizations feel trapped into retaining CA Gen just to keep their systems operational. With rising licensing fees and a disappearing talent pool, CA Gen is seen by many as a ticking time bomb of risk. 

Luckily, there are viable CA Gen modernization options out there, you just need to know where to look and who to trust. In this roundtable, domain experts will discuss the business challenges, processes, and the best low cost/low risk solutions for modernizing CA Gen applications.

Evolve your CA Gen apps with low-risk modernization

Join us for an enlightening fireside chat with modernization experts Rob Anderson, Vice President of Marketing and Product, Advanced and Simon Mikellides, Consultant, Advanced as we dive deep into the world of OpenVMS. Discover valuable insights on OpenVMS and its future in light of hardware obsolescence and a shrinking talent pool.

We’ll cover:

1. The state of OpenVMS and its waning hardware availability.

2. Insights from real case studies of successful OpenVMS modernization projects.

3. Strategies to ensure seamless transition and reduced risk when modernizing.

Stay ahead of the curve and learn from organizations that have successfully migrated away from OpenVMS to modern environments. Our experts will provide practical advice and showcase proven modernization strategies.

Navigating the future of OpenVMS: Insights and strategies for migration success

With the current economic conditions, many organisations will be looking at ways to better manage costs and reduce operational expenditure. In this session we’ll look at how outsourcing parts of your IT estate and using managed services can ensure value for money in a downturn, through consumption-based costing, mitigation of management overheads, reduction of recruitment fees, processes augmentation and service automation (UK based only).

Surviving an Uncertain Economy

Desktop virtualization has been growing hugely over the past few years due to the need for secure hybrid working, but lots has changed in this technology since it first came to market. This session will show how the evolution of Azure Virtual Desktop enables organisations to become more agile whilst enabling secure remote working (UK based only).

Becoming more scalable and agile through the evolution of AVD

Windows 11 is the first operating system built specifically for the ‘new normal’ – the hybrid work era. Join this session to learn how we’re combining the latest advances in the Windows 11 operating system with our new gold-standard for device management; decoupling users from legacy on-premises management solutions and delivering a fully cloud-based device management solution.

The evolution of a Modern Desktop with Windows 11

Have excessive prompts to complete multi-factor authentication inadvertently created a culture of 'MFA fatigue' within your organisation? In this session, we will be discussing what MFA fatigue is, how it has created the perfect storm for attackers, and how you can tighten your security controls to stay one step ahead of this emerging threat (UK based only)

The new attack vector: MFA Fatigue

Are your relationships within your SIAM model resilient? With constant market fluctuations, it’s crucial to establish a supplier relationship that is resilient in the face of challenges. This session will talk about the issues of a parent/child dynamic existing within a SIAM - what the red flags are and what we can do to address these to establish a robust and effective model (UK based only)

Creating an effective SIAM model

The pace of legacy modernization is increasing at a staggering rate. According to a recent survey, 90% of IT leaders report they modernized mainframe workloads within the past three years, while only 11% undertook modernization initiatives before 2020.

Every enterprise modernization journey is different, as are the needs that drive decision-making along the way. In reality, modernizations that include mainframe as a target are commonplace and our panel of experts will delve into the forces at work in these initiatives. Among other topics, they will discuss:

• Modernizing existing mainframe apps and data and extending them to the cloud
• Optimizing mainframe apps and data through technology consolidation
• How IBM and Advanced are delivering success together
• Your questions answered

Panel:
John Currie, IBM Partner and Worldwide Practice Leader for Mainframe Application Modernization
Rebecca Huber, CTO Application Modernization, IBM Consulting DACH

Solving application modernization challenges with the mainframe

From talent shortages to exorbitant operating costs and inflexibility, your legacy systems promise to become far more expensive in the coming years. Deciding how to mitigate the risks presented by these aging applications can be daunting, particularly because they tend to be business critical and bespoke. This session focuses on choosing which path to take towards modernization and the best practices you should wield to simplify the journey.

How to curtail the rising risk of legacy applications

A recent survey of Fortune 500 companies revealed that 75% of respondents are concerned about having access to the IT talent capable of properly maintaining legacy systems. To make matters worse, 49% indicate they have seen a rapid decline in mainframe-capable skills within the past 12 months. 

Organizations whose business-critical systems rely on IDMS and its ecosystem are feeling the squeeze more than most. Rising licensing costs and a decreasing talent pool have exposed many to unbearable risk and burden. As such, it's no surprise that IDMS modernization is a hot topic, and decision-makers are seeking guidance on how to extricate themselves from this legacy conundrum. 

Join us as our panel of IDMS modernization experts discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of their many decades of success working with firms around the globe to liberate legacy IDMS. This is one conversation you don’t want to miss.

Liberate legacy IDMS for greater mainframe success

Rising licensing costs and a shrinking talent pool are driving organizations to seek alternatives to Natural and Adabas. These legacy applications can prove difficult to unmoor from the mainframe due to their bespoke nature, age, and complexity. Fortunately, we offer solutions that ease and automate the modernization process while providing you with a myriad of options for your target state. 

This roundtable, which features experts with decades of Natural and Adabas modernization experience, will help you understand what to consider when you're mapping a migration path, common mistakes and how to avoid them, and insight into what to expect along your journey.

How to chart your migration path from Natural or Adabas

We recently surveyed hundreds of IT leaders around the globe about their mainframe modernization strategies. Then, we published our Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report which summarized our findings. Shockingly, 85% of participants told us that they are planning a modernization project or have completed one recently. 

Join our roundtable of experts as they discuss the Mainframe Modernization survey results and provide insights and commentary backed by decades of experience.

Roundtable: The Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report

Global enterprises are modernizing legacy workloads and migrating to the Cloud at a feverish pace. According to the 2021 Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report - the second of its kind from Advanced - 87% of respondents planned to modernize their mainframes in the next 12-24 months, with the vast majority targeting the cloud as a destination.

While the pandemic certainly accelerated this great migration, there's much more to this rapidly evolving IT landscape than meets the eye.

Join modernization experts from Advanced and Google Cloud for a virtual roundtable discussion focused on the state of legacy modernization, cloud migration, and emerging trends in a time of unprecedented disruption.

Key Considerations When Migrating Mainframe Workloads to Google Cloud

Join modernization experts from Advanced and Microsoft Azure for a virtual roundtable discussion focused on the state of legacy modernization, cloud migration, best practice and emerging trends.

Key Considerations When Migrating Mainframe Workloads to Microsoft Azure

Rob Anderson, Advanced chats with Steve Steuart, AWS about the Mainframe Migration Competency Program and how AWS have been investing in what we do here at Advanced.

AWS Mainframe Migration Competency Program - mainframeXchange Podcast #1

Natural developers and Adabas administrators are increasingly difficult to find, a problem driving many enterprises to abandon the technology altogether. Meanwhile, the remaining masters of this craft are left with few and dwindling options.

Join us as we host Cindy Howard, Vice President of Technology and Solutions at Advanced, for a discussion about how Advanced has bridged the gap, giving Natural/Adabas practitioners a platform to maintain, migrate, and modernize at their pace without the burden of Software AG licensing fees.  We’ll cover:

• Rehosting on premises or in the cloud
• Refactoring to Java, C#, or COBOL
• Retaining the mainframe with language and database mobility
• Modernizing at your pace, regardless of target

Natural Adabas: Closing the skills gap and reducing risk

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