NEWS
Swisscom moves entire mainframe workload to
software defined mainframe in the cloud
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zLabs has announced that leading Swiss telecommunications and
IT service provider, Swisscom, has migrated its entire mainframe
workload to the cloud, running on LzLabs Software Defined
Mainframe. With this migration, Swisscom has achieved a landmark
in enterprise IT, by moving its business-critical legacy mainframe
applications and data to its own enterprise cloud infrastructure,
without any data reformatting or recompilation of its application
program code.
own customers via our enterprise cloud, so our customers can
experience the same benefits.”
Swisscom achieved approximately 60% IT cost reduction as a
result of its journey to entirely phase out its legacy mainframe,
which it has now switched off. The business-critical applications
migrated – measured at 2,500 installed MIPS (million instructions
per second) – manage billing, geography and address information
and line administration for the provider’s entire fixed line network. All
workload now runs on Swisscom’s own private cloud.
“We turned to LzLabs for two reasons – reducing the high cost
of our legacy mainframe, but also a need for greater flexibility
in our IT infrastructure that we could not achieve on the
mainframe,” said Markus Tschumper, Head of General IT Services
at Swisscom. “With applications and data migrated unchanged,
SDM represented a lower risk path for us to reach this goal,” he
continued. “We even have plans to offer SDM as a service to our
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UK Police Forces still hamstrung by lack of
modern equipment, says research
to information, freeing up valuable time and drastically improving
response times and outcomes.
Alongside a request for more IT devices, research showed 71%
of those surveyed want devices that are easier to use in order to
better serve the UK public. Although better devices top the IT wish
list for individual police, the research also highlighted force-wide
transformations need to be prioritised.
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omputacenter, the independent provider of digital technology
infrastructure and services, has announced new research findings
which highlight significant technology limitations within the UK
Police Force.
A recent survey among IT decision-makers within the UK Police has
highlighted that over 70% of officers are requesting more IT devices
to efficiently combat crime. Through the introduction of technology
such as body cameras, smartphones and tablets, the life of the
‘bobby on the beat’ could be significantly improved.
These devices not only help to enhance officer and civilian safety, but
they can capture evidence and provide quick and automated access
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INTELLIGENTCIO
Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents cited that lack of access to
modern applications and software to improve intelligence gathering
was a challenge. As part of this, the basic deployment of tools such
as Microsoft Windows 10 and Office 365 were identified as valuable
projects that could transform how police forces exploit digital
technology. With the ability to capitalise on digital sharing and a
modern central infrastructure, officers will be able to improve on
crime prevention and intelligence.
Rob Stanley, Computacenter’s Director of End User Services,
commented: “Collaboration tools make a massive difference to how
police officers share intelligence with their colleagues. Criminals are
increasingly using technology and routinely operate across county
lines, so more effective sharing of intelligence is critical to solving
cases faster.”
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