The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook User Survey 2021

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The Arcati Mainframe User Survey 2021

The 2021 edition of the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook is due for publication in January 2021. The Yearbook provides a unique reference for IT professionals working in the IBM Z/OS environment, with a directory of vendors and relevant media, a glossary of terminology, and other useful information. Each year the Yearbook is downloaded by around 21,000 visitors.

One of the Yearbook's main sections is a survey of mainframe sites worldwide. We are asking users to give us some details about their installation and technical challenges, as well as their plans for the mainframe within the broader IT infrastructure.

Please let us have your responses before Friday 27 November 2020. All respondents will receive a PDF copy of the survey results on publication. Your identity and company information will be treated in confidence and will not be divulged to third parties. Please complete as many sections as you can. To be included in the survey, you must provide your name and email address and the name of your organization.

Thank you
Trevor Eddolls, Editor

General information

Name of organization:

Location:

Which sector is your business in?

Number of employees worldwide:

Your name:

Your job title:

Your email:

Your mainframe environment

Please indicate you total mainframe MIPS:

Which types of mainframe processor do you have installed (or on order)?

IBM z15 Model T02

IBM z15

IBM Z14 Model ZR1

IBM Z14

IBM Z13s

IBM Z13

IBM ZEnterprise BC12

IBM ZEnterprise EC12

zEnterprise 114

IBM ZEnterprise 196

IBM Z10 BC

IBM Z10 EC

IBM Z9 BC (2096)

IBM Z9/z9 EC (2094)

IBM Z9 BC (2094)

Other models

Don't know

Are you interested in IBM's LinuxONE/LinuxONE Rockhopper II Linux mainframes?

What is your primary mainframe OS release?

How fast is your mainframe CAPACITY growing?

How fast is your IBM Z-related IT EXPENDITURE growing on the technology itself?

How fast is your IBM Z-related IT EXPENDITURE growing on the people required to manage the technology?

What proportion of your TOTAL IT BUDGET is spent on mainframe-related costs and how much on other platforms?

What proportion of enterprise DATA resides on the mainframe?

Are your mainframe data center systems managed in-house or outsourced?

Is social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc) useful for your work on the mainframe?

Do you use smartphone or tablet (iPad) apps to monitor or control the mainframe?

Do you have any plans to introduce IPv6 in 2021?

Do you have any plans to use Splunk/alternative for data analysis?

Do you have any plans to use DevOps/DevSecOps?

Do you have any plans to reuse APIs to speed up application development?

Do you have any plans to use Liberty?

Do you have any plans to use Zowe?

Do you have any plans to use Blockchain?

Do you have any plans to use Docker?

Do you have any plans to use RPA (Robotic Process Automation)?

How worried are you about ransomware on your mainframe?

Mainframe strategy

Does your organization view the mainframe as a strategic platform for new applications or as a legacy system?

How viable do you see mainframe computing at your site?

What, in your opinion, are the main benefits for your organization of the mainframe over other platforms?

Scalability

Availability

Security

Manageability

No benefits

Don't know

What are the main obstacles to mainframe acceptance within the enterprise?

Too expensive (or appears to be)

Too complex (or appears to be)

Concerns about future availability/support of mainframe apps

Difficulty in retaining the necessary skills

Cultural barrier between mainframe and other IT professionals

No obstacles to mainframe acceptance

Don't know

What do you expect to happen to your legacy applications on IBM Z over the next three years?

Is mainframe application modernization a priority for your organization?

Do you run Java-based applications on the IBM Z?

Do you run Linux on the IBM Z?

Do you have a data archiving strategy in place that is compliant with the latest regulations?

Do your mainframe applications participate in your Web services/SOA?

Which IBM Z middleware have you enabled, or do you plan to enable, with Web services?

CICS

IMS

WebShere App Server

Db2

Siebel

SAP

Other

Don't know

Do you currently use your mainframe for Cloud computing?

Are you planning to adopt Cloud computing as a strategy?

Which specialty processors do you currently use?

IFL

zIIP

zAAP

Do not use specialty processors

Don't know

Mainframe software vendors

How much of your mainframe software budget is spent on IBM software, and how much on products from independent software vendors?

Does your organization periodically consider replacing mainframe software packages and tools/utilities with competitive offerings? If so, what are the MOST important reasons for replacement?

To reduce costs

To reduce the number of vendors supported

To gain new function

To obtain better service/support from vendor

Other

Rarely (if ever) replace mainframe software

Don't know

Other platforms

Which of the following server operating systems are used by your business?

Please indicate approximately how fast capacity is growing

Relative to the mainframe, how fast are your ACQUISITION/MAINTENANCE COSTS increasing for an equivalent amount of capacity?

Relative to the mainframe, how fast are your USER SUPPORT COSTS on distributed platforms increasing for an equivalent size of user population?

How important is making mainframe data available to other platforms at your site?

How important is the idea of people using their own devices (BYOD) to access mainframes?

Thank you for your help. We will email you a copy of the survey results in due course.

Do you have any comments or other information: