How much is your Mainframe costing you? BMC explores the reality of Mainframe Cost Management, and offers advice on understanding and even lowering them. Take action now to get your spending in check.

1. Research Results:
The Cost of Your Mainframe
April 2015
Take Action Now to turn
your Business into a
Digital Enterprise
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2. The Mainframe Cost Management Reality
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IBM MLC software costs are rising an average of 7% per year.
IT mainframe budgets are being squeezed.
The MLC pricing model is complex.
You’ve optimized costs using several approaches, and
wonder….
Is there anything further to help me control costs?

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What Drives Mainframe Costs?
MLC costs
Optimized hardware/software

4. MLC Cost Management Alternatives
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Benign
Neglect
Actively
Manage
10-15%
more
10-15%
less
Those who do
nothing
tend to pay
more.
Those who act
tend to save
10-15%.

5. Top IT Priorities
What are your top 4 IT Priorities for the upcoming year? (Grouped by those ranking each attribute as a 1, 2, 3 or 4)
70%
52%
48%
47%
44%
34%
34%
27%
26%
16%
3%
IT Cost Reduction/
Optimization
Application Availability
Application
Modernization
Data Privacy
Business/IT Alignment
Cloud Implementation
Data Recovery
Mobility
Big Data
Outsourcing
Other
Cost Optimization
remains the top
priority – several
years running.
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Source: BMC Annual Mainframe Survey of 1,194 Users © Copyright 2014 BMC Software, Inc.
n=1,049

6. Top Mainframe Priority for Upcoming Year
22%
20%
14%
12% 12%
9%
7%
5%
Lowering MLC (monthly
license charge) software cost is
the top priority.
Large and medium shops
are more likely to cite lowering
their MLC as the top priority.
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n= 1,103
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7. When considering your total spend on your mainframe environment, what approximate percentage is allocated to…..?
39%
29%
24%
10%
Software
Hardware
Labor
Other
Note: The percentages are based on the mean (excluding zero)
Note: Due to rounding, not all bars equal 100%
Note: Bases vary by categoryn=601
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Spend Allocation
Software costs
are the highest costs
allocated to overall
mainframe spend.

8. Source: BMC Annual Mainframe Survey of 1,194 Users © Copyright 2014 BMC Software, Inc.
Monthly License Charge (MLC) Spend
One-quarter of respondents
(22% + 3% = 25%) indicate
that more than 50% of their
total mainframe software bill
is attributable to MLC
software costs.
What percentage of your total mainframe software bill is attributable to MLC?
25%
50%
22%
3%
<25% 25% - 50% 51% - 75% >75%
n= 596 MLC as % of total mainframe bill
MLC spend

9. See how BMC solutions can help you lower your monthly costs:
Mainframe MLC Software Cost Management
Yes. There are new ways for you to control costs.
Learn More…
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