Wrap up and conclusions of the NRB Mainframe Day 2018

1. NRB Mainframe Day 2018, October 18th
Conclusions
Gamal Khaldi - MIS Presales NRB

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Why modernisation as our main topic for our Mainframe Day?
• Clients question the future of the mainframe
• Clients are unaware of the possibilities of the platform
• Modernisation: where do you start?
• What are the benefits?
• Where can I find help?

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What are the benefits?
• Leverage your existing investments: reliable, scalable
• Retain the safety of your platform (no mainframe hacks till today)
• Advanced functions available without reinventing your core business
applications
• A single Systems of Records simplifies compliancy (GDPR, SOX, Basel II, …)
• Avoid risks of migration or re-development projects

4. Modernisation: where can we help?
NRB CAN TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE LIFECYCLE
OF YOUR MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS:
200 MAINFRAME SPECIALISTS
• 40 mainframe infrastructure specialists take care of
managed operations at different levels: exploitation,
operations, engineering, service management...
• 160 mainframe applications specialists stand for
application development and maintenance:
developers (COBOL, PL1, Java), application
managers, project managers or quality assurance
managers.

5. Modernisation: where can we help?
1. MODERNISATION
NRB conceived a development framework designed to
help you reuse existing applications while expanding
towards new horizons.
2. INNOVATION
Our vision of innovation encompasses advanced
concepts such as the deployment of machine
learning, IDAA-assisted real-time analytics, fraud
detection.
Modernization / Innovation
Mainframe
Operations
Mainframe
Services
Core
Business
Services

6. Value Added Outsourcing

7. Outsourcing Value Drivers
TRANSPARENCY
HIGH FLEXIBILITY
• A transparency allows for costs optimisation and
technical transformation
• Pay for what you really use
• Increase capacity or decommission some
components without penalties
• Cost predictability from day 1
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