| # | Modernization Cause | Path 1 | Path 2 | Path 3 | Path 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CICS/IMS License Cost |
CICS Runtime Rehosting |
z/OS Connect EE API Enablement |
Strangler Fig Incremental |
|
| 2 | Growing MIPS/MSU Cost |
Offloading to zIIP |
Batch Rehosting Linux / Cloud |
Selective Replatform by SMF |
|
| 3 | z/OS Hardware EOL |
Mainframe as a Service (MaaS) |
Accelerated Rehosting (EOL) |
Hardware Renewal + Modernization |
|
| 4 | COBOL Talent Scarcity |
z/OS Tooling Modernization |
COBOL→Java/Python with AI |
Rehosting to Open Platform |
Knowledge Capture |
| 5 | Digital Channels APIs / Open Banking |
z/OS Connect EE over CICS |
CICS Containers & Channels |
Microservice Facade over Mainframe |
Channel Domain Extraction |
| 6 | Business Agility Time to Market |
DevOps & CI/CD for z/OS |
High-Change Component Extraction |
Cloud-Native Rearchitecting |
|
| 7 | Regulation / Cybersecurity |
Cloud API Gateway over z/OS Connect |
Data Sovereignty Management |
Full Migration Certified Platform |
|
| 8 | Merger / Acquisition |
Integration Layer / Federation |
Migration: One to the Other |
Both to Neutral New Platform |
MaaS |
| 9 | Technical Interoperability |
CICS Containers & Channels |
CICS Web Services Enablement |
COBOL Interfaces to JSON/XML |
Internal Prep for z/OS Connect |
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