Enterprise Automation
Mainframe modernisation, without the rip-and-replace
The mainframe isn't going away, and for the organisations that run on it, that's a strength rather than a constraint. The opportunity isn't to replace decades of stable, mission-critical processing. It's to bring modern DevOps practices, automation, and observability to it. Mediro ICT delivers mainframe modernisation that integrates z/OS environments with the rest of the enterprise, using BMC AMI and Compuware tooling.
The challenge
Operational isolation, not technical obsolescence
Mainframes still process the most critical workloads in banking, insurance, retail, and government. They're reliable, secure, and economically efficient at scale. They're also operationally isolated. Mainframe development cycles run in weeks while distributed system cycles run in days. Mainframe operations teams use different tools, speak a different language, and are increasingly hard to recruit.
The result is a widening gap between mainframe and the rest of the technology estate. Modernisation initiatives often start with rip-and-replace ambitions and end without delivering value. The underlying mainframe workload is genuinely too complex, too connected, and too critical to migrate quickly.
The better path is integration. Bring mainframe operations into the same DevOps practices, the same automation tooling, and the same operational disciplines as the rest of the enterprise.
What we deliver
Modern DevOps, automation, and observability for z/OS
BMC AMI implementation
Implementation of BMC AMI (Automated Mainframe Intelligence), bringing AI-driven monitoring, automation, and operational intelligence to z/OS environments.
Compuware suite for mainframe DevOps
Compuware Topaz, Strobe, ISPW, and Xpediter. The toolset that allows mainframe development teams to work in modern IDEs, with modern source control, and modern release pipelines.
Mainframe DevOps integration
Integration of mainframe development into enterprise CI/CD pipelines. Same Git, same Jenkins, same release workflow as distributed teams.
Performance management
Continuous performance management of mainframe applications using BMC AMI Strobe and similar tooling. Performance issues are found and resolved before they impact users.
Automated operations and observability
Reduction of manual operational work through automation of routine tasks (backups, restarts, capacity adjustments, security policy enforcement), plus integration of mainframe telemetry into enterprise observability platforms. The mainframe is no longer a black box in your operational view.
Skills development
Training and enablement that supports mainframe teams to work in modern ways. Not replacing them, but giving them the tools and practices to do their work better.
Outcomes
Mainframe value extended, not stranded
Our mainframe modernisation clients close the gap between z/OS and distributed environments without disrupting the workloads that already run reliably.
Mainframe development cycles aligned with enterprise DevOps cadence
Reduced operational risk through proactive monitoring and automated recovery
Better integration between mainframe and distributed systems, fewer handoffs and fewer surprises
Lower total cost of ownership through automation of routine operations
Mainframe investments protected and extended, not stranded
A clearer succession story for mainframe operations as senior staff retire
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BMC AMI and Compuware represent the most complete suite of mainframe modernisation tools available. Mediro ICT's certified BMC partnership brings proven mainframe modernisation expertise to South African enterprises.
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