A CyberTheory Market Research Report

It’s Not Just Hardware and Software.

With the mainframe software market growing at the rate it is, we will see three
key mainframe computing trends continuing to develop in 2021:

• The need for maintaining availability for critical workloads,
• The challenge of dealing with talent attrition and skills gaps,
• The demand for auto-assistance in managing complex environments.

At large mainframe installations, mission-critical workloads demand five-nine availability, so even a brief period of unplanned downtime can result in negative consequences for clients, employees, brand reputation and bottom line.