Minimizing downtime and preventing data loss are non-negotiable. BCL plans and executes mainframe data migrations with minimal disruption. Our approach is disciplined, vendor-independent, and built around your maintenance windows, risk tolerances, and recovery objectives.
Migrations touch business-critical systems, change operational runbooks, and affect backup/recovery posture. A structured method reduces risk: you get clear cutover plans, verified data integrity, documented rollbacks, and predictable timelines
BCL is here to help, whether you’re moving data from open-systems servers to higher-capacity IBM System Storage, or from 3990-compatible storage devices under S/390 or z/OS to larger SAN environments.
BCL is here to support businesses and organizations with structured and reliable services for all your mainframe needs.
Migrations touch business-critical systems, change operational runbooks, and affect backup/recovery posture. A structured method reduces risk: With BCL, you get clear cutover plans, verified data integrity, documented rollbacks, and timelines
Project management with your team to confirm scope, timelines, and change controls.
Review the IBM storage configuration and CPU / network configuration to size throughput and change windows.
Recognize business constraints that may impact the timetable and design a mainframe data migration strategy with milestones, checkpoints, and rollback options.
Install and customize mainframe data migration tools or scripts.
Establish baselines and success criteria (volume counts, bytes moved, target layout, performance thresholds).
Ensure backup of source data has been completed prior to migration and confirm restore tests as needed.
Perform tests on several volumes for client review and approval; tune job streams, concurrency, and network paths.
Execute controlled migration waves; review all migrations and maintain runbooks, change records, and operator checklists.
Track throughput, exceptions, and retries; keep stakeholders informed with concise status.
Assist in test and validate migrated data using checksums, spot reads, catalog reconciliation, and application test cases.
Coordinate cutover, application re-points, and post-cutover smoke tests.
Remove migration tooling from production once acceptance is complete and update documentation/runbooks.
Contact us today to get started or to learn more about our Mainframe Consolidation services.
Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS) is a fully managed service that delivers mainframe computing capabilities via the cloud or hybrid infrastructure. Instead of owning and maintaining expensive on-premise mainframes, clients can access secure, scalable, and high-performance mainframe resources on a subscription basis.
We support a wide range of critical workloads, including:
Whether you’re in finance, healthcare, government, or retail, we can handle your enterprise-class workloads.
Security is our top priority. Our MFaaS environments are hosted in SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and/or FedRAMP-compliant data centers. We implement:
We also support compliance with HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory frameworks.
Absolutely. We provide end-to-end migration services including:
We’ve completed dozens of successful migrations with minimal disruption.
Our pricing is transparent and consumption-based. It typically includes:
We tailor packages to each client’s specific needs to maximize value and efficiency.
Yes. We specialize in maintaining legacy systems while enabling a path toward modernization. Services include:
We operate multiple secure, geographically redundant data centers across North America, ensuring business continuity, high availability, and compliance with data residency requirements. On-premise and hybrid hosting models are also available.
Our clients include mid-sized to large enterprises, government agencies, and service providers in:
They rely on us for mission-critical uptime, operational excellence, and deep mainframe expertise.
It’s simple:
Our team will guide you every step of the way.
Mainframe Services
BCL Mainframe Services will help you better align IT services to business priorities by lowering the cost of operating and maintaining your own on-premise Enterprise Server. By teaming with BCL services you get a Managed Service Provider that is skilled & experienced in delivering IBM mainframe system services, custom fit for purpose to meet your needs.