PRAGUE, October 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies
today announced the results of a new independent study revealing
that 79 percent of IT organisations believe the mainframe is an
essential component of their cloud computing strategy. Over 300 IT
decision makers in ten countries responded to the CA Technologies
commissioned survey, "Mainframe - The Ultimate Cloud Platform?"
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In addition, 74 percent of respondents believe that the
mainframe will have a role in any cloud computing initiative, and
70 percent agreed that cloud computing will sustain or extend the
mainframe environment.
"This survey provides indisputable evidence of the mainframe's
agility to perform in new IT models such as cloud computing, and
on-going durability as a critical data centre platform for decades
to come," says Dayton Semerjian,
general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies. "Ongoing, practical
innovation will be required to ensure that the mainframe can always
be an effective and integral part of an evolving IT
infrastructure."
"CA Technologies is addressing these needs through its
revolutionary mainframe management strategy, Mainframe 2.0," added
Semerjian. "Our focus is on helping organisations control costs,
and increase the productivity of the platform and the workforce
that operates it. Simultaneously, we aim to attract and enable the
next generation mainframe technologist through the simplification,
automation, and modernisation of mainframe management."
As the mainframe takes centre stage in cloud computing
environments, organisations will increasingly rely on mainframe
management solutions - such as CA Technologies Mainframe 2.0.
Additional Survey Results
Additionally 82 percent of respondents reported that they intend
to use the mainframe in the future either as much or more than
today.
The most pressing issues facing European organisations in the
next 12 months is an increased demand for training (cited by 54
percent of respondents). As part of the response to these
challenges, CA Technologies is piloting a Mainframe Academy in
Europe, beginning a global
initiative to help a new generation of employees, including current
IT business employees, become effective on the mainframe. The
Mainframe Academy is designed to provide an agile, project-based
approach to accelerating, obtaining, and mastering core mainframe
virtues and programming skills.
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. For additional
information, visit CA Technologies at http://www.ca.com.
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