Maintec Technologies | Mainframe Services

1. Lost time is never found again. Precisely why Maintec is off the blocks faster. Data Center Management services. IBM MAINFRAME and MIDRANGE. www.maintec.com

2. Welcome For more than a decade, we have been meeting the unique challenges posed by complexity and capacity of the mainframe systems for our clients to enable them focus on making their businesses successful. An in-house Mainframe environment is a major cost-center where large investments are inevitable for hardware, software, facilities and support requirements.We understand the pressures on your IT, and hence we have designed a delivery system so that you can delivera great service to your customers. Balancing high demands with the need to be scalable during peak loads and times of rapid growthand also to make sure the other two major pain points, security and business continuity, are taken care given the increasing regulatory requirements can be amighty challenge. These challenges are serious enough for the current business continuity that it ceases you from planning for the future.Our range of on-, near- and offshore IT-enabled services make sure you can. Please read on to see how we can help you to ensureyour Mainframe infrastructure delivers today and into the future.

3. Is your Mainframe Generating Value? Mainframe Infrastructure Management, in today’s IT environment of an organizationdemands highmaturity in terms of cost-effectiveness. Mainframe environments are expectednot only to be maintained with cost-effective systems but also to exhibit the overall value that they bring to the organization in terms of short and long-term structure and services. Should outsourcing Mainframe Data Center Management be an option that can satisfy the need of bringing cost-effective system in place? This complex decision of Mainframe outsourcingrequires IT departments to takeinto consideration numerous variables. Working with right outsourcing partner helps companies evaluate the nature and expected quality of the service requirement; recognizeavailable options and, if outsourcing makes sense, how best to go about it. Outsourcing Does Help your Mainframe Environment Generate Value. How? · Lower TCO Mainframe Economies of Scale can be achieved via vendor distribution where Maintec’s clients typically save 30-40% on their Mainframe operating costs, when they outsource. Vendor distributionis nothing but spreading over hardware, software, personnel, power, infrastructure, and disaster recovery costs over multiple customers.

4. Outsourcing Does Help your Mainframe Environment Generate Value. How? (Contd..) · Pay for what you use Enterprises have the advantage of turning their fixed cost into a variable cost by paying for mainframe processing just like they paytheir monthly utility bills. Through Mainframe outsourcing, our clients enjoy pay-per-use advantage - Pay only for what you need and avoid upfront capital expenditures. · Skilled Mainframe Resources Getting direct access to highly skilled remote staff through email, Skype, VOIP or video conferencinghelp freeing up our customer organizations from overhead tensions of hiring, training and recruiting resources for critical Mainframe services. · Relocation/Moving It is always better and much cheaper to outsource for companies that are moving their facilities instead of investing in building a new data center. · Moving off the Mainframe Companies that are moving off the mainframe to another platform can have their staff focus on the new application(s)/platform(s) rather than keeping the “old stuff” running each day. · Data back-up Companies keep business critical data at various locations as back-up as a Disaster recovery solution.

5. Maintec Journey Maintec Technologies was incorporated in 1998 to provide IBM Training and Y2K remediation services. A complete data center was established inBangalore, India with an ES/9000, 9121-411, and since then has been upgraded to IBM System Z9 Business Class. First SME in India with Mainframe Infrastructure

6. Consulting Services Maintec offers full service IT Consulting focusing on key markets in US, UK, Europe and APAC region. We provide IT and telecom professionals with a broad range of technical skills including IBM Mainframe, Midrange, Client/Server, Web-based Development and Administration. Our consultants have extensive experience on wide range of domains with ability to function in roles from Programmer/Analyst to Project Architect/Manager throughout a Project Life-cycle application and Database Maintec’s Mainframe Technical Services Consulting includes Z/OS, DB2, CICS, IDMS,DASD Management, Hardware configurations with HCD/HCM/HMC, ISV products and COBOL for installations, migrations, performance & tuning, maintenance, and customization. · Z/OS and OS/390 Technical Services - System Performance and Tuning - Installation, Migration, Customization - Maintenance Upgrades · CICS Technical Services - CICS Performance and Tuning - CICS Installation, Migration, Customization - CICS Maintenance Upgrades · ISV Products Technical Services - Installation, Migration, Customization - Maintenance Upgrades · IDMS Technical Services · DB2 and IMS Technical Services · OPERATION SUPPORT Services · COBOL Services · BATCH Performance and Tuning - Reduce Batch Applications runtime substantially by - Tuning JCL parameters for VSAM and flat files

7. Technology Services Maintec’s Mainframe Services envision providing a partnership approach that aims at maximizing value by taking control of operational costs, reduce overall technical investments, equip you with technical expertise without losing on the power and capacity of a mainframe. Capabilities - Mainframe Data Center Management. - Mainframe on Demand. - Application Migration and Development Support. - Mainframe Training (HTD) - Mainframe Hosting Services - Virtual Workforce and IT Staffing

8. Data Center Management Maintecdelivers one of the industry's most comprehensive solutions for Mainframe Data Center Management, design/build needs speedily and cost effectively. · Specialists in z/OS Systems including DB2 Administration, CICS System Administration, RACF Administration, Operational & Administration Support, Performance Tuning & Optimization, Disaster Recovery Strategy with proven in-house expertise and services on-site as well as remotely. · A fully outsourced solution for mid-size clients with an environment of z/VM and Linux on Mainframe. · Specialist in providing Application Support on-site or remotely with dedicated resources across various domains · Midrange support - iSeries and AIX · Graveyard Shift Operations Support. Staffing the nightshift, holiday and weekend shifts at Data Centers has been a constant source of concern for CIOs and CTOs, as finding qualified and skilled resources within bounds of cost remains a challenge. · Outsourcing graveyard shift operations to Maintec opens up access to a large pool of highly qualified and skilled Mainframe professionals who handle a Data Center's operations during the US nightshift, a time that happens to be the day shift in India

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10. Mainframe on Demand At Maintec, we make it possible for organizations to access Mainframe without owning one. By this model we offer you a complete operating environment with unlimited accessibility, security, data backup and 24 hours online support via email at an affordable cost. Mainframe on Demand service can be contracted for hourly, monthly or annually. Maintecprovides fully managed mainframe capacity on demand with a pay-for-use tariff structure. We also provide a mainframe environment where usage of components such as the processor, storage, database and batch scheduling are measured and charged. Customers are placed in a dedicated LPAR and given all the MIPS, DASD and tape resources required to run applications. This gives Maintec the greatest leverage to be able to offer better pricing.

11. Maintec’s Mainframe on Demand offers Hardware : IBM System z9 Business Class Software environment : COBOL, PL/1, ASSEMBLER, C/370, C++, Java Compilers available Operating System : z/OS 1.12 Accessibility : Unlimited Connectivity : Remote Access via existing Internet media including Dial-ups, ISDN, Leased Line. Internet cost applicable based on actual internet usage. Individual PC/ Node requires terminal evaluation software (TN3270). Free Emulation software can be downloaded from the internet. Security : We assist in setting up a secured environment utilizing Z/OS. Data Backup : We provide back up for all system related data. Availability : Systems will be available 24 x 365 days a year. Any scheduled outage will be notified via broadcast message. Customer Support : 24 hours online support via email (info@maintec.com). Technical Support : We will be responsible for identifying and fixing system software. Severity based assistance will be provided for application problems, with a maximum response time of 48 hours.

12. Application Migration & Development Support Maintec has been working on legacy applications since the time of Y2K problems that had turned the world in a spin when the millennium was ending and with which was ending the hope and fate of thousands of applications worldwide for their inability to recognize new date. Since then, we have developed special skills in re-engineering through our own proven methods and experience. With the advent of new business models and technology platforms, it is vital for the organizations to ensure that the legacy applications are available and up to date. Maintec's in depth experience in Mainframe business arena can help organizations to efficiently manage their existing legacy applications, developing applications, migration and enhancement services. Maintec offers 1. Application maintenance services · Portfolio analysis · Maintenance and enhancements · Global translation · Production support. 2. Migration services · Cross platform migration of Mainframe Application · Cross platform data base migration 4. CPU optimization · Speed up processing time · Streamline coding environment · Ensure higher performance 3. Testing services · Functional Testing · Automation Testing · Performance Testing At Maintec, we offer, 24/7/365 ‘follow the sun’ help desk support with maximum availability, data security and back up. We provide Level2, Level3, Level4 production and maintenance support for our customer’s critical Mainframe applications.

13. Mainframe Training Maintec’sMainframe Technical Services Consulting in z/OS, DB2, CICS, IDMS,DASD Management, Hardware configurations with HCD/HCM/HMC, ISV products and COBOL for installations, migrations, performance & tuning, maintenance, and customization. Maintec delivers one of the industry's most comprehensive solutions in Hire, Train and Deploy needs speedily and cost effectively in MF, Midrange, Windows,UNIX (allflavors) and Technical Support. Our Hire, Train and Deploy (HTD©) Model - Bridge market demands through a three-pronged approach: Developing a pool of new-gen Mainframe resources through Certified Courses Developing these Skilled Resources in Enterprises through Corporate Campus Programs Leverage the credibility gained to secure Mainframe, AS/400 (iSeries), AIX Infrastructure (RIM)/ Application Management projects

14. Mainframe Hosting We provide end-to-end Mainframe hosting and Migration management services via our Global Command Center at Bangalore, India. Our team of experts has experience across technology platforms and we have structured the business in a way that delivers exceptional managed services on infrastructure and applications components using our global delivery model with a 24×7 support. Maintec provides comprehensive hosting and workload processing services to supplement or to replace in-house computing. When you want to offload mainframe computing as an independent activity or in conjunction with migration to a new platform, you can count on us to give you a full range of choices and options. We also offer warm site disaster recovery, the most economic solution for users who do not need a live hot site recovery option. Our plans include scheduled testing time tailored to your specefic requirements. In addition, we provide archiving support that lets you retire a mainframe but bring it back to its former state in the event you need access to a complete replica of your retired legacy system to produce reports or to satisfy the requirements of various authorities for historical record retention and historical reporting.

15. Mainframe Hosting Key Highlights · Platform transition. When your software migration plans require you to bring in a new hardware platform, we can host your full workload under the new environments on an interim basis as you determine precisely the power and configuration you need for future operations whether you ultimately choose to outsource mainframe capacity or to bring in new hardware. · Legacy continuity services: If your plans call for the preservation of particular legacy workloads that have become a smaller but no less vital part of your operations and your in-house hardware options are limited by the very large engine sizes of available systems, we can help you obtain just the amount of hosting you need for those irreplaceable jobs. · Complete remote hosting environments. When you use our services for production, for applications development in a minority systems software environment, or for both, you can count on high uptime, excel- lent value and better control of your software budget and operations costs. We offer options across the full range of IBM systems software products, from VSE and z/VM up to the richest z/OS stacks. · Archiving Services with Periodic Testing - we preserve the entire system for you when you decide to retire your Mainframe and make available all its data in a state that allows you to revive the old system whenever you want. We also help performing periodic testing to make sure your records fully comply with the requirements of various laws.

16. Virtual Workforce and IT Staffing Maintec brings on three critical factors that compel the staffing requirements of clients - Innovation, Flexibility and Speed. To Maintec, staffing is more than an outsourced assignment, it is taken as an opportunity to build a team of skilled and experienced resources. Resources are recommended based on: · Careful look at the technical expertise the assignment requires · The Organization's culture Resources that fit the bill are then selected for the job. Key Benefits · Enterprises pay only for resources and not for managing them. · Maintec delivers resources irrespective of the 'technology ask' or the number. · Multiple assignments can be undertakenwith project specific resources offered on demand. · Enterprises can be assured exlusivity and complete control of delivery. · Data security issues can be addressed with a set of access restrictions. Passwords can be changed after the assignment is completed.

17. Flexibility. Resilience. Security Management. Compliance Mainframes continue to record very high scores across all these critical areas. Mainframe also score significantly over other platform in “greenness” and affordability. However, scarcity of resources, shrinking talent pool and difficult to develop skills are issues that businesses don’t have answers for. These challenges make Data Center Management Outsourcing a preferred choice. Maintec is a specialist with over ten years of expertise in Mainframe management with an in-house Mainframe Infrastructure. Bringing it all together We believe that the globalisation of IT and business services can be used effectively to meetthe drive for cost reduction, flexibility, performance improvement and growth. We are proud of the flexibility of our integrated delivery approach.Our helpdesk teams located in India, work on complex Mainframe infrastructure problems 24x7x365 so that you have a resolution when your staff start workthe next day. We succeed because we are connected through technology, through people, through sharedvalues and experience – and because we keep our promises.

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