In today’s dynamic IT landscape, businesses navigate an environment driven by innovation and competition. Efficiency is vital to fulfilling corporate short- and long-term objectives. To stay ahead of the curve, every operation and process must be optimized for speed, service delivery and cost-effectiveness. Within this context, Mainframe batch services, the backbone of many critical business operations, remain a focal point.
Companies have recognized the need to innovate and streamline their batch service operations to unlock significant savings while maintaining agility and responsiveness. SEA has embarked on optimization projects, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and established strategic partnerships to transform batch services for multinational corporations and other expanding organizations across the globe.
In this blog, we examine the success stories of SEA customers that have exploited the power of batch service innovations to save millions, drive operational excellence and future-proof their businesses. Let’s dive into four real-life success stories where companies leveraged SEA’s innovative batch service solutions to streamline operations, slash costs and pave the way for future growth.
1. Major Shoe Apparel Company (North America)
Batch Services Innovation Challenge: This North American giant had ambitious goals: reduce software costs, automate operations and enhance service delivery. But with an inflexible vendor and manual processes holding them back, they turned to innovative batch service solutions.
Results: A 30% reduction in mainframe software costs. The customer streamlined its operations through automation and a seamless deployment process. They also achieved alignment with their budget objectives and improved service quality and delivery.
Batch Service Innovation Strategies Used:
- Cost Reduction: Reduced mainframe upgrade and maintenance payments
- Automation: Introduced better batch service automation and a deployment process based on assessing their environment and observing & eliminating unnecessary manual tasks
- Delivery: Delivered a turnkey implementation with no impact on production service
- Partnership: Achieved higher user satisfaction by introducing a more responsive vendor with a demonstrated enhancement roadmap suitable to their business direction and automation needs
2. Large Financial Exchange (North America)
Batch Services Innovation Challenge: This financial exchange faced similar challenges of rigid vendors and limited automation as our first success story and knew they needed a change.
Results: A seamless implementation with improved flexibility positioned them for future automation needs and better alignment with budget objectives. By embracing innovative batch service solutions with SEA, they achieved an over 30% mainframe software cost reduction while enhancing automation capabilities.
Batch Service Innovation Strategies Used:
- Cost Reduction: Reduced mainframe upgrade and maintenance payments by over 30%
- Delivery: Delivered a turnkey implementation with no impact on production service delivery
- Automation: Addressed current functional requirements while providing the flexibility to expand the level of automation and integration as business needs change, future-proofing their business
3. Global Financial Services Company
Batch Services Innovation Challenge: Inflexible vendors and outdated technology hindered this global financial services company’s growth. They turned to cutting-edge batch service innovations to reduce costs, automate operations and optimize computing capacity.
Results: They reduced mainframe costs by 30%, optimized operations and enhanced service delivery. They met their goals and future-proofed operations by introducing automation and optimizing computing capacity.
Batch Service Innovation Strategies Used:
- Cost Reduction: Reduced mainframe upgrade and maintenance payments by 30%
- Automation: Introduced better automation and a deployment process based on assessing their environment and observing & eliminating unnecessary manual tasks
- Delivery: Delivered a turnkey implementation with no impact on production service delivery
- Partnership: Achieved higher user satisfaction by introducing a more responsive vendor with a demonstrated enhancement roadmap suitable to business direction and automation needs
4. Largest Bank in Latin America
Batch Services Innovation Challenge: Challenged with high administrative costs and an inflexible vendor, this bank sought to improve service while cutting costs.
Results: By implementing innovative batch service solutions, they redesigned pricing structures, reduced mainframe costs by 40% and introduced automation. They improved service delivery, empowered administrative tasks and alignment with budget objectives. Strategic partnerships and innovative solutions paved the way for future growth and efficiency.
Batch Service Innovation Strategies Used:
- Cost Effectiveness: Designed an enterprise price framework to support ongoing business goals and TCO challenges
- Cost Reduction: Reduced mainframe upgrade and maintenance payments by 40%
- Automation: Introduced better automation and deployment processes based on assessing their environment and observing unnecessary manual tasks
- Delivery: Delivered a turnkey implementation with no impact on production service delivery
- Partnership: Achieved higher user satisfaction by introducing a more responsive vendor with a demonstrated enhancement roadmap suitable to business direction and automation needs
Find Your Own Batch Services Innovations
These success stories highlight the transformative power of batch service innovations in today’s business landscape. Companies can survive and succeed in facing challenges by embracing change, leveraging innovative solutions and partnering with forward-thinking service providers like SEA.
SEA provides a wide range of services to help customers like you create their own batch service innovation success stories. In conjunction with SEA’s IBM Z experts, SEA offers Mainframe Batch Quality & Testing Services for innovating your batch processes, including:
- z/Batch Legacy Services: JCL analysis, standardization & asset management, product conversions and DevOps consulting
- Batch z/Cloud Services: Legacy system migration to Java Batch or open systems including AWS batch, GCP batch & Azure batch
- Education & Training Services: On-site and remote newcomer & advanced training for IBM Z JCL and REXX programming, batch support and automation
Contact SEA today to schedule a complimentary consultation about how we can help you create your own transformative batch service innovation story.
