A global leader in industrial solutions, this company operates over 550 facilities across North America and nearly 200 locations in Asia-Pacific, serving diverse sectors from automotive to chemical manufacturing. With a $1 billion inventory and more than 10.4million SKUs, its reputation is built on exceptional customer service, industry expertise, and a robust distribution network.
As part of its long-term digital strategy, company leadership recognized the need to modernize their IBM mainframe environment, positioning the business for greater agility, improved developer access, and future cloud enablement. To ensure a low-risk transition with long-term flexibility, they partnered with Astadia to refactor and convert critical legacy applications.
For decades, the organization relied on an IBM z/OS mainframe with Db2, which supported its most critical systems and operations. However, technology leaders understood that this legacy infrastructure posed mounting challenges:
The leadership team wanted a modernization strategy that would reduce technical debt, avoid vendor lock-in, and open doors to hybrid or multi-cloud strategies—all while maintaining the performance and reliability their business depended on.
Choosing a phased approach, the organization prioritized the conversion of COBOL-based stored procedures to Java as the first step in a broader modernization roadmap. After evaluating multiple vendors, they selected Astadia for:
Astadia began with a detailed assessment of the client'smainframe environment, aligning modernization efforts with long-term strategic goals. Using its automated tooling, Astadia converted the application’s COBOL code to modern Java, delivering a high-accuracy transformation—on time and within budget.
This successful initiative marked a pivotal step toward modernization for the client. Key benefits include:
By eliminating reliance on aging COBOL code and empowering their teams with Java-based systems, the organization is now better positioned to scale, adapt, and compete in a rapidly evolving industrial landscape. Technology leaders at the organization have adopted a gradual approach to mainframe modernization that keeps their options open, saves money in the short term, and offers maximum flexibility without sacrificing performance or system capabilities. After this successful project, they are well-positioned to take the next steps on their modernization journey.
ORGANIZATION
A leading supplier of maintenance, repair, and operations products and industrial solutions
INDUSTRY
Industrial products distribution
USE CASES
Mainframe Modernization, Refactoring, COBOL to Java transformation
RESULT
Simplified code maintenance, reduced maintenance costs and talent shortages, and created a path toward further modernization
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