IBM zSystems
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Our Approach
Whether modernizing or upgrading your infrastructure, architecting a new system, or introducing new workloads, the Converge IBM zSystems team is committed to our clients’ success.
Understanding that each deployment is customized and unique, we work to optimize your investments in your mainframe platform while introducing advanced technologies to meet business needs and deliver new capabilities. Our partnerships with industry leaders, such as IBM, give us access to the most advanced systems technology available. We are an IBM Certified Platinum Business Partner and Authorized IBM Tier One Services Provider.
Why Converge?
With over three decades of mainframe experience, our Systems Specialists are highly skilled at designing, implementing, managing, and supporting a broad range of environments, enabling us to align technology decisions with our clients’ business and functional requirements to meet their expectations for the future. Our expertise extends across the IBM Systems portfolio, including the mainframe, zOS, zVM, zVSE, storage, virtual tape, networks, security, disaster recovery, resiliency, and expert integrated systems families, as well as appliances such as IDAA.
Simply put, we deliver the power and performance of the mainframe for critical, next-generation initiatives. At our multi-million-dollar Innovation Center, we implement leading-edge IBM Mainframe technology to gain the expertise necessary to deliver these technologies with excellence. This environment also enables us to offer our clients a sandbox to test and evaluate solutions of all kinds on the most current zSystem and operating systems that are supported. We also host OMP projects, which enable our clients to have real zSystem hardware to design and develop open-source solutions.
We are one of IBM’s top 5 Platinum Business Partners for IBM Z Systems. And, we sponsor IBM Z Executive Customer Councils, IBM Z Academic Initiative and Industry Roundtables, and User Groups across the US and Canada.
Is Converge the right mainframe partner for your business?
Find out today by scheduling a complimentary consultation to discuss your current and future mainframe needs with one of our experienced experts.
Our Solutions & Services
FICON Director
Converge’s FICON Director Installation, Configuration, and Customization offering is focused on data centers with mainframe I/O connectivity through Brocade or Cisco FICON Directors that are new, updated, or existing.
IT Assessment and Efficiency Health Check
A comprehensive approach to transforming an IT organization includes optimizing resources, processes, and technology.
Staff Augmentation Services
A staff augmentation plan enables an agile IT organization to rapidly adapt to a changing environment in productive and cost-effective ways.
Storage
Converge uses industry-leading storage products to design powerful technology infrastructures for medium-to-large IT enterprises.
VPAT
VPAT is an easy-to-use tool designed to help the z/OS systems programmer perform two critical functions: performance management and capacity planning.
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