IBM Z is the foundation of UNICOM’s digital transformation, legacy application modernization and hybrid cloud solutions.
UNICOM solutions and the IBM Z platform accelerate transformation and streamline cloud adoption and modernization. This approach optimizes client investment in existing enterprise applications and infrastructure while harnessing the latest mainframe and cloud innovations for a client’s modernization path.
UNICOM’s blueprint for walking clients through a digital transformation journey utilizes next-generation IBM technologies and UNICOM’s blockchain, AI and machine learning initiatives that underpin our digital transformation solutions. A key component of this approach is UNICOM® Universal Gateway (UniGW®).
About our IBM partnership
Technology and business partners
UNICOM and IBM are technology and business partners who jointly serve IBM Z, IBM Power systems, and Open systems customers in more than 70 countries. IBM Z is a key part of UNICOM’s emerging technology strategy as performance, cyber resiliency and hybrid cloud architecture capabilities are essential in today’s hybrid environments. This partnership includes seven acquisitions of IBM solutions and five licensing agreements where UNICOM develops and supports IBM solutions.
Replacing our legacy session manager with a new modern solution was extremely easy due to UNICOM’s expertise and seamless collaboration. The migration, from proof of concept to full rollout for 20,000 users, was completed in just five months on an IBM z16 sysplex setup, delivering a more cost-efficient and future-proof solution.
A leading European financial institution
IBM Z is the workhorse of our high-volume transaction processing systems. Via the implementation of modern dashboard technologies, our data is turned into meaningful information that can be understood by both the business and technology side. This ability to provide modern dashboard technologies with a role-based view has positively contributed to our success. IBM Z data is also passed to our analytics platforms to provide further actionable insights. These analytics help to guarantee product delivery and increase customer satisfaction. We no longer view the mainframe as a problem, instead the IBM Z is the catalyst to our modernization efforts.
Large automotive company
IBM Z provides the performance, availability, stability, agility and resiliency at scale which is critical to our growth and innovation strategy. In this constantly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the IBM Z security evolutions are essential in protecting our clients’ data and ensure delivery of continuous operations.
Large public sector organization
We chose Macro 4/UNICOM because their IBM Z solution was easy to implement and low risk. The support from the Macro 4/UNICOM team was also ideal! By using Macro 4/UNICOM solutions, we were able to increase the quality and stability of our systems and also save costs. Macro 4/UNICOM has always supported us in all matters and we look forward to further cooperation.
Insurance company
The UNICOM solutions running on the IBM Z platform support many workloads for us with exceptional growth capabilities. The IBM Z security is a mandatory requirement in today’s environment. This platform empowers better business outcomes and plays a critical role in digital transformation.
Large managed service provider
Macro 4/UNICOM allowed us to seamlessly replace our existing session manager on our IBM Z mainframe system. IBM Z hardware delivers greater AI accuracy, productivity and agility. The transition was incredibly smooth, with the new solution fully operational far sooner than anticipated. The one-to-one support we received was exceptional, ensuring a hassle-free implementation. Leveraging the new solution’s customization capabilities, we were able to mirror the look and feel of our previous session manager, enabling our team to adopt it immediately without additional training.
Major banking and financial services group
UNICOM/Macro 4's UDTT and its mainframe connector were essential for building our enhanced teller system. By connecting directly to the backend mainframe, we created a single, cohesive platform that unified operations, reduced complexity, and significantly improved efficiency — the primary reason for our choice. IBM Z provides a notable cost of ownership advantage, and when combined with complementary tooling, it further increases efficiency and simplifies system management.
Large banking group
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