About Mainframes
A mainframe is a computer system, designed for bulk data processing and critical application. The mainframe majorly used by large organization and banking, financial services & insurance organization. It has been overserved, billions of transaction have been done on a daily basis. Whereas, the mainframe can handle more than 10 billion transactions per day. Increasing new mission-critical application and number of baking transactions are considered a major driver for the market. Additionally, increasing promotion of blockchain technology for hosting blockchain workloads and increasing adoption of IoT enable application and devices by various end-user industry have been supplementing the overall growth of the market.
Attributes | Details |
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Study Period | 2018-2030 |
Base Year | 2023 |
Unit | Value (USD Million) |
CAGR | 6.5% |
The companies are exploring the market by adopting mergers & acquisitions, expansions, investments, new service launches and collaborations as their preferred strategies. The players are exploring new geographies through expansions and acquisitions to avail a competitive advantage through combined synergies.The Players having a strong hold in the market are BMC Software, Inc., CA Technologies, Compuware Corporation, Dell EMC, Fujitsu Ltd., HCL Technologies. Analyst at AMA Research estimates that United States Players will contribute the maximum growth to Global Mainframes market throughout the forecasted period. Established and emerging Players should take a closer view at their existing organizations and reinvent traditional business and operating models to adapt to the future.
BMC Software, Inc. (United States), CA Technologies (United States), Compuware Corporation (United States), Dell EMC (United States), Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan), HCL Technologies (India), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (United States), IBM Corporation (United States), NEC Corporation (Japan) and Unisys Corporation. (United States) are some of the key players that are part of study coverage. Additionally, the Players which are also part of the research coverage are Atos (France), Lzlabs GmbH (Switzerland) and Redcentric (United Kingdom).
Segmentation Overview
AMA Research has segmented the market of Global Mainframes market by Type (Z systems, GS series and Others) and Region.
On the basis of geography, the market of Mainframes has been segmented into South America (Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America), Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Europe (Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Rest of Europe), MEA (Middle East, Africa), North America (United States, Canada, Mexico). If we see Market by Distribution Channel, the sub-segment i.e. Direct Sale (Online, Offline) will boost the Mainframes market. Additionally, the rising demand from SMEs and various industry verticals gives enough cushion to market growth. If we see Market by Component , the sub-segment i.e. Operating System will boost the Mainframes market. Additionally, the rising demand from SMEs and various industry verticals gives enough cushion to market growth. If we see Market by Industry Vertical , the sub-segment i.e. Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance will boost the Mainframes market. Additionally, the rising demand from SMEs and various industry verticals gives enough cushion to market growth.
Influencing Trend:
Increasing Adoption of IoT enables Application and Devices by Various End-User Industry and Increasing Promotion of Blockchain Technology for Hosting Blockchain Workloads
Market Growth Drivers:
Increasing Demand from the Largest Organizations to Handle High Volumes of Data Processing, Growing Demand for Mainframes due to Advanced Mission-Critical Applications and Increasing Generation of Digital Data and High Banking Transaction
Challenges:
High Research and Development Cost for Developing Mainframe
Restraints:
High Cost Associated with Mainframe Solution and Lack of Skilled Workforce to Serve Mainframe Solution
Opportunities:
Increasing Requirement High Processing Computing System due to Growing Digitalization across the World and High Involvement in R&D Activities and New Launches by Established Key Players
Market Leaders and their expansionary development strategies
In January 2024, IBM is announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire application modernization capabilities from Advanced, bringing a combination of talent, tools and knowledge to enhance IBM Consulting’s mainframe application and data modernization services. The planned acquisition will further enable us to support clients’ mainframe application modernization journeys, marking another important step forward in IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy.
In March 2024, IBM introduced the Mainframe Skills Council during this week's SHARE conference in Orlando, to provide a forum where global organizations will foster a skilled, diverse, sustainable workforce for the mainframe platform. In addition to IBM, the council includes organizations spanning IBM clients, IBM partners, academia, user groups, non-profits, and open communities that will collaborate to implement mainframe skills development solutions.
Key Target Audience
Mainframe Manufacturers, Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Suppliers, Private Research Organization, Government Agencies and Association, Potential Investors and Others
About Approach
To evaluate and validate the market size various sources including primary and secondary analysis is utilized. AMA Research follows regulatory standards such as NAICS/SIC/ICB/TRCB, to have a better understanding of the market. The market study is conducted on basis of more than 200 companies dealing in the market regional as well as global areas with the purpose to understand the companies positioning regarding the market value, volume, and their market share for regional as well as global.
Further to bring relevance specific to any niche market we set and apply a number of criteria like Geographic Footprints, Regional Segments of Revenue, Operational Centres, etc. The next step is to finalize a team (In-House + Data Agencies) who then starts collecting C & D level executives and profiles, Industry experts, Opinion leaders, etc., and work towards appointment generation.
The primary research is performed by taking the interviews of executives of various companies dealing in the market as well as using the survey reports, research institute, and latest research reports. Meanwhile, the analyst team keeps preparing a set of questionnaires, and after getting the appointee list; the target audience is then tapped and segregated with various mediums and channels that are feasible for making connections that including email communication, telephonic, skype, LinkedIn Group & InMail, Community Forums, Community Forums, open Survey, SurveyMonkey, etc.