Mainframe to Cloud Modernization for Financial Services Platform

Client

A prominent government contractor in the financial services sector seeking to modernize their legacy platform infrastructure to enable cloud-native, secure operations and support business expansion initiatives.

Business Challenge

• Legacy Platform Dependencies: Critical business applications running on outdated IBM DB2 iSeries with Java-based frontend and SSRS reporting on SQL Server
• Compliance Requirements: Needed secure, government-compliant platform to meet contracting standards
• Accelerated Timeline: Required complete modernization in under 4 months to showcase capabilities to clients for future business opportunities
• Business Continuity Risk: Legacy systems posed operational risks and limited scalability for new business expansion
• Complex Data Migration: Over 900 database objects including 150 stored procedures and functions required migration
• Reporting Infrastructure: 100+ SQL Server reports needed realignment to modern data warehouse solution

Approach

Trianz executed a comprehensive legacy modernization strategy with accelerated delivery:

• Legacy Assessment & Planning: Conducted thorough analysis of existing IBM DB2 iSeries environment and identified migration dependencies
• Cloud-Native Architecture Design: Architected secure, government-compliant AWS infrastructure with PostgreSQL backend and Redshift data warehouse
• Automated Migration Strategy: Utilized specialized migration tools (Ispirer) and AWS Database Migration Service for efficient data transfer
• Database Modernization: Migrated 900+ database objects including tables, stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and sequences
• Application Refactoring: Modernized Java-based frontend applications to integrate with new PostgreSQL backend
• Reporting Platform Migration: Realigned 100+ reports from SQL Server to Amazon Redshift for enhanced analytics capabilities
• Business Logic Transformation: Converted 150 DB2 stored procedures and functions to PostgreSQL equivalents
• Hypercare Support: Provided post-migration support during stabilization period before customer handover
• Containerization Strategy: Implemented Docker containers for improved scalability and deployment efficiency
• Compliance Validation: Ensured FedRAMP compliance requirements were met throughout the modernization process

Transformational Effects

• 4-Month Accelerated Delivery: Completed comprehensive legacy modernization within aggressive timeline to meet business requirements
• 900+ Database Objects Migrated: Successfully transferred all tables, stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and sequences to modern platform
• 100+ Reports Realigned: Migrated entire reporting infrastructure from SQL Server to Amazon Redshift for enhanced analytics
• Government Compliance Achievement: Established secure, government-compliant cloud infrastructure enabling new business opportunities
• 150 Business Logic Components Modernized: Converted all DB2 stored procedures and functions to PostgreSQL for improved performance
• Enhanced Scalability & Performance: Cloud-native architecture provided foundation for business expansion and improved operational efficiency