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Metrics, Mainframes, E-Business, and You

Posted May 1, 2001 | Leadership | Cutter Benchmark Review

Over the past year, Cutter Consortium has conducted research surveys on mainframe computing, e-business, and outsourcing. The mainframe computing survey asked questions such as: What roles do large mainframes play in mission-critical applications? What will be their role in the future? How will companies maintain staffing for mainframe support? What other platforms will play a key role? In this analysis, more than 35 large, worldwide IT organizations were queried to gauge the future of their mainframe architectures.

About The Author
Michael Mah
Michael Mah is Managing Partner of QSM Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in software measurement, project estimation, and "in-flight" control for both inhouse and outsourced/offshore development. QSM has developed and maintains one of the largest databases of more than 7,500 completed projects collected worldwide, with productivity statistics and trends on cost, schedule, and quality from more than 500 organizations and 18 countries. With… Read More
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