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Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration & Modernization Project ECC Conference

Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration & Modernization Project ECC Conference. June 2014. AGENDA. Introduction Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration Project Results and Opportunities Q&A. ABOUT VERIZON. Using technology to address big challenges.

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Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration & Modernization Project ECC Conference

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  1. Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration & Modernization ProjectECC Conference June 2014

  2. AGENDA • Introduction • Verizon Wireline Mainframe Migration Project • Results and Opportunities • Q&A

  3. ABOUT VERIZON Using technology to address big challenges • The best, most reliable networks in the industry • The largest U.S. wireless company with the largest 4G LTE network • The largest and fastest all-fiber network in the U.S. • One of the largest, most reliable and secure global networks • 2013 revenues of $115.8 billion • #16 on the Fortune 500 (2013) • More than 178,300 employees worldwide • Verizon Business Units combined are approximately 240K MIPS Verizon Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass.

  4. Providing a rewarding culture and great careers • Long list of awards for Verizon’s workplace excellence include: • ConnectEDU survey of 2014 - Verizon Ranks in Top 25 for Best Places to work for Recent Grads • Black Enterprise magazine – “40 Best Companies for Diversity” • Training magazine– ranked #1 for best training program • Working Mother magazine – ranked #9 for “Best Companies for Multicultural Women” • Latina Style magazine – ranked #3 for best companies for Latinas to work • G.I.Jobs.com - #15 on “Top Military Friendly Employers”

  5. Mainframe Consolidation Project

  6. The Project • 8 Mainframe Data Centers consolidated into 2 in 17 months • Primary focus was to reduce System Software Costs • Things that had to be considered • Network • CPU • Performance and Capacity • Tape and DASD – Migrating the Data • Don’t compromise Disaster Recovery • No impact to availability or applications

  7. Executing the Plan • Data Migration • Establishing the Replication • Testing • Implementation Night • Replication • Getting the online systems up • GO/NO GO Decision • Getting the Batch Tapes to the new Data Center • Monday Morning

  8. Results and Opportunities

  9. Results • Rationalization • Reduction in Floor Space and Power

  10. Opportunities • Our ability to reduce costs allowed us to improve and explore! • Improved Disaster Recovery • Went from 24/48/96 hour recovery to 4 hours • Modernizing the Environment • Tapeless Tape • DASD Tiering • Data Analytics • EC12 technologies • Flash Express • zAware • Linux on z

  11. A BLAST FROM THE PAST

  12. OLD Tape Equipment

  13. Tapeless or Virtual Tape Environment

  14. HIGH CAPACITY DISK STORAGE

  15. Questions?

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