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Working with COBOLpro
COBOLPRO specializes in working with organizations that rely heavily on COBOL for their core business operations. These typically include:
- Financial Institutions: Banks, insurance companies, and investment firms that use COBOL for transaction processing, customer management, and other critical systems.
- Government Agencies: Government departments and agencies that rely on COBOL for tax systems, social security programs, and other essential services.
- Healthcare Organizations: Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers that use COBOL for patient records, billing systems, and other administrative functions.
- Retail Companies: Large retailers that use COBOL for inventory management, point-of-sale systems, and supply chain management.
- Manufacturing Companies: Manufacturers that use COBOL for production planning, order processing, and other business-critical applications.
COBOLPRO focuses on providing a unique client experience by emphasizing the following:
- Deep COBOL Expertise: Their team possesses extensive knowledge and experience in COBOL development, modernization, and maintenance, ensuring clients receive expert guidance and solutions.
- Tailored Solutions: They understand that each client’s needs are unique and offer customized solutions that address specific challenges and requirements.
- Collaborative Approach: They work closely with clients throughout the project lifecycle, fostering open communication and collaboration to ensure project success.
- Focus on Business Value: They prioritize delivering solutions that not only meet technical requirements but also drive business value and improve operational efficiency.
- Long-Term Partnership: They aim to build long-term relationships with clients, providing ongoing support and guidance to help them maximize their COBOL investments.
COBOLpro specializes in maintaining, enhancing, and modernizing mission-critical COBOL-based legacy systems. We help organizations maximize the value of their existing IT investments without the risks and costs associated with full-scale migrations.
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While COBOL is our core expertise, we also understand the need for integration with modern technologies. We facilitate connections with other systems and platforms to ensure your legacy infrastructure remains relevant and adaptable.
So if you need something like Java development or python we do not do it by ourselves but we have partners that have the capabilities to give you the best solution.
Our Retain & Preserve service includes structured knowledge transfer sessions, documentation reviews, and hands-on training for your IT staff. We ensure a smooth transition and empower your team to manage the systems effectively.
We utilize agile project management methodologies with A.S.P.E.R to ensure transparency, flexibility, and timely delivery. We assign a dedicated project manager to each client, who will provide regular updates and maintain open communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Legacy Systems Modernization
Our modernization approach, known odernize your legacy and with the A.S.P.E.R. methodology, involves a gradual, low-risk, tool-based process.
This methodology emphasizes automating and refactoring existing COBOL code, integrating it with modern systems, and optimizing it for enhanced performance. This agile approach allows us to keep core operations running smoothly while modernizing the system incrementally to fit into cloud-based or serverless environments as required​​.
Modernization allows you to improve system performance, enhance security, integrate with new technologies, reduce technical debt, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations. It’s about maximizing the value of your existing investment and preparing for the future.
We offer a range of solutions, including encapsulation and integration, replatforming, and code conversion/transpilation. The best approach depends on your specific needs and goals.
In most cases, a full “rip and replace” is not necessary and can be extremely costly and disruptive. We focus on strategic modernization and enhancement, preserving your existing investment and minimizing risk.
The cost varies depending on the scope and complexity of the project. We work closely with you to develop a cost-effective plan that aligns with your budget and delivers measurable ROI.
Project timelines vary depending on the specific scope and complexity. We provide realistic timelines and keep you informed throughout the process. Our phased approach minimizes disruption to your business operations.
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Several factors influence the best approach, including your business goals, budget, risk tolerance, system complexity, and desired level of integration with modern technologies. We’ll work with you to analyze these factors and recommend the most suitable path.
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- Encapsulation: Focuses on creating APIs and services around your legacy systems, allowing them to interact with modern applications without significant code changes.
- Replatforming: Involves moving your legacy systems to a modern infrastructure (e.g., cloud) without altering the underlying code.
- Conversion/Transpilation: Translates the COBOL code into a modern programming language (e.g., Java, C#), enabling greater flexibility and integration with modern development tools.
Each approach has its own set of trade-offs in terms of cost, risk, effort, and long-term benefits. We’ll provide a detailed analysis of these trade-offs to help you make informed decisions.
We have extensive experience integrating COBOL systems with various cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). We utilize best practices for API development, data migration, and security to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
Security and Compliance
We implement a multi-layered security approach, including vulnerability assessments, code hardening, access controls, data encryption, and integration with modern security tools.
We have expertise in various industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX) and can help you ensure your legacy systems meet all applicable requirements.
We adhere to strict data privacy policies and implement measures to protect sensitive information in compliance with relevant regulations.
Yes, we offer regular security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities in your legacy systems.
We identify and assess potential risks associated with your legacy systems and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on your business.We identify and assess potential risks associated with your legacy systems and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on your business.
Working with COBOLpro (Commercial)
Our pricing model is designed to be flexible and transparent, recognizing that each legacy system modernization project is unique. We offer three primary pricing structures:
Fixed-Price Contracts: For projects with clearly defined scopes and deliverables, we offer fixed-price contracts. This provides budget certainty and allows you to accurately forecast your project costs. We work closely with you during the initial assessment phase to ensure the scope is well-defined and the fixed price is mutually agreed upon.
Time and Materials (T&M) Agreements: For projects with more fluid requirements or where the scope may evolve, we offer Time and Materials agreements. You are billed based on the actual time spent by our engineers and the materials used. We provide regular updates on project progress and budget expenditures, ensuring transparency and control. We often recommend T&M for projects with a research and development component or where requirements are not fully defined upfront.
Retainer-Based Services: For ongoing maintenance, support, and modernization activities, we offer retainer-based services. This provides you with dedicated access to our team of experts for a set number of hours per month. Retainers are ideal for organizations that require continuous support and want predictable monthly costs. This option is also excellent for ongoing enhancements and incremental modernization.
We’ll work with you to determine the most appropriate pricing structure for your specific project and provide a detailed breakdown of costs.
Requesting a quote is easy! You have several options:
Online Quote Request: Visit the “Contact Us” or “Get a Quote” section of our website and fill out the online form. Please provide as much detail as possible about your legacy systems and your modernization goals. This will help us provide a more accurate and tailored quote.
Direct Contact: You can call us directly at [Phone Number] or email us at [Email Address]. Our team will be happy to answer your initial questions and schedule a consultation to discuss your needs in more detail.
Consultation: We highly recommend scheduling a free consultation. This allows us to understand your specific challenges, assess your legacy systems, and develop a customized proposal that meets your unique requirements. During the consultation, we can also discuss pricing options in more detail.
Our client engagement process is designed to be collaborative, transparent, and results-oriented. It typically involves the following phases:
Initial Consultation: We begin with a free consultation to understand your business goals, assess your legacy systems, and discuss your modernization objectives.
System Assessment & Analysis: We conduct a thorough assessment of your existing COBOL systems, including code analysis, architecture review, and dependency mapping. This helps us identify areas for improvement and develop a tailored modernization strategy.
Proposal & Planning: Based on the assessment, we develop a detailed proposal outlining our recommended approach, timeline, and cost estimates. We work closely with you to refine the plan and ensure it aligns with your budget and priorities.
Project Execution: Our experienced team executes the project according to the agreed-upon plan, providing regular updates and maintaining open communication throughout the process. We use agile methodologies to ensure flexibility and responsiveness to changing needs.
Testing & Quality Assurance: We conduct rigorous testing at each stage of the project to ensure quality and reliability. We utilize automated testing tools and best practices to identify and resolve any issues before deployment.
Deployment & Support: We deploy the modernized systems to your production environment and provide ongoing support and maintenance to ensure smooth operation and long-term success.
We stand behind the quality of our services and are committed to your satisfaction. We offer guarantees or warranties on specific deliverables, depending on the project scope and nature of the work. These guarantees are clearly defined in our contracts. We encourage you to discuss your specific requirements with us during the consultation process. We aim to build long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success.
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Our standard payment terms are NET 30, meaning payment is due within 30 days of invoice issuance. However, we understand that each client has unique financial processes. We are flexible and willing to discuss alternative payment arrangements that suit your specific needs during the contracting process. We believe in open communication about financial matters to ensure a mutually beneficial partnership. We accept various payment methods, including [List payment methods, e.g., check, wire transfer, credit card].
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