The challenge enterprises can’t ignore
Enterprises today run on data, but not all of it is equally visible or usable. While cloud-first initiatives dominate headlines, the reality is different: the mainframe remains central to enterprise IT strategies. The world’s largest organizations still rely on it to run core transactions, manage customer records, process supply chains, and safeguard compliance data.
Rather than abandoning the mainframe, research shows enterprises are making it the anchor of hybrid strategies—integrating it with cloud and modern platforms to balance stability with innovation.
The challenge? Critical mainframe data often remains locked away—isolated from analytics, AI, and cross-system sharing. That makes it difficult for teams to see the full picture and act at the speed business demands.
The cost of inaccessible data
Trust is the foundation of effective decision-making, yet many executives admit they don’t have full confidence in the information guiding their strategies.
- 64% of business leaders don’t completely trust their data used for decision-making. (Salesforce)
- 20–30% of annual revenue is lost to inefficiencies tied to poor data management and disconnected systems (Gartner).
- Data scientists continue to spend most of their time looking for, preparing, and cleaning data instead of analyzing it (Forbes).
- Poor data quality costs organizations $12.9–$15 million annually on average (Gartner).
These aren’t just numbers. They represent slower insights, missed opportunities to innovate, and strategic blind spots that executives can’t afford.
Why this problem persists
Traditional strategies for managing mainframe and legacy data—custom integrations, ETL pipelines, point-to-point connectors—simply don’t scale.
They consume time, budget, and talent, all while placing extra strain on mainframe teams who are already stretched thin.
At the same time, today’s users—analysts, developers, data scientists—often don’t have the specialized knowledge needed to work with mainframe systems. The result? The people who need the data most can’t get to it, or they wait weeks and months for access.
For executives under pressure to deliver both speed and certainty, this is a core barrier to achieving a trusted, enterprise-wide view of the business.
What if you could…
Imagine a different approach:
- Provide secure, noninvasive access to critical mainframe and legacy data without disrupting applications.
- Bridge silos into a single, consistent view of enterprise data—fueling analytics, AI-driven decisions, and cloud integration.
- Empower non-mainframe experts to work with mainframe data using familiar tools like SQL.
- Synchronize そして 動く data across platforms so it’s always available where it’s needed most.
- Extend mainframe-grade security and governance across all environments—on-premises and in the cloud.
That’s not a future scenario. That’s what CONNX makes possible today.
How CONNX makes it real
CONNX helps organizations integrate their most valuable data into the bigger picture. With CONNX, you can:
- Access live data across mainframe, legacy, relational, and cloud systems—securely and in real time.
- Virtualize data into a single, unified view without duplicating or moving it.
- Synchronize and replicate data for analytics, AI, or cloud workloads.
- Empower teams to securely access and usemainframe data—without needing mainframe expertise or putting system security and stability at risk.
The outcome? Faster insights, smarter decisions, stronger compliance, and better customer and citizen experiences.
The bigger picture
Enterprises today face a paradox: data is more abundant than ever, but true visibility is harder to achieve. The mainframe isn’t going away—and neither is the goldmine of information it holds. By connecting the data that runs the business with the platforms that drive innovation, CONNX helps organizations not only close the data confidence gap but also prepare for what’s next. Because in the era of AI and analytics, seeing the whole picture isn’t optional. It’s the foundation of resilient, future-ready leadership.
Close your data trust gap. Discover how CONNX makes mainframe data usable for confident decisions and faster insights.