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STACK//MF Mainframe Engineering
ENTERPRISE MAINFRAME SYSTEMS | 48H POD DEPLOYMENT

The Modern Mainframe Engineering Firm.

De-risk Broadcom renewals. Bridge z/OS with modern cloud. Deployed in 48 hours.

StackMF engineers turnkey migrations away from punitive legacy ISV software (Broadcom CA-7, Endevor, File-AID) to open enterprise standards. We field dedicated dual-stack engineering pods proficient across IBM z/OS, COBOL, CICS, DB2, and modern cloud architectures (Zowe, Kafka, React 19, AWS Blu Age).

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48h SLA Onboarding
Zero-Outage Dual Run
SOC-2 & Banking Grade
Architecture Monitor
OPEX Profile -62% OPEX CA-7 & Endevor Decommissioned
Gateway Latency 3.2 ms Zowe REST Native Gateway
IBM z16 Sysplex OpenAPI 3.0 Cloud / React 19
TRANS_ID: ACCT9942 EBCDIC → JSON (2.8ms)
GET /api/v2/ledger/balance?account=490218 [200 OK]
Roster Status: 18 Senior Architects Ready
< 48h SLA
ENGINEERED FOR ENTERPRISE MAINFRAME INFRASTRUCTURE & OPEN STANDARDS
IBM z/OS & z16 AWS Blu Age Linux Foundation Zowe Stonebranch UAC Git & GitLab CI/CD Red Hat OpenShift DB2 & Kafka CDC
2026 RENEWAL ESCALATION ADVISORY

Defend Against Escalating Broadcom Mainframe Licensing

Following Broadcom's acquisition of CA Technologies, enterprise IT organizations frequently face 100% to 300% renewal price increases on core mainframe tooling. StackMF delivers audited, zero-downtime migration playbooks to open enterprise alternatives—permanently slashing recurring software licensing costs by 45% to 65%.

✓ Automated JCL & Calendar schedule migration from CA-7 / CA-11 to Stonebranch & Control-M
✓ Full Endevor history and processor migration to Git, GitLab, and IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)
✓ Replacement of CA-SYSVIEW & NetMaster with modern Prometheus/Grafana z/OS telemetry exporters
Replacement Matrix ZERO OUTAGE
Broadcom CA-7 / CA-11
Workload Scheduling
Stonebranch / Control-M
Saves ~55% recurring
Broadcom Endevor
Software Change Mgmt
Git + IBM DBB + Zowe
Modern CI/CD Flow
File-AID / File Master
Dataset & VSAM Editor
VS Code Zowe / IBM FM
Zero Per-MIPS Fee
CA-SYSVIEW APM
System Performance
Grafana z/OS Exporter
Open Telemetry
CA-Datacom / IDMS
Legacy Network DB
IBM DB2 / PostgreSQL
Open Relational
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EXECUTIVE ROI MODEL

Broadcom Licensing TCO & Savings Estimator

Select your active Broadcom tool footprint and annual spend to project your 3-year cash recovery and payback horizon.

CA-7 22% Spend
Workload Auto
CA-11 10% Spend
Restart & Tracking
Endevor 18% Spend
SCM & DevOps
File-AID 8% Spend
File Master Plus
SYSVIEW 12% Spend
APM & Monitors
Datacom 15% Spend
CA-IDMS / DB
2. Annual Broadcom Software Spend: $850,000 / year
$200k $1.5M $3.0M $5.0M+
Dual-Run Operational Guarantee Automated shadow verification and schedule reconciliation ensure zero business interruption prior to physical product decommission.
PROJECTED COST RECOVERY AUDITED FORMULA
Estimated Annual Savings:
$493,000 / yr
(~58% reduction in recurring fees)
3-Year Recovery:
$1,479,000
Payback Horizon:
4 - 6 Months

Mutual NDA executed prior to schedule or licensing inspection.

DYNAMIC ROSTER SIZING

Interactive Modernization Pod Builder

Scale your engineering squad with precision. Pre-vetted senior systems programmers and dual-stack cloud architects ready for immediate deployment.

Senior Mainframe Engineers

COBOL 6.4, CICS TS 6.1, DB2, JCL, Assembler, Abend Triage

2 Engineers
1 5 10

Cloud & Full-Stack Engineers

React 19, TypeScript, Node.js, Python FastAPI, AWS Blu Age

2 Engineers
0 5 10

DevOps & Migration Architects

Zowe CLI, IBM DBB, GitLab CI/CD, Stonebranch UAC, Kafka CDC

1 Architect
0 3 5
StackMF Model:
  • • 48-Hour SLA Deployment
  • • Pre-vetted dual-stack seniors
  • • Fixed-price or flexible pods
Legacy Big-4 Model:
  • • 6–9 months staffing lead times
  • • Junior bench markup
  • • Open-ended T&M overhead
CONFIGURED POD PROFILE TURNKEY SQUAD
Total Headcount
5 Engineers
Est. Velocity
140 Story Points / mo
Modernization Rate
~450 Units / mo
Cost Advantage vs Big-4
Save ~$65,000/mo vs Big-4

Zero commitment initial discovery & candidate review.

ARCHITECTURAL TOPOLOGY

End-to-End Modernization Architecture

From raw EBCDIC records on dedicated z/OS hardware to microservices and modern web interfaces—without business interruption.

ELITE ENGINEERING ROSTER

Hire Senior Mainframe Developers Within 48 Hours

Solve the mainframe talent shortage. Senior systems programmers and dual-stack architects with 15+ years of production experience ready to ship.

Individual Architect 48h SLA

Senior Mainframe Lead

Dedicated principal engineer to lead complex COBOL/CICS modernizations, performance profiling, and abend remediation.

  • 15+ years hands-on z/OS production experience
  • Enterprise COBOL 6.x, CICS TS 6.1, DB2 z/OS
  • Deep batch optimization & 4HRA MIPS capping
  • Global timezone coverage (US, EU, APAC)
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Enterprise Standard
Squad of 3 - 5 Dual-Stack Pod

Modernization Squad

Turnkey cross-functional team: senior COBOL engineers, React/Node.js leads, and Zowe/API architects delivering end-to-end features.

  • Legacy to React/Node.js microservices
  • Apache Kafka real-time CDC data streaming
  • Full-time Scrum Lead & QA automation
  • Bi-weekly sprint demos & production artifacts
Deploy Modernization Squad →
Managed Pod 24/7 Operations

24/7 AMS & Batch Pod

Complete shift coverage for batch processing, abend remediation, MIPS profiling, and regulatory compliance changes.

  • 15-minute response SLA for P1 outages
  • 4HRA MIPS optimization to cut monthly MLC
  • S0C7, S0C4, space exhaustion permanent fixes
  • Dedicated primary and secondary on-call engineers
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Dual-Stack Technical Competency Matrix
30+ TECH STACKS
IBM z/OS 2.5 / 3.1 Enterprise COBOL 6.x CICS Transaction Server DB2 for z/OS & SQL JCL & JES2/JES3 VSAM / IMS DB HLASM / REXX Zowe CLI & API Gateway IBM Dependency Based Build GitLab & GitHub Actions React 19 & Next.js Node.js & TypeScript Python FastAPI Apache Kafka & CDC AWS Blu Age & GCP Dual Run
4-R MODERNIZATION FRAMEWORK

Pragmatic Modernization: Zero-Risk Evolutionary Architecture

We reject the high-risk "rip and replace" fallacy that has cost enterprises hundreds of millions. StackMF applies surgical, incremental modernization patterns that preserve bulletproof core transaction processing while decoupling modern digital experiences.

01. Re-expose: Zowe & OpenAPI 3.0 REST Gateways

Wrap existing CICS COMMAREA and DB2 transactions in secure sub-5ms RESTful APIs without modifying a single line of backend COBOL.

02. Refactor: Event-Driven Streaming with Apache Kafka

Stream real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) from DB2 logs directly into cloud pub/sub pipelines for modern analytics.

03. Rehost: Targeted Cloud Batch on AWS Blu Age

Offload resource-intensive compute batch jobs to cloud instances while maintaining synchronized ledger integrity.

04. Retain: Optimize 4HRA MIPS on z16 Hardware

Keep high-value ledger operations where they excel, using tuning tools to compress peak billing cycles.

Dual-Stack Bridge: COBOL to React LIVE CONTRACT
// 1. IBM z/OS CICS COMMAREA DEFINITION EBCDIC / COMP-3 
01 WS-ACCOUNT-REC.
   05 WS-CUST-ID        PIC X(10).
   05 WS-BALANCE        PIC S9(9)V99 COMP-3.
   05 WS-STATUS         PIC X(01).
      88 WS-ACTIVE      VALUE 'A'.
      88 WS-FROZEN      VALUE 'F'.
// 2. STACKMF OPENAPI REST TYPE GENERATION TYPE-SAFE REACT 19 
export interface AccountSummary {
  customerId: string;      // Converted from WS-CUST-ID
  balance: number;         // Unpacked from COMP-3 decimal
  status: 'ACTIVE' | 'FROZEN';
  latencyMs: number;       // < 3.4ms round-trip
}

export const useAccount = (id: string) => 
  useQuery<AccountSummary>(['acc', id], fetchZosAccount);
Direct transformation without staging databases. Inquire on API Bridge →
INTERACTIVE CONSOLE

Experience the StackMF z/OS DevOps Console

Test live commands against our simulated IBM z/OS Sysplex environment. Audit Broadcom dependencies, test Zowe REST latency, and check engineering squad readiness.

IBM 3278 MODEL 3 | SYSPLEX-01 [STATUS: NORMAL]
IBM z/OS Version 3.1 • JES2 Subsystem Active • Zowe 2.12.0 Ready
StackMF Modernization Console (Type 'help' for available commands)
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stackmf@zOS:>
[PF1=HELP] [PF3=EXIT] [PF7=UP] [PF8=DOWN] [ENTER=EXECUTE] EMULATION: VT100 / TN3270E
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PRODUCTION SLA & STABILITY

Zero-Outage Application Maintenance (AMS)

Mission-critical batch monitoring, abend triage, and MIPS optimization backed by strict 15-minute response SLAs.

15-Min Abend SLA

Rapid triage for S0C4, S0C7, S013, and file contention abends to ensure batch windows complete on time.

4HRA MIPS Optimization

Continuous tuning of rolling 4-hour average peak utilization to reduce monthly IBM Monthly License Charges (MLC).

Regulatory Upgrades

Routine statutory compliance changes, tax table updates, and format migrations delivered without service degradation.

Shadow Operations

Seamless knowledge transfer and shadowing before operational handoff, ensuring zero drop in service quality.

EXECUTIVE ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Engineered by Industry Veterans

Founded by practitioners who have managed enterprise Sysplexes, refactored core banking ledgers, and engineered large-scale cloud migrations.

AA

Anshu

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Architect

Specialist in hybrid z/OS architectures, Zowe API orchestration, and low-latency cloud data bridging. Architect of StackMF's dual-run migration framework.

NP

Narendra

Co-Founder & Modernization Director

20+ years leading enterprise mainframe rehosting, Broadcom ISV contract mitigation, and automated workload scheduling transitions for financial institutions.

GK

George

Co-Founder & Head of Systems Engineering

Deep systems programmer specializing in CICS TS internals, DB2 SQL optimization, JES2 batch performance, and mission-critical abend triage.

ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE

78+ Mission-Critical Runbooks & Playbooks

The definitive engineering resource for z/OS abend triage, Broadcom ISV replacement, and DB2 SQL performance tuning.

ABENDS & Triage 9 min read

Resolving ABEND S0C7 (Data Exception) in COBOL Packed-Decimal (COMP-3)

Hardware microcode analysis, CEEDUMP traceback inspection, and defensive PIC 9/COMP-3 validation patterns to permanently eliminate S0C7.

COBOL • z/OS • CEEDUMP →
DevOps & SCM 11 min read

Replacing Broadcom Endevor with Modern Git & IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)

Extracting packages, element inventories, and processor scripts into modern GitLab/GitHub CI/CD pipelines with zero developer downtime.

Endevor • Git • IBM DBB →
DB2 & Performance 10 min read

Eliminating DB2 SQLCODE -911 & -904 Deadlocks in High-Throughput Batch

Catalog analysis, isolation level adjustments (UR vs CS vs RR), commit frequency tuning, and lock escalation resolution for z/OS DB2.

DB2 z/OS • SQLCODE -911 →
Workload Auto 12 min read

Automating CA-7 Workload Migration to Stonebranch Universal Automation Center

Programmatic extraction of CA-7 SASSSB01 database definitions, trigger conditions, and VRM dependencies with 100% schedule fidelity.

CA-7 • Stonebranch • VRM →
ABENDS & Triage 8 min read

Diagnosing ABEND S0C4 (Protection Exception) in COBOL Linkage Pointers

Resolving invalid memory address referencing, unpassed CALL parameters, and out-of-bounds array indexing in z/OS 64-bit storage keys.

S0C4 • Linkage • z/OS →
Modernization 10 min read

Exposing CICS COMMAREA & Channels as OpenAPI 3.0 REST Microservices

Sub-5ms JSON-to-EBCDIC transformations using z/OS Connect EE and Zowe API Mediation Layer without rewriting core COBOL business logic.

CICS • REST • Zowe →
Explore Complete Engineering Archive (78+ Diagnostic Runbooks & Playbooks)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Enterprise Questions & Answers

Clear, straightforward answers on Broadcom contract replacement, dual-run SLAs, and pod onboarding.

How does StackMF guarantee zero downtime during a Broadcom CA-7 or Endevor migration?

We employ an automated dual-run shadow methodology. For workload schedulers like CA-7, both engines execute schedules concurrently, with automated reconciliation scripts validating job sequence, trigger fidelity, and completion return codes (RC=0000). Physical cutover occurs only after 30 consecutive days of 100% operational parity.

Can we hire individual senior engineers or only full squads?

Both models are supported. You can embed an individual Senior Mainframe Lead to augment an existing team, or deploy a turnkey cross-functional squad (COBOL + React + Zowe DevOps). All engineers are deployed under our 48-hour onboarding SLA.

Do you require proprietary tooling that locks us into StackMF?

No. Our philosophy is strict allegiance to open enterprise standards. All migrations transition your workloads to industry standards—such as Git, GitLab, IBM Dependency Based Build, Stonebranch, Control-M, or Linux Foundation Zowe. You retain 100% ownership of all code, configuration scripts, and documentation.

What is the typical timeframe for a Broadcom replacement engagement?

Discovery and dependency extraction typically take 2 to 3 weeks. Full schedule parsing and automated conversion run in parallel over 4 to 8 weeks, followed by shadow execution. Most enterprise migrations complete cleanly within 60 to 90 days—well ahead of typical Broadcom renewal deadlines.

How do you ensure data confidentiality and regulatory compliance?

All engagements operate under bilateral NDAs. Our engineers adhere to SOC-2, HIPAA, and banking-grade security protocols, working within your secure bastion hosts, VPNs, and RACF/Top Secret access governance. No customer data leaves your boundary.

CONFIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT

Book Your Architectural Assessment

Meet with our principal architects to review your Broadcom renewal timelines, evaluate z/OS modernization options, or configure a developer pod for 48-hour deployment.

Mutual NDA executed prior to discovery discussions
Guaranteed 4-hour business SLA response
Direct access: contact@stackmf.com
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