GCOS8 Mainframe Outsourcing/Hosting

Bull Services provides a complete set of GCOS8 hosting services from its two U.S. data centers currently located in Phoenix, Arizona, and Eagan, Minnesota. Services include:

• Hardened Data Centers with
• redundant power (separate substation feeds, UPS, diesel generator)
• redundant data communications (two separate feeds from different providers)
• redundant IT infrastructure equipment
• multiple levels of physical security
• 24X7 Service Desk – Help Desk
• IT Service management best practices implemented and enhanced since 1998 using the ITIL framework
• Qualified GCOS8 technical services staff on-site
• GCOS8 Operating System Maintenance
• TP8 Workstation Management
• Forms Management and Modification ( TSM, TPFF, or other forms managers)
• IDS-II
• UTIL2, UTIL8, SORT, TEX , JCL
• Program/File Abort Analysis
• Emulator (GLINK, etc.) Scripts
• GWEB – Web-enable and maintain legacy applications
• File Space Management
• Batch Operational/Run Procedure, Analysis, Definition
• TP-Based, TSS-Based Batch COBOL
• Connection Services to/from our Data Centers to Internet and/or Customer
• Enabling Technology for establishing an Internet Presence
• DNS Services, IP address Services, etc.
• Certified staff (Cisco, Microsoft, HP, ITIL, CISSP)
• Project Management for transition and inloading/activation to our data center
• Service Level Agreements tailored to our customers requirements.