Global Mainframe Market Research Report By Systems, By Application, By Offerings, By Organization Size, By Operating Systems Forecast to 2035

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Global Mainframe Market Research Report By Systems (IBMz and Midrange Systems IBM Power), By Application (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Transaction Processing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Consumer Analytics, Census Data Collection, Mission-Critical Applications and Other Application.), By Offerings(Hardware, Software Analytics, Services), By Organization Size (SMEs and Large Enterprises), By Operating Systems (Low Pressure (Up to 10 bar), Medium Pressure (10-25 bar), and High Pressure (Above 25 bar)) Forecast to 2035

Market Overview

It is anticipated that the Mainframe Market Industry will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.19% from 2025 to 2035.

The primary factor fueling the ongoing evolution of the mainframe market is the demand for augmented computing power and data storage capacity. The main market drivers include the expanding adoption of cloud computing, the rise of big data and analytics, and the increasing demand for secure and reliable infrastructure.

The mainframe market is on the brink of expansion as a result of the growing demand for data security and compliance, the advancement of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the expansion of cloud services. The recent trends include the integration of mainframes with other systems, the development of new software and applications specifically designed for mainframes, and the adoption of hybrid cloud architectures.

Market segment insights

Mainframes IBMz and midrange systems comprised the mainframe market. Systems/Platforms are the foundation of IBM Power.

IBMz's mainframes are further subdivided into Unisys, GS21, and Other Mainframes. In contrast to Midrange Systems, IBM Power is further subdivided into Sun Solaris, HP Servers, and Other Midrange Systems.

The Mainframe market's offerings consisted of hardware, software analytics, and services.

Application Development, Database Management, IT Automation, Workload Automation, and Other Software are all components of Software Analytics. The services we offer are Mainframe-as-a-Service (MFaaS), Mainframe Hosting Services, and Mainframe Co-Location Services.

The mainframe market was divided into SMEs and Large Enterprises according to the scale of the organization.

Based on the operating system, the Mainframe market was divided into three categories: Low Pressure (Up to 10 bar), Medium Pressure (10-25 bar), and High Pressure (Above 25 bar).

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Transaction Processing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Consumer Analytics, Census Data Collection, Mission-Critical Applications, and Other Applications constituted the Mainframe market by application.

Regional Perspectives

The Mainframe Market is segmented by region into North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and MEA. North America has a significant market share due to the early adoption of sophisticated technologies and the presence of prominent technology companies. The prerequisite for digital transformation and modernization in a variety of sectors is also influencing Europe, which is another significant market. Government initiatives to promote digital infrastructure, increasing disposable income, and accelerated urbanization are expected to result in substantial development in APAC. Businesses are expected to implement current technologies to improve efficiency and competitiveness, resulting in a consistent increase in growth in South America and MEA, despite their relatively smaller market share. It is anticipated that the market in North America will reach USD 2.5 billion by 2024, while the market in Europe is expected to reach USD 1.9 billion, according to the data from the Mainframe Market. The estimated value of APAC is USD 1.6 billion, while South America is valued at USD 0.4 billion and MEA at USD 0.3 billion.

Major Players

IBM Corporation, Google Cloud, Infosys, Limited, Ensono LLC, Kyndryl Inc., NTT, DATA Inc., Accenture, Atos SE, DXC Technology, and Fujitsu are among the primary organizations in the mainframe market. They are also known as major players.

Product Code: MRFR/SEM/21551-HCR

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 MARKET INTRODUCTION

2.1 DEFINITION
2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
2.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
2.4 MARKET STRUCTURE

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 OVERVIEW
3.2 DATA FLOW
- 3.2.1 DATA MINING PROCESS
3.3 PURCHASED DATABASE:
3.4 SECONDARY SOURCES:
- 3.4.1 SECONDARY RESEARCH DATA FLOW:
3.5 PRIMARY RESEARCH:
- 3.5.1 PRIMARY RESEARCH DATA FLOW:
- 3.5.2 PRIMARY RESEARCH: NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED
- 3.5.3 PRIMARY RESEARCH: REGIONAL COVERAGE
3.6 APPROACHES FOR MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION:
- 3.6.1 REVENUE ANALYSIS APPROACH
3.7 DATA FORECASTING
- 3.7.1 DATA FORECASTING TECHNIQUE
3.8 DATA MODELING
- 3.8.1 MICROECONOMIC FACTOR ANALYSIS:
- 3.8.2 DATA MODELING:
3.9 TEAMS AND ANALYST CONTRIBUTION

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 DRIVERS
- 4.2.1 INCREASING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES ACROSS ENTERPRISES AND REGIONS
- 4.2.2 INCREASED WORKLOAD VIRTUALIZATION
- 4.2.3 GROWING VOLUME OF DATA
4.3 RESTRAINTS
- 4.3.1 HIGH COST OF MAINFRAME ADOPTION, MAINTENANCE, AND SKILLED WORKFORCE RETENTION
- 4.3.2 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES
4.4 OPPORTUNITY
- 4.4.1 SHIFT TOWARDS MAINFRAME-AS-A-SERVICE (MFAAS)
- 4.4.2 INTEGRATION OF QUANTUM COMPUTING AND EMERGENCE OF 5G AND OTHER TELECOM UPGRADATIONS
4.5 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF COVID-19
- 4.5.1 IMPACT 0N OVERALL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
- 4.5.2 IMPACT ON GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET
- 4.5.3 IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHAIN OF MAINFRAME MARKET
  - 4.5.3.1 PRICE VARIATION OF KEY RAW MATERIALS
  - 4.5.3.2 PRODUCTION SHUTDOWN
  - 4.5.3.3 CASH FLOW CONSTRAINTS
  - 4.5.3.4 IMPACT ON IMPORT/EXPORT
- 4.5.4 IMPACT ON MARKET DEMAND OF MAINFRAME MARKET
  - 4.5.4.1 IMPACT DUE TO RESTRICTIONS/LOCKDOWN
  - 4.5.4.2 CONSUMER SENTIMENTS
- 4.5.5 IMPACT ON PRICING OF MAINFRAME MARKET

5 MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS

5.1 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
- 5.1.1 MAINFRAME SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
- 5.1.2 SOFTWARE & MIDDLEWARE PROVIDERS
- 5.1.3 SERVICES & SYSTEM INTEGRATORS
- 5.1.4 END USERS AND MARKET DEMAND
5.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL
- 5.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS (LOW)
- 5.2.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS (MODERATE TO HIGH)
- 5.2.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS (MODERATE TO HIGH)
- 5.2.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES (MODERATE TO HIGH)
- 5.2.5 INDUSTRY RIVALRY (HIGH)
5.3 TAM, SAM, AND SOM ANALYSIS
5.4 GTM (GO-TO-MARKET) STRATEGY
5.5 CUSTOMER TREND ANALYSIS
5.6 MARKET SWOT ANALYSIS
- 5.6.1 NORTH AMERICA
- 5.6.2 LATIN AMERICA (LATAM)
- 5.6.3 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)
- 5.6.4 ASIA-PACIFIC & JAPAN (APJ)
- 5.6.5 KEY TAKEAWAYS
5.7 MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL TREND ANALYSIS
- 5.7.1 AVAILABILITY OF CRITICAL WORKLOADS
  - 5.7.1.1 HIGH AVAILABILITY ARCHITECTURE IN MAINFRAMES
  - 5.7.1.2 DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY
  - 5.7.1.3 SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE FOR CONTINUOUS AVAILABILITY
- 5.7.2 MODERN ENHANCEMENTS FOR AVAILABILITY
  - 5.7.2.1 INDUSTRY USE CASES FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY MAINFRAMES
  - 5.7.2.2 FUTURE TRENDS IN MAINFRAME AVAILABILITY
- 5.7.3 GROWING REGULATORY DEMANDS WILL PLACE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON DATA SECURITY AND RECOVERABILITY 76
- 5.7.4 GENAI AND ITS IMPACT ON DATA MANAGEMENT
  - 5.7.4.1 AUTOMATING DATA ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURING
  - 5.7.4.2 ENHANCING DATA QUALITY & ACCURACY
  - 5.7.4.3 STRENGTHENING DATA SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
  - 5.7.4.4 REVOLUTIONIZING DATA RETRIEVAL & SEARCH OPTIMIZATION
  - 5.7.4.5 ACCELERATING DISASTER RECOVERY & BUSINESS CONTINUITY
  - 5.7.4.6 THE FUTURE OF GENAI IN DATA MANAGEMENT
- 5.7.5 USE OF JAVA FOR MODERNIZING MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS IS RISING
- 5.7.6 STREAMLINING AND AUTOMATING DATABASE CHANGES IN CI/CD PIPELINES IS GAINING MOMENTUM
- 5.7.7 MAINFRAMES AS MAINSTAYS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- 5.7.8 MAINFRAME SKILL GAPS ARE GROWING
5.8 MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
- 5.8.1 WHAT IS MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION?
- 5.8.2 WHY DO MAINFRAMES REQUIRE REGULAR UPDATES?
- 5.8.3 IMPORTANCE OF MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
- 5.8.4 BENEFITS OF MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
  - 5.8.4.1 INCREASED PACE OF INNOVATION
  - 5.8.4.2 REDUCED COSTS
  - 5.8.4.3 MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED WORKFORCE
  - 5.8.4.4 IMPROVED AUTOMATION AND PRODUCTIVITY
  - 5.8.4.5 DEEPER DATA INSIGHTS
- 5.8.5 COMMON RISKS OF MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
  - 5.8.5.1 SKILL GAPS WITH EXISTING EMPLOYEES
  - 5.8.5.2 DISRUPTION OF NORMAL BUSINESS PROCESSES
  - 5.8.5.3 COMPLEXITY OF LEGACY SYSTEMS
  - 5.8.5.4 MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE AND PROTECTING CRITICAL DATA
- 5.8.6 SECURE APPROACHES TO MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
  - 5.8.6.1 MAINFRAME MIGRATION TO THE CLOUD
  - 5.8.6.2 CODE OPTIMIZATION
  - 5.8.6.3 PRE-BUILT SOLUTIONS
  - 5.8.6.4 API MODERNIZATION
- 5.8.7 MODERNIZATION ON-PREMISE VERSUS MODERNIZATION TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CLOUD
- 5.8.8 CASE STUDY - ON-PREMISES MODERNIZATION
- 5.8.9 MODERNIZATION ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC CLOUD
- 5.8.10 MODERNIZATION USE CASES
  - 5.8.10.1 CASE STUDY 1: APPLICATION MODERNIZATION FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
  - 5.8.10.2 CASE STUDY 2: HYBRID CLOUD INTEGRATION
  - 5.8.10.3 DATA MODERNIZATION FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND ANALYTICS
  - 5.8.10.4 DEVOPS INTEGRATION FOR AGILITY
  - 5.8.10.5 AI-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING
  - 5.8.10.6 AUTOMATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF WORKFLOWS
  - 5.8.10.7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND COST OPTIMIZATION
- 5.8.11 KEY ENABLERS FOR MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION
  - 5.8.11.1 IBM CORPORATION
  - 5.8.11.2 GOOGLE CLOUD
  - 5.8.11.3 INFOSYS LIMITED
  - 5.8.11.4 ENSONO, LLC
  - 5.8.11.5 KYNDRYL INC.
  - 5.8.11.6 NTT DATA INC.
  - 5.8.11.7 ACCENTURE
  - 5.8.11.8 ATOS SE
  - 5.8.11.9 DXC TECHNOLOGY
5.9 MAINFRAME CONTRACT RENEWALS

6 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS

6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 MAINFRAMES
- 6.2.1 IBM Z SYSTEMS
- 6.2.2 UNISYS MAINFRAMES
- 6.2.3 GS21 MAINFRAMES
- 6.2.4 OTHER MAINFRAMES
6.3 MIDRANGE SYSTEMS
- 6.3.1 IBM POWER SYSTEMS
- 6.3.2 SUN SOLARIS
- 6.3.3 HP SERVERS
- 6.3.4 OTHER MIDRANGE SYSTEMS

7 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY OFFERING

7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 HARDWARE
7.3 SOFTWARE
7.4 SERVICES

8 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE

8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES)
8.3 LARGE ENTERPRISES

9 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY OPERATING SYSTEM

9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 Z/OS: THE MARKET LEADER IN MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS
9.3 Z/VSE: A RELIABLE OS FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZED WORKLOADS
9.4 Z/VM: VIRTUALIZATION FOR LARGE-SCALE WORKLOADS
9.5 Z/TPF: A HIGH-SPEED TRANSACTION PROCESSING OS
9.6 LINUX-BASED MAINFRAME OS: THE FUTURE OF OPEN-SOURCE MAINFRAMES
9.7 OTHER MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS

10 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY APPLICATION

10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.2 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP): THE BACKBONE OF ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS
10.3 TRANSACTION PROCESSING: THE LARGEST SEGMENT IN MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS
10.4 CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM): ENHANCING CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
10.5 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM): ENSURING EFFICIENT LOGISTICS
10.6 CONSUMER ANALYTICS: DRIVING DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
10.7 CENSUS DATA COLLECTION: SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS
10.8 MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: ENSURING BUSINESS CONTINUITY
10.9 OTHER APPLICATIONS

11 GLOBAL MAINFRAME MARKET, BY REGION

11.1 OVERVIEW
11.2 NORTH AMERICA
- 11.2.1 UNITED STATES
- 11.2.2 CANADA
11.3 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)
- 11.3.1 UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
- 11.3.2 GERMANY
- 11.3.3 FRANCE
- 11.3.4 SPAIN
- 11.3.5 ITALY
- 11.3.6 RUSSIA
- 11.3.7 NETHERLANDS
- 11.3.8 SWITZERLAND
- 11.3.9 BELGIUM
- 11.3.10 DENMARK
- 11.3.11 SWEDEN
- 11.3.12 NORWAY
- 11.3.13 UAE
- 11.3.14 SAUDI ARABIA
- 11.3.15 ISRAEL
- 11.3.16 SOUTH AFRICA
- 11.3.17 REST OF EMEA
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC & JAPAN (APJ)
- 11.4.1 CHINA
- 11.4.2 INDIA
- 11.4.3 JAPAN
- 11.4.4 SOUTH KOREA
- 11.4.5 AUSTRALIA
- 11.4.6 MALAYSIA
- 11.4.7 SINGAPORE
- 11.4.8 THAILAND
- 11.4.9 INDONESIA
- 11.4.10 REST OF APJ
11.5 LATIN AMERICA (LATAM)
- 11.5.1 BRAZIL
- 11.5.2 MEXICO
- 11.5.3 ARGENTINA
- 11.5.4 COLOMBIA
- 11.5.5 REST OF LATIN AMERICA
11.6 DATA CITATIONS