# LzLabs teams up with SMA Solutions Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2016-12-01 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: Legacy Mainframe Migration Collaboration with SMA Solutions Meta Description: Discover how LzLabs and SMA Solutions are collaborating to enable workload automation on the Software Defined Mainframe®, helping businesses escape high URL: https://financedigest.com/lzlabs-teams-up-with-sma-solutionshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/img0045-1833-1736844347018-compressed.jpg) _Collaboration enhances seamless legacy mainframe migration to open platforms and the Cloud_ LzLabs announced today that it is collaborating with SMA Solutions to enable their workload automation solution to work on the LzLabs Software-Defined Mainframe®. ![lzlabs logo](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/lzlabs-logo-1736844346840-compressed.jpg) The LzLabs Software Defined Mainframe® faithfully recreates the behaviour of the primary online, batch, database and security subsystems of legacy mainframes so that customers can escape the high recurring cost of mainframe software and hardware, whilst  preserving their enormous investment in legacy applications, data and business processes. In most cases, this requires migration of data, applications and complex job schedules, written specifically for mainframes. With the integration of SMA’s flagship [automation solution](https://www.financedigest.com/automated-intralogistics-material-handling-solutions-market-estimates-the-market-to-expand-at-14-cagr-through-2031.html "Automated Intralogistics Material Handling Solutions Market Estimates The Market to Expand at 14% CAGR through 2031"), the entire workload can now be processed on the LzLabs Software Defined Mainframe for new and existing customers of both businesses. Simultaneously, this enables strong integration to other parts of the enterprise through OpCon’s expansive automation fabric. ![Mark Cresswell, CEO of LzLabs](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/markcresswell-300x300-1736844346872-compressed.jpg) Mark Cresswell, CEO of LzLabs SMA Solutions is a provider of enterprise-wide [automation solutions to businesses](https://www.financedigest.com/the-importance-of-upskilling-to-prepare-for-business-automation.html "The importance of upskilling to prepare for business automation") and government entities around the world. The company’s flagship technology, OpConTM, is a dynamic, event-driven automation solution that [supports operating](https://www.financedigest.com/holcim-supports-resolution-with-u-s-regarding-legacy-operations-in-syria.html "Holcim supports resolution with U.S. regarding legacy operations in Syria") systems and platforms from a single point of control. Michael Taylor, CEO, SMA Solutions, said: “our customers want solutions to the challenges of mainframe lock-in. There is significant [opportunity in the market for any vendor that can address the demand](https://www.financedigest.com/uv-disinfection-equipment-market-opportunities-demand-and-revenue-forecast-2025-tmr-study.html "UV Disinfection Equipment Market Opportunities, Demand and Revenue Forecast 2025 – TMR Study") for interoperability, application virtualization and Cloud migration, while maintaining IT performance. With the integration of our automation solution, the LzLabs [Software Defined Mainframe® delivers the benefits of open](https://www.financedigest.com/why-should-investors-be-paying-more-attention-to-open-source-software.html "Why should investors be paying more attention to open source software?"), modern systems, in an environment our users recognize. This is a major [selling point](https://www.financedigest.com/digitally-projected-revenue-to-be-the-unique-selling-point-of-surgical-chisels-market.html "Digitally projected revenue to be the unique selling point of Surgical Chisels Market") for us as a business and we’re excited about what this offering can achieve for our customers.” “Batch job schedules create almost as much lock-in to legacy mainframe platforms as the [applications](https://www.financedigest.com/increasing-demand-for-extruders-and-compounding-machines-to-be-observed-in-speciality-plastics-and-master-batch-production-applications.html "Increasing Demand for Extruders and Compounding Machines to be Observed in Speciality Plastics and Master Batch Production Applications") themselves,” stated Mark Cresswell, CEO of LzLabs. “Our collaboration with SMA Solutions is designed to [overcome that barrier](https://www.financedigest.com/why-start-ups-fail-5-barriers-to-business-success-and-how-to-overcome-them.html "Why start-ups fail: 5 barriers to business success and how to overcome them") to migration. With OpConTM, our customers can now run batch schedules on our platform that were originally implemented in legacy mainframe scheduling systems. We’re delighted to be working with Michael and his team, and are excited about the benefits our solution will bring to organisations.” [![lzsdm home](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/lzsdmhome-1024x576-1736844346952-compressed.jpg)](https://www.financedigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LzSDM_HOME.jpg) [![lzsdm import sample program](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/lzsdmimportsampleprogram-1024x601-1736844346942-compressed.jpg)](https://www.financedigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LzSDM_IMPORT_SAMPLE_PROGRAM.jpg) lzsdm import sample program [![lzsdm spool jobs](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/lzsdmspool-jobs-1024x601-1736844346979-compressed.jpg)](https://www.financedigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LzSDM_SPOOL-JOBS.jpg) lzsdm spool jobs --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---