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The silent workhorse of enterprise infrastructure is now under intense regulatory scrutiny. Mainframes can no longer hide behind assumptions of inherent security. Organizations must implement real-time monitoring, automated controls, and audit-ready documentation or risk devastating six-figure fines.

Data breaches cost organizations $4.45 million per incident in 2024, with many stemming from unsecure FTP protocols that transmit sensitive data in plain text. VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST) eliminates FTP vulnerabilities without requiring changes to JCL, batch jobs, or application code—delivering enterprise-grade encryption and compliance while your teams continue using familiar processes.

Organizations face mounting pressure to reduce IT costs, yet mainframes remain essential for processing critical workloads in finance, insurance, retail, and government. By consolidating monitoring tools, optimizing workloads to reduce CPU peaks, strengthening security with encrypted transfers, modernizing application access beyond terminal emulators, and implementing real-time performance analytics, enterprises can dramatically cut costs while extending the value of their mainframe investments, no costly rip-and-replace required.

SDS attended SHARE Orlando and unveiled two new products. VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST) and Virtel Screen Redesigner, both products offer customers modern solutions for the mainframe.

The SDS team was at the SHARE conference in Atlanta and showcased updates to the VitalSigns suite of products and E-business Server.