Mainframe Archival

Archive your mainframes without losing access, compliance, or control and save millions in legacy costs.

Overview

Mainframe applications have been the backbone of enterprise operations for decades, but in today’s digital-first world, they’re fast becoming a liability. High maintenance costs, outdated architecture, limited scalability, and shrinking mainframe talent pools make mainframe archival a critical initiative.

And one question remains: what happens to the data from aging mainframe systems you still need for compliance, audit, or analytics?

That’s where Archon Suite steps in. Archon Suite offers a secure, compliant, and modern approach to mainframe archival. With Archon Suite’s advanced archiving solutions, you can retire from your legacy mainframe systems and securely migrate data to a unified archive without compromising access or compliance.

Mainframe Archival with
Archon Suite

End-to-End Compatibility with Mainframe Systems

Archon Suite seamlessly connects with legacy mainframe environments—whether it’s IBM z/OS, VSAM, or IMS—to extract, archive, and manage structured, semi-structured and unstructured data with customized data integration.

Benefits

Connects directly with core IBM systems and third-party mainframe apps
Archives flat files, hierarchical databases, and transaction logs in bulk from your mainframe systems
100% coverage of your legacy mainframe data without data loss or custom extractors

100% Referential Integrity for Legacy Records

Preserves the logical relationships between your archived mainframe data so your teams can continue to query and analyze it as if it were still live.

Benefits

Maintains complex data linkages across COBOL copybooks and VSAM files
Fully functional referential logic, no broken links or disconnected records
Historical reports remain accurate and audit-ready without transformation overhead

Regulatory-Ready, Tamper-Proof Archival

All archived mainframe data is immutable and compliant with leading global and industry-specific regulations—including SOX, RBI, HIPAA, CCPA and GDPR. Archon locks down your mainframe archives with the same rigor as your active systems—ensuring long-term integrity and restricted access.

Benefits

100% audit trails, legal holds, and policy-based data retention enabling safe decommissioning with zero compliance gaps
WORM storage and end-to-end encryption with SSO and MFA support to prevent tampering
100% secure archives with role-based access and granular permissioning
Fully compatible with Zero Trust architectures for public sector and regulated industries

AI & Analytics-Ready Legacy Data

Archon doesn’t just archive your mainframe data; it makes it usable for modern AI and analytics tools, unlocking long-term business insights from your historical systems.

Benefits

Save years of reformatting work and start generating AI insights from day one
Convert locked-in mainframe data into open, queryable formats like Parquet or JSON
Retains metadata, context, and data lineage for accurate AI model training
Enables integration with cloud data lakes and analytics platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure Synapse)

Pre-Migration Data Triage & Smart Classification

Before archival, Archon categorizes all mainframe data into actionable buckets—so you migrate only what you need and archive the rest without paying for excess.

Labels data as operational (to migrate), compliance (to archive), or redundant (to discard)
Avoid lift-and-shift clutter by archiving only high-value historical datasets
Save costs on cloud storage and migration costs

Ready to Modernize Your Mainframe Systems Without Risk?

Let us help you simplify the transition. Explore how Archon Suite’s archiving makes mainframe modernization a smooth, secure, and strategic move.

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Built-in Security and Compliance

Product Security Whitepaper: Archon Data Suite

Check out our definitive guide to security & compliance within Archon Data Suite, and learn more about the product architecture, design considerations, our methodology, and our approach to data processing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Archon is fully compatible with IBM mainframe environments, including z/OS, VSAM, and IMS. It automatically maps dependencies, migrates both structured and semi-structured data, and preserves data logic and referential integrity.

Archon delivers 100% audit-ready archives with:

WORM (Write Once Read Many) storage
Full chain-of-custody and metadata integrity
Custom legal hold and retention policy configurations
Support for industry-specific regulations like SOX, FINRA, HIPAA, GDPR

With Archon, archived mainframe data is query-ready and accessible through a modern, browser-based UI — no need to spin up the legacy system. You can run filters, generate reports, and retrieve specific records for audits or legal reviews on demand.

Organizations can save millions annually by:

Eliminating costly mainframe licensing and maintenance
Reducing storage overhead via smart compression and deduplication
Avoiding penalties through 100% compliance-ready archives
Streamlining audit/litigation processes with fast data access

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