Bingell, Nicholas Dayl2016-02-082016-02-082014-12https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1964245 pagesThis annotated bibliography focuses on organizations considering the move from mainframe data center environments to cloud-based alternatives and the true total cost of ownership of the latter solution. Literature published from 2010 to 2014 is included to help executives clarify evaluations of mainframe versus cloud-based solutions by comparing cost differential and potential advantages/disadvantages of the environments. Ultimately, the intent is to understand whether to stay with existing mainframe architectures or move to cloud-based environments.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USMainframeCloudCloud computingData centerPriceCheaper alternativeMigrationModernizationTerminal Project