Kyndryl Named Leader in Three Mainframe Categories in 2026 ISG Provider Lens Report

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) has been recognized as a Leader in three categories of the 2026 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes — Services and Solutions Report: Mainframe Technology Consulting, Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS), and Application Modernization Services. The triple recognition from ISG, an independent technology research and advisory firm, positions Kyndryl among the top-tier providers supporting enterprises running mission-critical mainframe workloads through a period of compounding modernization pressure.

In the Mainframe Technology Consulting quadrant, ISG cited Kyndryl’s strategy and assessment-led methodology, its targeted infrastructure optimization approach, and its hybrid cloud integration focus. The report highlighted the role of Kyndryl Bridge and agentic AI-enabled automated discovery in delivering operational insights across discrete engagements and multi-year transformation programs alike. For MFaaS, ISG noted Kyndryl’s large global outsourcing footprint and the breadth of its consumption models, which range from customer-owned environments to shared platforms including zCloud and C4i, alongside continued investment in AI-driven autonomy and observability. In Application Modernization Services, ISG recognized the company’s end-to-end approach spanning structured assessments, iterative implementation, and hyperscaler alliances, again underpinned by Kyndryl Bridge and its governance and agentic AI capabilities.

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Kyndryl Named Leader in Three Mainframe Categories in 2026 ISG Provider Lens Report