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HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Hear what the State of Vermont is saying about the State’s unemployment benefits system now running on a much more modern mainframe at Blue Hill Data Services – including operational systems support and monitoring – and we also help by providing applications development and maintenance support for multiple agencies within the state.

Vermont’s unemployment system now runs on a modern mainframe in New York

By Fred Thys, VTDigger – Oct 27, 2021

Shawn Nailor, deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Digital Services, is 53. He is just two years older than the computer system that determines Vermont’s unemployment benefits.  In an interview with VTDigger, Nailor said the mainframe computer is not the problem with the unemployment compensation system anymore.

Until the beginning of the pandemic, an old mainframe on Green Mountain Drive in Montpelier hosted Vermont’s unemployment compensation system. No longer. The system is now hosted on a modern mainframe run by Blue Hill Data Services, a company based in southern New York.

Blue Hill hosts large financial institutions. A spokesperson for the company said it hosts the mainframes of a lot of states, counties and private companies.

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Blue Hill Data Services consistently achieves 100% client satisfaction by providing Private Cloud and fully managed 24/7 data center hosting solutions, and a full array of complementary IT support services.

We deliver all services from On-Shore, USA, and since 1994 we have supported government and commercial clients; helping them reduce their operating expense, eliminate capital expense, mitigate the risk of a retiring workforce, meet all regulatory compliance and audit requirements, and achieve 100% client success.

Blue Hill specializes in mainframe, and also provides multi-platform services and infrastructure solutions. We have successfully carved out a niche in supporting Mainframe mission-critical applications. Acting as our Clients’ partner, we can support their environments either indefinitely or until they choose to get off the Mainframe, providing flexibility in reducing costs as utilization decreases.

Our differentiation is providing customized solutions, flexibility both in contract and solutions, cost effectiveness, and personalized attention. Our client’s data center environment can be hosted within Blue Hills’ private cloud facilities, or Blue Hill support services can be provided remotely to the Client’s site.

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• Mainframe-as-a-Service (MFaaS)
• AS/400 – iSeries-as-a-Service
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• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Colocation Services
• Remote Support
• Consulting Assistance

Our deep technical skills and longstanding experience enable us to support our clients’ legacy environments as well as implement new technology solutions.

We do not force clients to upgrade or change the way they are used to doing business. This enables seamless transitions, minimizes risk, and completes migrations in shorter timeframes.

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