Case Study: Mississippi Department of Human Services achieves millions in savings and real-time citizen services with Software AG

Turning data into smiles Rehosting saves millions and improves citizen services

The Mississippi Department of Human Services, which serves one in four of the state’s 3 million residents through welfare, nutrition and family-support programs, faced a challenge: modernize 25-year-old mainframe systems built on Adabas & Natural without the expense and risk of full replacement, while improving real-time data access, preserving proven business logic, and freeing funds for social programs.

Working with Cambria Solutions and Software AG, MDHS rehosted five core systems to Linux after an 18-month planning effort, completing the migration in four days with no unplanned downtime. The move delivered millions in savings versus replacement (with an estimated ROI in just over five years), instant 24/7 data access, faster service delivery, reduced operations costs, and an open platform ready for APIs, real‑time services and future innovations like AI.

Mississippi Department of Human Services

Mark Allen

Chief Information Officer