Forrester study reveals the measurable impact of Rocket® Secure Host Access

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Forrester examines the business value of Rocket® Secure Host Access

In IT environments today, the need to keep users and data secure is more critical than ever. Technology continues to evolve rapidly, and AI is advancing faster every day. Whether your priority is stopping the next cyberattack or meeting growing compliance demands, your organization needs a modern security strategy that adapts as you do.

In the 2025 Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact (TEI) Study, commissioned by Rocket Software, Forrester examined the outcomes achieved by organizations using Rocket Secure Host Access—including the challenges they faced before deployment, the implementation process, cost of ownership, and how quickly they realized measurable ROI.

Quantified results: measurable ROI and stronger security

Through in-depth interviews with Secure Host Access customers, Forrester identified clear, data-backed outcomes across productivity, security, and operational efficiency:

30%

improvement in customers’ security posture after introducing Secure Host Access1

80%

improvement in end-user productivity for access-related issues with Secure Host Access1

$921K

Secure Host Access customers saw $921,000 in help desk savings over 3 years1

50%

improvement in customers’ mainframe IT team productivity with Secure Host Access1

1. Results are for a composite organization representative of interviewed customers. 

The short answer as to whether the investment is worth it is yes. The software brings in value that is very relevant to where we stand today as an enterprise. And the response that I’m giving is not just from our enterprise perspective — it is an industry response. It’s part of the stack that anybody with mainframe systems will agree with.

VP of product development, managed healthcare

Learn more about Rocket® Secure Host Access

Rocket® Secure Host Access is a security-first terminal emulator that bridges modern identity and access management (IAM) with green-screen host applications. It enables organizations to integrate robust authentication (MFA, SSO), encryption, and centralized access management for IBM i, IBM Z, and host environments. Whether deployed on desktop, web, or hybrid platforms, it delivers secure, modern access without disrupting existing workflows.

Secure Host Access helps organizations strengthen security, simplify compliance, and modernize user access across their most critical systems. 

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