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IBM Data Replication VSAM for z/OS Remote Source

Provides new source engine for remote capture from IBM Z VSAM.

This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on June 26, 2020 at 2:24 pm

IBM Data Replication VSAM for z/OS Remote Source provides new source engine for remote capture from IBM Z VSAM logs

IBM Data Replication VSAM for z/OS Remote Source V11.4 adds to the firm’s Data Replication portfolio with a Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) remote sourcing offering that provides a new deployment model for the dynamic delivery and ongoing synchronization of mainframe VSAM data with destinations situated on Linux, Unix, Windows (LUW), and cloud data platforms.

This new deployment model:

  • Minimizes computing power (as measured in z/OS millions of instructions per processor second (MIPS) by shifting some source capture processing from IBM Z to any platform that can host the newly developed container.
  • Continues the paradigm of low impact log-based replication with high throughput and low latency.
  • Simplifies deployment by using container technology for ease of installation and configuration, when compared to traditional IBM Z software installation and maintenance mechanisms.
    Includes unlimited LUW and cloud target engines. These are the same target engines that are shared with Data Replication Db2 for z/OS Remote Source V11.4.

VSAM is used by organizations as a critical data store for core applications. This data is needed to drive information-centric initiatives that run on LUW and cloud platforms. It makes near real-time replication of VSAM data, essential for information on-demand platforms that are built on traditional Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) data warehouses, Hadoop data lakes, Kafka streaming information hubs, and cloud data stores.

New VSAM source engine in the Data Replication portfolio brings following advantages:

  • Delivers affordability and deployment simplicity for distributed environments.
  • Combines a low-impact, VSAM log reader working in tandem with a container-deployed source capture engine that runs outside the IBM Z environment, and the existing IBM portfolio of LUW and cloud target engines.
  • Can reduce VSAM source engine resource utilization when compared to the traditional model. Additionally, the IBM Z resident VSAM log reader is zIIP eligible optimizing the potential for cost savings.

Key requirements: Supports Linux, Unix, and Windows platforms

Planned availability date: June 19, 2020

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