Direct Access to IMS Data

Dusty Rivers

GT Software

March 11, 2014

Session 14778

IMS systems for banks

(ATM, loans,

account management)

IMS systems for insurance

(Claims &

policy management)

IMS systems for

manufacturing

IMS systems for finance IMS systems for medical

IMS is the system of record, where’s the Data?

• 75% of Fortune 1000 companies use IMS

• Thousands of companies globally use IMS

• Most users are not aware that information on their applications come from IMS

IMS and Fortune companies

It is true, says E.F Codd, inventor of the relational database model, that a migration to relational systems is no small task. "It is a serious problem to convert between databases such as IMS and relational because a lot of the activities with IMS were developed by application programmers instead of DBAs [database administrators].

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C.J. Date, a database specialist based in Healdsburg, Calif., and an originator of the

relational database model, understands the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude

prevalent at many large shops. "Legacy systems have a huge amount of inertia. One of

the first things I learned as a programmer is that you don't fix a working system,' said

Date.

- Software Magazine March 1995

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Data Choices:

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• Move all the Data to another location

• Convert to Relational

• Move Part of the Data to another location

• Analyze in place

• Combinations of Above

Ivory® Data Hub™ features

• Data Hub Director™

> Web-based control facility for the Ivory Data Hub

• Data Hub™ z/OS Server

> SQL access to mainframe data - fast, easy access via ODBC/JDBC to data and apps on z/OS , (IMS)

• Client Services

> SQL access to distributed data - access data on MF and non-MF platforms from single SQL queries

• Transfer Server for Data Hub and Deployment Options

> Data transfer with mainframe – automatic, bi-directional tasks which move data between non-MF and MF systems

> Deployment options – deploy access through gateway or directly

Ivory Hub Enterprise Access

• Ivory Hub z/Server

> Runs on z/OS & z/VSE

• CICS or Started Task(z/OS)

> Supported Data Sources

• DB2

• DATACOM/R

• CICS/VSAM

• VSAM

• Sequential (flat files)

• IMS/DLI

• IMS/DB

• ADABAS

• Outbound Data Access

– CICS RSPs (Remote Stored Procedures)

– Batch RSPs

• Security

– Mainframe

– SSL

• zIIP Enabled

• Metadata Caching

• Inbound Data Access (SQL & RSP)

– ODBC

– JDBC

– OLE-DB

The Functional Hub

Installation

Data Mapping

Application Development

Deployment

Manage

Moving Forward

MobileBanking, Agents

WebStock trading,

Self-service, Portals

Packaged ApplicationsCRM, SAP, Oracle, Billing

Mainframe integration challenges

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IMS and architects

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• Not using IMS to the fullest advantage

• They are not aware they can integrate new technology with IMS data

• They may recommend other options, not knowing they can integrate without changing the underlying IMS applications

IMS roadblocks(perceived!)

• IMS Hierarchical data is not agile

• Access is Hard and with limited Capabilities

• Shadow Copies

• Currency

• Size

IMS applications calling other distributed apps

Must not require many products or installs

Must use existing resources

Must not be intrusiveor cause changes

Must beeasy to call

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Business Analytics

Business Intelligence

Corporate Data

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Corporate Data

Hadoop

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If you are performing BI/BA and not including your mainframe data

You are getting only part of the picture.

• CXM

• 360 Degree view of the customer

• Expansion of Brand

• Empower productivity

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