Stream: Virtual Room 2
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
The majority of Fortune 500 companies hold large amounts of critical business data on the mainframe. Much of this may be stored in relational structures on Db2 for z/OS. However, there is also a wealth of data stored on non-relational mainframe data sources such as Adabas, IMS, IDMS, VSAM, and flat files. Making this data available to modern hybrid applications has proven to be extremely difficult and the fact remains that data consumers (data scientists, business analysts, and knowledge workers) spend upwards of 80% of their time finding and preparing the correct data, rather than using it and extracting value from it. Companies have attempted to build data warehouses combining all this data into a single location, in order to make it consumable by business analysts, and modern API based applications. However, the complexity of managing multiple disparate data sources, plus the tremendous volumes of data being generated today make the traditional ETL processes too costly and slow. You also need to take into account the inherent security risks of moving data to a centralized platform. A new emerging design concept known as Data Fabric simplifies and addresses the challenges of data complexity. It is a hybrid approach for connecting disparate data sources through virtualization vs data movement via costly ETL processes. This presentation will discuss the concepts of the data fabric architecture and it can help you succeed in your mainframe modernization initiatives by utilizing data virtualization vs replication. It will also highlight how IBM’s Cloud Pak for Data and Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS can be used to easily integrate z/OS data with other disparate data sources into a common view without the cost, complexity, and risk of data replication or having to have a deep knowledge of z/OS
Jim Wankowski is a Principal Solutions Advisor for Rocket Software. Jim specializes in data virtualization, IDAA Loader, Omegamon PE for Db2, and IBM Administration Foundation. Jim is a certified database administrator for Db2 z/OS V11 and as a technical specialist on IBM’s Cloud Pack for Data. Jim started his career as a programmer/analyst participating in the original Db2 MVS beta program in 1984. He has 35+ years of development, database administration, and tools experience with Db2 for both z/OS and LUW.
Jim Wankowski is a Principal Solutions Advisor for Rocket Software. Jim specializes in data virtualization, IDAA Loader, Omegamon PE for Db2, and IBM Administration Foundation. Jim is a certified database administrator for Db2 z/OS V11 and as a technical specialist on IBM’s Cloud Pack for Data. Jim started his career as a programmer/analyst participating in the original Db2 MVS beta program in 1984. He has 35+ years of development, database administration, and tools experience with Db2 for both z/OS and LUW.
Jim Wankowski is a Principal Solutions Advisor for Rocket Software. Jim specializes in data virtualization, IDAA Loader, Omegamon PE for Db2, and IBM Administration Foundation. Jim is a certified database administrator for Db2 z/OS V11 and as a technical specialist on IBM’s Cloud Pack for Data. Jim started his career as a programmer/analyst participating in the original Db2 MVS beta program in 1984. He has 35+ years of development, database administration, and tools experience with Db2 for both z/OS and LUW.
Jim Wankowski is a Principal Solutions Advisor for Rocket Software. Jim specializes in data virtualization, IDAA Loader, Omegamon PE for Db2, and IBM Administration Foundation. Jim is a certified database administrator for Db2 z/OS V11 and as a technical specialist on IBM’s Cloud Pack for Data. Jim started his career as a programmer/analyst participating in the original Db2 MVS beta program in 1984. He has 35+ years of development, database administration, and tools experience with Db2 for both z/OS and LUW.
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