Stream: Virtual Room 6
Time: 12:30 - 13:15
This paper talks about the critical importance of modernizing IMS backup and recovery through the strategic implementation of software-defined cloud storage. As enterprise data volumes grow and cyber threats escalate, transitioning from legacy physical tape and Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs) to cloud object storage has become essential for maintaining resilient, cost-effective, and secure data management. The analysis focuses on the architectural shift required to seamlessly integrate native z/OS components with public or private cloud environments. By utilizing Cloud Data Sets (CDS) and zIIP specialty engines, organizations can offload heavy encryption and data movement workloads without altering existing DBRC infrastructure or JCL, thereby accelerating Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and ensuring continuous data availability. Core themes addressed in this document include: • Seamless Integration of Cloud Data Sets (CDS) with Legacy JCL and DBRC • Reducing Mainframe CPU Consumption via zIIP Engine Offloading • Enforcing Cyber Resilience through Immutable WORM Policies and Logical Air-Gapping
Currently a Senior QA Engineer at BMC Software, Sujata Mane brings over 11 years of extensive mainframe experience spanning development and support roles. She has a proven track record of delivering technical solutions across the banking, insurance, and manufacturing sectors for high-profile clients, including State Farm, MetLife, HSBC, and Northern Trust. Her core technical expertise encompasses COBOL, JCL, DB2, and VSAM. Recently certified in BMC AMI Cloud 4 - Fundamentals, she has dedicated the past six months to specializing in modern enterprise backup and recovery products.
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