Kick your Mainframe into High Gear with Mobile, …...Data Hub Director Web interface to manage the...

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It’s Possible.

Kick your Mainframe into High Gear with Mobile, Web, and Business

Intelligence Applications

Don SpoerkeSenior Solutions Architect

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Agenda

1. About GT Software

2. The IT Challenge

3. Impact of Mobile, Web and BI on the Organization

4. Introduction to Ivory® Data Hub™

5. The Functional Hub

6. Wrap Up and Q&A

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About Us

GT Software helps organizations optimize mainframe investments by delivering cost-effective modernization solutions

• Data

• Mobility

• Integration

• Legacy Connectivity

• Development

• Operational Effectiveness

Over 30 years of experience serving 2,500+ customers worldwide

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The IT Challenge

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Demand from clients and users

Demand from/for BYOD

Private app stores

Why Enable Applications for Mobile?

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MainframeApplications

Speed Time to Market

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Self service applications

Internal service applications

Agent based applications

How can Mobile Enhance your Business?

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Big Data and

analytics

• Customized content

• Targeted marketing

Data mining • Satisfaction

Brand recognition

• Instant savings

• Loyalty programs

How can BI Enhance your Business?

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Mainframe Data Integration Optimized for Agile IT

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Modernize legacy applications

Extend value and investment of the mainframe

Consistent development environment

Decrease and mitigate risk by accessing mainframe data for new applications

No big bang conversion

Increased flexibility in data access and application deployment

The Benefits of Ivory Data Hub

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Data Hub Director™

Web interface to manage the Ivory Data Hub

Mainframe installation manager Hub Data Manager

• Metadata mapping Hub Configuration Manager Client installers

• Drivers, Gateway, etc. Hub Dashboard

• Log Manager/Viewer• Log Viewer• SQL Viewer

Documentation

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Installation

Data Mapping

Application Development

Deployment

Manage

Moving Forward

The Functional Hub

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Rapid deployment

• Install and deploy Ivory Data Hub components in an hour

• Custom install plan including JCL

Web based management console

• Comprehensive approach

No pre-requisites means you are ready to install Ivory Data Hub now!

Installation

Installation

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Tables

• From DBMS Metadata

• Read or update

Views

• Heterogeneous

• Homogenous

Column Functions

• TRIM, SUBSTR, etc.

Test SQL

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Ivory Data Hub Data Mapping

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Data Mapping

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Outbound Data Access

Ivory CSA Server

• Accepts client requests from a program running on the mainframe

• Submits the requests to the targeted LAN service

• Data conversion

• Windows Service

• Batch and CICS Support

Databases supported

• SQL Server

• Oracle

• Sybase

• ODBC

Inbound Data Access

ODBC

• 32 bit

• 64 bit

JDBC

OLE-DB

Ivory Data Hub Enterprise Access

Application Development

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Allows PC-clients or mainframe applications to seamlessly move data between z/OS or VSE and any ODBC data source

Bi-Directional data transfer to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, DB2/UDB and others

Ivory Data Hub Transfer

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ODBC

• Client Based

• Server Based – Ivory Data Hub Gateway Server

JDBC

OLE-DB

Deployment

Deployment

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Ivory Data Hub was designed for the systems administrators, not just the data administrators

Strong management and monitoring

• Error resolution

• SQL Unit Testing

• Load testing

Security with control

• Views

• SQL rules

High availabilityManage

Manage

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The power you need today and into the future

Upgrade plans

Additional mappings

Federated joins

Bi-directional support

Multi-platform support

Extended API support

Moving Forward

Moving Forward

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The Functional Hub

Installation

Data Mapping

Application Development

Deployment

Manage

Moving Forward

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Critical, near term projects

Incorporate & integrate mainframe data

BI/Data warehouse initiatives

Mainframe included in metrics/KPIs

Leverage skills

The Real Word

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Less complexity

No prerequisites

Production capable

Better functionality

Low maintenance

Relational mapping

Secure

Ivory Data Hub – The Smart Alternative

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Contact us

www.gtsoftware.com

info@gtsoftware.com

sales@gtsoftware.com

1 (800) 765-4348

Q & A

Thank you!