Ivory and Mainframe Data

IMS and Ivory: A Perfect Combination for Mainframe SOA

The Perfect Combination for Mainframe SOA. When it comes to integrating IMS assets into today's SOA applications, some companies are settling for mediocrity. Learn how Ivory raises expectations.

GT Software's Mainframe SOA Solution

New report examines GT Software's mainframe SOA solution suite. How GT Software solves the problem of SOA participation and addresses the needs of mainframe transactions.

SunTrust and Integration Consortium: Mainframe SOA Roundtable

Download Now! A roundtable discussion on success strategies and best practices for Mainframe SOA featuring: Glenn Schneck, SunTrust & Steve Craggs, IC European Chairman

Numerous Industry experts have stated for years that over 70% of the world's data resides on the mainframe.  The speed of business demands that the enterprise be able to access and reuse valuable data wherever it may be stored.  Service oriented architecture (SOA) is now the de facto approach for facilitating reuse of application and business logic.  However, the trend towards SOA is about more than just reusing application logic.  Service-enabling data is a critical component of any enterprise SOA strategy.

Ivory Data Access solution from GT Software is dedicated to providing SQL-based access to any mainframe data sources (flat, hierarchical, and relational).  Ivory Data Access has a rich component set to enable any enterprise to find the right fit for every mainframe data integration and access scenario, from integration of mainframe data into office applications, to bi-directional synchronization of mainframe and non-mainframe data sources, with support for transaction processing.  With Ivory®, enterprises can provide SQL access to mainframe data and expose mainframe data as a reusable data service. 

Some Key Features of the Ivory® solution for mainframe data are:
 

Ivory Data Access contains a powerful SQL Interpreter program, which allows users to address all major host-based data sources including non-relational sources from any workstation or any Web server application without coding. Through listener and scheduling capabilities, Ivory Data Access automates the processes that synchronize the data. Two-phase commit processing is used to synchronize databases using one or more SQL statements within one transaction, and an automated data exchange feature allows users to initiate the exchange of data (either by the host or by a client) as desired.
 
Virtually all of today's programmers know SQL. SQL has become the industry-standard language for data manipulation. Using standard SQL commands, Ivory Data Access supports access to non-relational as well as relational data sources. The Ivory Data Access SQL engine provides direct access to DB2 tables, IMS or DL/1 databases, ADABAS databases, CA-Datacom databases, CA-IDMS databases, sequential files, 3270 screens, as well as various vendor-specific file systems, from a variety of open system environments or mainframe platforms.
 
If you require SQL access to your mainframe data, and/or you are looking to create composite business services to allow your mainframe to fully participate in your organizations SOA, GT Software’s Ivory Data Access product family can address all of your specific mainframe data and SOA requirements.