New IBM configurations designed for flexibility, sustainability and security within the data center We are excited to collaborate with IBM as the company today unveils its new IBM z16 and LinuxONE 4 single frame and rack mount models available globally…
The transaction logger is a feature of Parallel Data Mover (PDM) on Linux, Unix, and Windows (LUW) systems, delivered as part of the standard PDM installation package. The transaction logger logs a record of each completed PDM transaction initiated on…
Recently, a major bank in North America began developing a new application which would extract data from a SQL database running on Linux, perform some transformations and analysis on the data, and then upload the data to IBM Z datasets…
Banking Industry IconModernizing and optimizing operations continue to be among the top priorities for organizations. Indeed, many information technology surveys indicate digital business is driving different thinking and new activity toward new investments. Organizations are exploiting new technologies to keep…
When developing applications and data processing workflows in today’s modern IBM Z environment, we may find ourselves with a dilemma: how can we move data seamlessly between z/OS applications and applications running on Linux on Z and LinuxOne systems? How can we…
Historically, moving data between systems was typically a three-step process: Create a local file of the data to be moved.Transfer the data to the remote system (e.g. FTP).Create a file on the remote system for subsequent processing. Using Parallel Data…
Case Study | Mainframe Cost Optimization With the support of Alebra Technologies, the bank reduced mainframe operating costs by $2.5 million a year Modernizing and optimizing operations continue to be among the top priorities for organizations. Indeed, many information technology surveys…
The Story Over the past few months, Alebra has been actively involved with a multi-billion-dollar company that provides software and data services to financial and healthcare industries. Historically, mainframes perform most of the data processing. Driven by a desire is…
Anyone working in Information Technology is aware of the utmost importance of data security. Either you are responsible for establishing security standards and procedures, must adhere to those standards or both. Let’s take a high-level look at how Alebra’s Parallel…
IBM z Systems Integrated Information Processors (zIIP) have been around for many years. Companies benefit when software vendors, like Alebra Technologies, offload processing to zIIPs to save on software charges which are based on processor usage. The amount of benefit…