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Distributed Application Connectivity to Db2 for z/OS

Improve remote application management, service availability, and transaction workload balancing in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex and Db2 for z/OS Data Sharing environment.

Distributed Application Connectivity to Db2 for z/OS ZMARS Module

The Distributed Application Connectivity to Db2 for z/OS ZMARS module examines your capability to effectively manage and control remote application processing with distributed connectivity to Db2 for z/OS, and to provide continuous application service availability and achieve transaction level workload balancing in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex and Db2 for z/OS Data Sharing environment.

The Triton study team will produce an easily consumable report with prioritised findings and recommendations that, if implemented, will enhance your ability to monitor and control distributed application processing, achieve continuous application service availability and achieve effective transaction level workload balancing.

 

Distributed Application Connectivity to Db2 for z/OS ZMARS

Why It Matters

Remote applications with distributed connectivity to Db2 for z/OS is the fast growing application sector. The respective applications and the users can place much higher demands on Db2 for z/OS database server, and generate new challenges in managing and controlling the workload. To deliver the expected traditional qualities of service of continuous availability and high performance, it is essential to put the right controls in place to monitor, manage and control the respective applications workloads.

Key Focus Areas

The Triton Study Team will validate:

  • The technical configuration in support of continuous availability and transaction level workload balancing
  • Workload Manager (WLM) setup
  • The ability to differentiate remote applications for control, monitoring and enforcing standards
  • Verify whether applications are running on supported software levels
  • Efficient pooling of distributed access threads (DBATs)
  • Identify potential for improving performance
  • The effective use of high performance DBATs
The ZMARS Modular Approach
Our Distributed Application Connectivity to Db2 for z/OS module is only one part of a wider suite of Mainframe Availability and Resilience (ZMARS) modules. Want to see what else ZMARS offers? Visit our ZMARS service page for a full list of modules.
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