Migrating Mainframe Data Liberating Enterprise Data

What Are the Goals of Migration? Increase productivity Protect and leverage investments Adopt new technologies Reduce costs

What is Migration? Moving mainframe applications to a different platform Moving mainframe applications to a different platform Moving mainframe data to a different database Moving mainframe data to a different database Sometimes only the applications are moved Sometimes only the applications are moved

Migrate To Different Platforms Windows Windows Unix Unix Linux Linux Web-based Web-based Other Other

Migrate To Different Databases SQL Server SQL Server Oracle Oracle Sybase ASE Sybase ASE DB2/UDB DB2/UDB MySQL MySQL Informix Informix MS Access MS Access Other Other

What’s Involved In A Migration? Migration may take 2-3 years Migration may take 2-3 years Planning Planning Development Development Testing Testing Final cutover Final cutover Mainframe applications and data are still critical during this time Mainframe applications and data are still critical during this time

How Does ViaSQL Help? Direct access to mainframe data Direct access to mainframe data Movement of data to other platforms Movement of data to other platforms Synchronization of data stores Synchronization of data stores

Direct Access With ViaSQL ViaSQL supports many desktop and server APIs ViaSQL supports many desktop and server APIs ODBC ODBC JDBC JDBC Web Services Web Services.NET.NET SQL access to mainframe data sources SQL access to mainframe data sources VSAM VSAM DL/I and IMS DL/I and IMS DB2 DB2 Datacom Datacom Sequential Sequential VSAM DL/I Other Desktop Server

VSAM DL/I Other Oracle Other SQL Server Move Data with ViaSQL SQL-based transfer of data between the mainframe and LAN-based data sources SQL-based transfer of data between the mainframe and LAN-based data sources Creation of test data Creation of test data Maintain dual repositories Maintain dual repositories Final data migration Final data migration Post-migration synchronization Post-migration synchronization

SQL Server SQL Server Oracle Oracle Sybase Sybase DB2 DB2 And others... And others... Access LAN-based data Access LAN-based data CICS and batch applications get to be the client CICS and batch applications get to be the client SQL Server Other Oracle Synchronize Data with ViaSQL Initiate transfers Initiate transfers

ViaSQL Products SQL access to mainframe data SQL access to mainframe data Execution of CICS and batch programs Execution of CICS and batch programs CICS and batch access to LAN-based data sources CICS and batch access to LAN-based data sources CICS and batch access to Web Services CICS and batch access to Web Services All the features of Direct and Blue Direct All the features of Direct and Blue Direct Bi-directional transfer between mainframe and LAN-based data sources Bi-directional transfer between mainframe and LAN-based data sources TM

Enhancing and Sustaining Your Investment in the Mainframe Enhancing and Sustaining Your Investment in the Mainframe