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Survey Results & Analysis
for
2012 CICS Survey
Monday, February 06, 2012
Executive Summary
This report contains a detailed statistical analysis of the results to the survey titled 2012 CICS Survey . The results analysis includes answers from all respondents who took the survey in the 17 day period from Monday, January 16, 2012 to Wednesday, February 01, 2012. 204 completed responses were received to the survey during this time.
Survey Results & Analysis
2) Which one of the following best describes your job function?
Other Responses:
Business Continuity and Security
Systems programmer
system's programmer
Systems Programmer
System Programmer
Systems Programmer
Capacity Planner
Application Performance
Systems Programmer
Professor
Systems Programmer
Tech Support
MVS systerm programmer
MVS Systems Programmer
CICS Consultant
President
sysprog
DBA
Sys Prog with some resp 4 architect
Systems Software Specialist
Consultant, Infrastructure & Operations
Systems Programmer
DBA with arch resp
System Programmer/System Administrator
Systems Support
cics systems software maint. and support
DBA
CICS System Programmer
Old school zOS & CICS SysProg
Systems Engineer -- impl. architecture
System Programmer
performance
Z/OS DB2 DBA and tech consultant
sysprog
DBA
CICS Systems Programmer
capacity planning responsibilities
Quality assurance
Team Leader for Oracle Systems
IT operations director
Systems Programmer
CICS Systems Programmer
System Programmer
IT Oversight & Governance
Systems Programmer
Business Analyst
systems engineer w. some responsibilitie
3) Does your IT environment currently include z/OS (or an earlier version such as OS390 or MVS)?
4) What CICS release are you using in production?
Other Responses:
CICS TS versions 3.1 - 4.1
3.4
CICS/TS 1.3
CICS/TS V3.2 and V4.2
AA/CICS 05.02 DB2 05.02 IBM
5) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical
applications are used online through CICS?
6) How important are CICS applications to your business?
7) What are the top three CICS challenges your organization is currently facing? The order is not important.
8) What technologies are you using to address your organization’s top three CICS challenges listed in question 7? If none, please write the word "None."
A. Technology for challenge 1: B. Technology for challenge 2:
C. Technology for challenge 3:
SMF and CICS Performance Analyzer Omegamon Monitors Both A and B
None None None
SOA Web Interfaces none
Implementing inhouse D.R. None Upgrading processor
None None TCP/IP
Considering using WLM resource groups none none
None Sysview Omegamon for CICS
soa currently ok currently ok
None None None
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
Web Services, SOA Application analyzer vsam sharing
None None ASG's Tmon and Statistics
Webshere MQ Just upgraded out production machine None
None None None
none none none
TMONCICS and internal pgm SCLM, CICS explorer WAS, MQ
NONE Omegamon CICS monitor NONE
Keeping apps current Internet enabling application development training
CICS Web Services CICS Web Services Data replication
none none OpenLink
Not sure Not sure Not sure
None None monitors and automation
Omegamon Monitor SMF 110 analysis APA
Tibco Tibco none
Working closer with applications 3rd Party items None
None None None
none none none
None None Mainview for CICS
none none none
IVORY from Gt Software MFEEE IVORY from Gt Software
None None None
Creating Webservices using RDz and CICS Including Training NONE
None None None
Web services monitoring tools such as Omegamon Netview automation
None None Various
CWS db2 stored procedures cics web services
Omegamon Omegamon Gomez
none tuning cpsm wlm
n/a n/a n/a
none none none
none none none
Resource/Talent issue SOLA None
MICROSOFT .NET MICROSOFT .NET MICROSOFT .NET
Getting management to understnd the Maiframe none none
z/os and windows z/os z/os
None None None
Machines with more powerful CPUs Web Services APIs Machines with more
powerful CPUs
Purchasing New Computing Capacity None None
None None None
Omegamon (for DB2 and CICS) None None
None CICS PA CICS PA, SMF
None None None
omegamon HA redundant application paths same
none none none
None WebSphere None
In-House
Buy More Hardware + MIPS License Eating us out of z/OS and CICS
TCO of z due to MIPs Licenses on 3rd party SW
None, Management N/A N/A
GT Ivory Middleware none
1 2 3
My Eclipse EXTjs None
CICS web serivces Websphere for z/OS or Websphere MQ None
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
MQSeries TMONCICS none
none none none
CWS, REST, SOA pipelines Omegamon, CICS VSAM, IDMS Tuning
Rational Developer for System z, TSO, PHP
Tool called Shadow In house development None
websphere websphere none
Strobe IBM Message BrokerCost-Platform challenged by non Mainframe managers
Circle Computing CICS WebServices Our systems
programmers
CICS provided tools homegrown code n/a
None None None
rewrite NONE NONE
Getting off of the mainframe No changes during the day
Getting off of the mainframe
None None None
includes larger machine none same as 1
CICSPLEX none none
None None None
None, moving application to distributed
CTG and/or Microsoft HIS None
skill of certain staff None None
DASD miroring and standby z/OS
WLM tuning, perforfance montitoring and automation alerts
Changes to improve ineffecient code as required
Moving off the mainframe Moving off the mainframe None
None None None
None MQ and CTG TEP, Strobe
Monitors Source Control Monitors
tmon none none
none Intel SOA Expressway none
Automation to identify looping issues
Support in the platform is a problem
None
none none none
None None None
none none none
none none none
None None None
none none none
web logic CTG none
none none none
Omegamon DB2 Connect I don't know
Buying more mainframe capacity Shadow Shadow
none none none
None None None
IMS and DB2 data sharing, CICS DTR, RLS, CF Data Tables, Temp Stg in CF,MQ shared queues, MQ clustering, MQ shared channels, TN3270 Dynamic VIPA, VTAM Generic Resource, ......
CICS DTR, IRD, WLM resp time goals, IBM z196 processors......
CICS DTR, IRD, WLM resp time goals, IBM z196 processors........
CICS itself .. Learning how to use newer features
ISV software for niche requirements (eg. Ariba)
Not anything else I can think of
z/OS Host CICS transaction server TMON, Omegamon TMON, Omegamon
RLS Web Services z/196 Architecture
Enterprise Service Bus Enterprise Service Bus Enterprise Service Bus
Omegamon Rational MQseries
unknown unknown unknown
MQ RDz CICS PA
SysView Sysview SYSview
unknown Webshere/ SOA unknown
human resources human resources human resources
Open Systems with WebServices None None
NYC CDA Initiative Hostbridge training staff
None TMON CICS None
None None None
None None Microsoft BizTalk
cpu upgrade to z114 operating system upgrade to z/os 1.13
open system interoperability
WEB SERVICES DB2 MQ
Web enabled GUI interface. Training programmers on new technologies.
None
None None None
WAS, Vega, Neon various inhouse solutions praying
Websphere and Service Builder Websphere and Service Builder
Tivoli/Omegamon for CICS
None None None
CICS SCREEN SCAPING CICS INTEGRATION DATA WAREHOUSING
Omegamon Websphere None
none none none
current z-hardware Current z-hardware + current CICS release
Current z-hardware + current CICS release
BMC Mainview None None
Omegamon None None
None None None
Omegamon Omegamon CTG
monitors tcp/ip interfaces monitors and tuning
None Omegamon None
IBM APA IBM development tools IBM Rational
Monitoring tools VSAM and DASD tools ISV PRODUCTS
None None None
None EDA None
MQSeries Adabas None
none none none
None Tibco ESB Integration None
Converting to SAP Outsourcing None
SOLA z/OS none
Tibco/MQSeries None Tibco/MQSeries
web services wmb / mq PVCS & NYLLMS
NONE None none
8.1) A. Technology for challenge 1: (What technologies are you using to
address your organization’s top three CICS challenges listed in question 7? If none, please write the word "None.")
A. Technology for challenge 1:
SMF and CICS Performance Analyzer
None
SOA
Implementing inhouse D.R.
None
Considering using WLM resource groups
None
soa
None
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
Web Services, SOA
None
Webshere MQ
None
none
TMONCICS and internal pgm
NONE
Keeping apps current
CICS Web Services
none
Not sure
None
Omegamon Monitor
Tibco
Working closer with applications
None
none
None
none
IVORY from Gt Software
None
Creating Webservices using RDz and CICS
None
Web services
None
CWS
Omegamon
none
n/a
none
none
Resource/Talent issue
MICROSOFT .NET
Getting management to understnd the Maiframe
z/os and windows
None
Machines with more powerful CPUs
Purchasing New Computing Capacity
None
Omegamon (for DB2 and CICS)
None
None
omegamon
none
None
In-House
None, Management
GT Ivory
1
My Eclipse
CICS web serivces
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
MQSeries
none
CWS, REST, SOA pipelines
Tool called Shadow
websphere
Strobe
Circle Computing
CICS provided tools
None
rewrite
Getting off of the mainframe
None
includes larger machine
CICSPLEX
None
None, moving application to distributed
skill of certain staff
DASD miroring and standby z/OS
Moving off the mainframe
None
None
Monitors
tmon
none
Automation to identify looping issues
none
None
none
none
None
none
web logic
none
Omegamon
Buying more mainframe capacity
none
None
IMS and DB2 data sharing, CICS DTR, RLS, CF Data Tables, Temp Stg in CF,MQ shared queues, MQ clustering, MQ shared channels, TN3270 Dynamic VIPA, VTAM Generic Resource, ......
CICS itself .. Learning how to use newer features
z/OS Host CICS transaction server
RLS
Enterprise Service Bus
Omegamon
unknown
MQ
SysView
unknown
human resources
Open Systems with WebServices
NYC CDA Initiative
None
None
None
cpu upgrade to z114
WEB SERVICES
Web enabled GUI interface.
None
WAS, Vega, Neon
Websphere and Service Builder
None
CICS SCREEN SCAPING
Omegamon
none
current z-hardware
BMC Mainview
Omegamon
None
Omegamon
monitors
None
IBM APA
Monitoring tools
None
None
MQSeries
none
None
Converting to SAP
SOLA
Tibco/MQSeries
web services
NONE
8.2) B. Technology for challenge 2: (What technologies are you using to address your organization’s top three CICS challenges listed in question 7? If none, please write the word "None.")
B. Technology for challenge 2:
Omegamon Monitors
None
Web Interfaces
None
None
none
Sysview
currently ok
None
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
Application analyzer
None
Just upgraded out production machine
None
none
SCLM, CICS explorer
Omegamon CICS monitor
Internet enabling
CICS Web Services
none
Not sure
None
SMF 110 analysis
Tibco
3rd Party items
None
none
None
none
MFEEE
None
Including Training
None
monitoring tools such as Omegamon
None
db2 stored procedures
Omegamon
tuning
n/a
none
none
SOLA
MICROSOFT .NET
none
z/os
None
Web Services APIs
None
None
None
CICS PA
None
HA redundant application paths
none
WebSphere
Buy More Hardware + MIPS License Eating us out of z/OS and CICS
N/A
Middleware
2
EXTjs
Websphere for z/OS or Websphere MQ
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
TMONCICS
none
Omegamon, CICS VSAM, IDMS Tuning
In house development
websphere
IBM Message Broker
CICS WebServices
homegrown code
None
NONE
No changes during the day
None
none
none
None
CTG and/or Microsoft HIS
None
WLM tuning, perforfance montitoring and automation alerts
Moving off the mainframe
None
MQ and CTG
Source Control
none
Intel SOA Expressway
Support in the platform is a problem
none
None
none
none
None
none
CTG
none
DB2 Connect
Shadow
none
None
CICS DTR, IRD, WLM resp time goals, IBM z196 processors......
ISV software for niche requirements (eg. Ariba)
TMON, Omegamon
Web Services
Enterprise Service Bus
Rational
unknown
RDz
Sysview
Webshere/ SOA
human resources
None
Hostbridge
TMON CICS
None
None
operating system upgrade to z/os 1.13
DB2
Training programmers on new technologies.
None
various inhouse solutions
Websphere and Service Builder
None
CICS INTEGRATION
Websphere
none
Current z-hardware + current CICS release
None
None
None
Omegamon
tcp/ip interfaces
Omegamon
IBM development tools
VSAM and DASD tools
None
EDA
Adabas
none
Tibco ESB Integration
Outsourcing
z/OS
None
wmb / mq
None
8.3) C. Technology for challenge 3: (What technologies are you using to address your organization’s top three CICS challenges listed in question 7? If none, please write the word "None.")
C. Technology for challenge 3:
Both A and B
None
none
Upgrading processor
TCP/IP
none
Omegamon for CICS
currently ok
None
Tivoli Omegamon / CA-sysview / IBM Ssystem Automation
vsam sharing
ASG's Tmon and Statistics
None
None
none
WAS, MQ
NONE
application development training
Data replication
OpenLink
Not sure
monitors and automation
APA
none
None
None
none
Mainview for CICS
none
IVORY from Gt Software
None
NONE
None
Netview automation
Various
cics web services
Gomez
cpsm wlm
n/a
none
none
None
MICROSOFT .NET
none
z/os
None
Machines with more powerful CPUs
None
None
None
CICS PA, SMF
None
same
none
None
TCO of z due to MIPs Licenses on 3rd party SW
N/A
none
3
None
None
wlm,tuning, performance, fixing root cause of abends
none
none
Rational Developer for System z, TSO, PHP
None
none
Cost-Platform challenged by non Mainframe managers
Our systems programmers
n/a
None
NONE
Getting off of the mainframe
None
same as 1
none
None
None
None
Changes to improve ineffecient code as required
None
None
TEP, Strobe
Monitors
none
none
None
none
None
none
none
None
none
none
none
I don't know
Shadow
none
None
CICS DTR, IRD, WLM resp time goals, IBM z196 processors........
Not anything else I can think of
TMON, Omegamon
z/196 Architecture
Enterprise Service Bus
MQseries
unknown
CICS PA
SYSview
unknown
human resources
None
training staff
None
None
Microsoft BizTalk
open system interoperability
MQ
None
None
praying
Tivoli/Omegamon for CICS
None
DATA WAREHOUSING
None
none
Current z-hardware + current CICS release
None
None
None
CTG
monitors and tuning
None
IBM Rational
ISV PRODUCTS
None
None
None
none
None
None
none
Tibco/MQSeries
PVCS & NYLLMS
none
9) To what degree are you integrating CICS applications into Web services?
10) What technologies are you using to integrate CICS applications into Web services? Please list the top three technologies. If none, please write the word "None."
1. 2. 3.
CTG WebSphere MQ TCP/IP
GT Software Ivory Web Services CICS Transaction Gateway None
Ivory Vendor web features none
None None None
TCP/IP None None
None None None
none none none
None None None
CICS Web support none none
none none none
None None None
CICS web services Data Power none
CICS Transaction gateway None None
CICS web services None None
MQ WAS IS
IN House code NONE NONE
CICS Web Services None None
none none none
Don't know None None
Web Sphere on AIX NONE NONE
TIBCO hub WAS on z none
3rd Party None None
none none none
Home grown solution None None
SOAP in house CICS IVORY from Gt Software none
applications
None None None
RDz and Webservice features of CICS NONE NONE
None None None
CICS TS - webservices MQ Series Middleware web services
None None None
CICS Web Services CWS XML Generator
WebSphere None None
MQ none none
none none none
SOLA Attachmate None
CICS WSDL CICS WSDL NONE
MQ NEON None'
IBM message broker IBM MQ none
None None None
CWS None None
EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE only None None
Custom code Datapower None
none none none
WebSphere Eclipse none
IBM SFM In-house coding None
Unknown Unknown Unknown
Web Methods LU62 ComTI
MQ Series none none
CICS web services RD for Z None
web software on mainframe xml none
native web services none none
none none none
CICS CWS/REST/SOA Pipelines NONE NONE
Shadow Web Methods None
websphere none none
Message Broker Rad Web Sphere
C/PARS CICS Web Services COBOL
CICS Supplied Tools Looking at GT Ivory none
None None None
SOAP none none
CICS Web services assistant Locally written none
none none none
cics web services none none
None None None
None None None
None None None
MQ Web Server Tivoli Performance Monitor ---
Websphere CICS Web Services None
None None None
CTG CICS Web Services WebSphere
http sockets none
websphere none none
Intel SOA Expressway none none
SOLA none none
Not sure Not sure Not sure
none none none
none none none
None None None
none none none
WEB Logic DB2 Connect CTG
web server none none
Webspher none none
Shadow None None
none none none
MQ Wrapper TIBCO Substation ES ESM
CICS Sockets Forum Sentry boxes XML over MQ
Oracle Service Bus Sonic ESB N/A
IBM Webspheare IBM webspheare IBM Webspheare
unknown unknown unknown
WebSphere on z/OS WASz WASz
MQseries None None
Pega none none
wrapper na na
rad none none
Websphere / SOA n/a n/a
CTG DB2 Connect don't know
XML SOAP None
Information Builders IWAY Hostbridge none
None None None
HostBridge None None
Microsoft BizTalk None None
cpu upgrade operating system upgrade application modernization
NONE NONE NONE
Attachmate Mainframe web services None
Application web enablement none none
not sure ? ?
Websphere Service Builder MQ Series
TNS3270 EMULATION CICS INTEGRATION VIA CICS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY ETL
Websphere MQ none none
none none none
? ? ?
Websphere None None
Homegrown none none
None None None
CTG MQ None
shadow direct applinx WAS
None None None
IBM Rational Development tools DB2 UDB cross platform none
application programming using tcp/ip kernell application programming application
programming
None None None
jboss none none
Tibco ESB Microsoft HIS Home grown TCP/IP integration
SOAP WSDL NONE
SOLA CICS Web Services none
Tibco/MQSeries None None
Shadow Studio & Server WMB tbd
Web Support none none
10.1) 1. (What technologies are you using to integrate CICS applications into Web services? Please list the top three technologies. If none, please write the word "None.")
1.
CTG
GT Software Ivory Web Services
Ivory
None
TCP/IP
None
none
None
CICS Web support
none
None
CICS web services
CICS Transaction gateway
CICS web services
MQ
IN House code
CICS Web Services
none
Don't know
Web Sphere on AIX
TIBCO hub
3rd Party
none
Home grown solution
SOAP in house CICS applications
None
RDz and Webservice features of CICS
None
CICS TS - webservices
None
CICS Web Services
WebSphere
MQ
none
SOLA
CICS WSDL
MQ
IBM message broker
None
CWS
EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE only
Custom code
none
WebSphere
IBM SFM
Unknown
Web Methods
MQ Series
CICS web services
web software on mainframe
native web services
none
CICS CWS/REST/SOA Pipelines
Shadow
websphere
Message Broker
C/PARS
CICS Supplied Tools
None
SOAP
CICS Web services assistant
none
cics web services
None
None
None
MQ Web Server
Websphere
None
CTG
http
websphere
Intel SOA Expressway
SOLA
Not sure
none
none
None
none
WEB Logic
web server
Webspher
Shadow
none
MQ Wrapper
CICS Sockets
Oracle Service Bus
IBM Webspheare
unknown
WebSphere on z/OS
MQseries
Pega
wrapper
rad
Websphere / SOA
CTG
XML
Information Builders IWAY
None
HostBridge
Microsoft BizTalk
cpu upgrade
NONE
Attachmate
Application web enablement
not sure
Websphere
TNS3270 EMULATION
Websphere MQ
none
?
Websphere
Homegrown
None
CTG
shadow direct
None
IBM Rational Development tools
application programming using tcp/ip kernell
None
jboss
Tibco ESB
SOAP
SOLA
Tibco/MQSeries
Shadow Studio & Server
Web Support
10.2) 2. (What technologies are you using to integrate CICS applications into Web services? Please list the top three technologies. If none, please write the word "None.")
2.
WebSphere MQ
CICS Transaction Gateway
Vendor web features
None
None
None
none
None
none
none
None
Data Power
None
None
WAS
NONE
None
none
None
NONE
WAS on z
None
none
None
IVORY from Gt Software
None
NONE
None
MQ Series
None
CWS
None
none
none
Attachmate
CICS WSDL
NEON
IBM MQ
None
None
None
Datapower
none
Eclipse
In-house coding
Unknown
LU62
none
RD for Z
xml
none
none
NONE
Web Methods
none
Rad
CICS Web Services
Looking at GT Ivory
None
none
Locally written
none
none
None
None
None
Tivoli Performance Monitor
CICS Web Services
None
CICS Web Services
sockets
none
none
none
Not sure
none
none
None
none
DB2 Connect
none
none
None
none
TIBCO Substation ES
Forum Sentry boxes
Sonic ESB
IBM webspheare
unknown
WASz
None
none
na
none
n/a
DB2 Connect
SOAP
Hostbridge
None
None
None
operating system upgrade
NONE
Mainframe web services
none
?
Service Builder
CICS INTEGRATION VIA CICS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY
none
none
?
None
none
None
MQ
applinx
None
DB2 UDB cross platform
application programming
None
none
Microsoft HIS
WSDL
CICS Web Services
None
WMB
none
10.3) 3. (What technologies are you using to integrate CICS applications into Web services? Please list the top three technologies. If none, please write the word "None.")
3.
TCP/IP
None
none
None
None
None
none
None
none
none
None
none
None
None
IS
NONE
None
none
None
NONE
none
None
none
None
none
None
NONE
None
Middleware web services
None
XML Generator
None
none
none
None
NONE
None'
none
None
None
None
None
none
none
None
Unknown
ComTI
none
None
none
none
none
NONE
None
none
Web Sphere
COBOL
none
None
none
none
none
none
None
None
None
---
None
None
WebSphere
none
none
none
none
Not sure
none
none
None
none
CTG
none
none
None
none
ESM
XML over MQ
N/A
IBM Webspheare
unknown
WASz
None
none
na
none
n/a
don't know
None
none
None
None
None
application modernization
NONE
None
none
?
MQ Series
ETL
none
none
?
None
none
None
None
WAS
None
none
application programming
None
none
Home grown TCP/IP integration
NONE
none
None
tbd
none
11) Is your organization planning to move away from CICS in the next three years?
12) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical data is accessed through the mainframe?
13) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical data that is stored on the mainframe is being accessed by CICS?
14) Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.
14.1) DB2(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
14.2) VSAM(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
14.3) IMS(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
14.4) DL/I(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
14.5) Oracle(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
14.6) ADABAS(Do your online CICS systems rely on the following data file structures or access methods? Please answer for all structures and methods. Please provide a Yes, No, or Don't know response for each item.)
15) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical data is in VSAM files?
16) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical data that is in VSAM files is accessed using batch?
17) How important is it for your organization’s business-critical data that is in VSAM files to be shared concurrently by both batch jobs and CICS?
18) Which of the following describe the business issues that drive your organization’s need to concurrently share VSAM files between batch and CICS? Please select all that apply.
Other Responses:
Nightly Batch cycles required
Provide students 24X7 access to their information
That was how the apps were designed to run.
Increased demand for higher availability for VSAM based applications.
don't know
This is central data that both batch and online share
19) Does your organization use a VSAM file-sharing software tool (not a process such as read-only access)?
20) Why don't you use a file sharing software tool?
Other Responses:
Not required for our applications.
currently planning to purchase a file sharing tool this year
Applications migrated to DB2 as needed
not sharing - CICS limited to DB2
Security
IBM VSAM Transparency to DB2 is Used
unknown
Not really sure
no budget
Application changes would be required to support logical concepts of concurrent access
easy & cost effective to migrate to DB2
budget constraints
financial constraints
In Initalial Planning Stage
21) Which of the following file sharing software tools does your organization use? Please select all that apply.
Other Responses:
VShare
IPCP
BIM V-Share
Health Quest product
IPCP
bim-vshare
FSI VShare
Home grown. At one time we used SO5
Change some files to read-only on CICS during batch window.
VT
22) How important is it for your organization to access business-critical data that is in VSAM files from relational databases like DB2 or Oracle?
23) Is your organization planning to move away from VSAM in the next three years?
24) Approximately what percent of your organization’s business-critical data that is on the mainframe is being stored in DB2?
25) Is the percent of data stored in DB2:
26) Which of the following relational databases are strategic to your organization? Please select all that apply.
Other Responses:
Ingres
Datacom
Datacom
Teradata
Cache
Datacom
ADABAS (our largest DB)
ADABAS
IDMS-R, MySQL
ca-datacom
CA's Datacom
MySQL
SQL Slower
DB2 LUW
Datacom
Sybase
teradata
IDMS
SQL
Adabas
Adabas
ca datacom
MySQL
27) Approximately how many employees are in your mainframe IT organization?
28) Approximately how many employees are in your total organization?
29) What is your organization’s primary industry?
Other Responses:
Aerospace
Lodging & Hospitality
Payroll, HR services
Automotive
Hospitality
Semiconductor
Hospitality