who’s going to manage my mainframe? singing the praises of ca chorus™ for db2 database...
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Mainframe DBAs are aging and retiring and the new generation of IT professionals has a completely different way of thinking and working. CA Chorus™ is leading the way for this new generation with an intuitive Web interface that enables anyone with rudimentary mainframe skills to productively manage DB2 for z/OS as well as other z/OS management areas. This presentation provides real use case examples where a normally complex task such as identifying DB2 performance bottlenecks or performing complex migrations can be done simply and effectively via an integrated role-based workspace.TRANSCRIPT
Who’s Going to Manage My Mainframe? Singing the Praises of CA Chorus™ for DB2 Database Management
MM305SN
MODERNIZE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR MAINFRAME
Troy Coleman, Sr. Principal Product ManagerKevin Goulet, VP Product Management
Troy ColemanCA Technologies, Sr. Principal Product Manager
Mainframe DBAs are aging and retiring and the new generation of IT professionals has a completely different way of thinking and working. CA Chorus™ is leading the way for this new generation with an intuitive Web interface that enables anyone with rudimentary mainframe skills to productively manage DB2 for z/OS as well as other z/OS management areas. This presentation provides real use case examples where a normally complex task such as identifying DB2 performance bottlenecks or performing complex migrations can be done simply and effectively via an integrated role-based workspace.
abstract
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CA Chorus™ overview
CA Chorus™ for DB2 Database Management
Roadmap Database Management Business Line
agenda
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Reduce Storage costs
by up to
35%
Reduce the ramp-up time to manage the mainframe by
up to
40%
Reduce Compliance
Reporting Costs by up to
12%
Can you optimize your IT staff skills and
preserve their experience?
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* The impact ranges shown above are estimations derived from the analysis of benchmark data which is a composite of data derived from industry analyst published information, interviews with subject matter experts and experiential data from prior projective analyses with CA Technologies customers. These values are not a guarantee of achievable results and will vary depending upon your current infrastructure, people and processes, as well as the appropriate, effective implementation, adoption, and use of the CA Technologies solution.
More effectively reduce the cost and complexity of managing mission critical mainframe workloads
New generation of innovation tools and utilities Shorten the “rampup” of novice staff Reduce risk of growing workloads on the mainframe Optimize IT staff skills and preserve their experience Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing Leverage existing IT staff to manage the mainframe
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innovation to increase productivity and knowledge transfer
Next Generation
Pioneers of IT
1. Enable next-generation mainframer & hybrid IT worker
2. Capture and transfer expert knowledge
3. “Net Generation” thinks and works differently
4. Demands a new approach with modern technology
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modernize mainframe management:empower the hybrid IT workforce
CA Chorus™ enhancing mainframe productivity
A new and fundamentally different user interaction model Based on how people do their jobs, not how they use specific products Provides rich features and data visualization in a web-based workspace Not just a bunch of disconnected GUIs True integration of products, process, and data
CA Chorus Changes EverythingNo more “same old thing….”
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improve staff efficiency CA Chorus™ vision
CA Chorus™
Discipline-based
Collaboration
RichVisualization
KnowledgeManagement
ProcessAutomation
Mainframe Technology StackFunctional
Components
DB2 Database ManagementSecurity /Compliance ManagementStorage ManagementInfrastructure ManagementWorkload ManagementSystems ManagementDatacom Database ManagementIDMS Database ManagementIMS Database ManagementOperations Management
CCS
Base Common ServicesMainframe WS Common Services
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Object-oriented workspace, with a new discipline-based interaction model that incorporates rich features and data visualization and leverages CA Technologies portfolio of products as a single bank of features and functions
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CA Chorus™ an overview…
Wizard-like process tools
Reduces possibility of errors
Process Automation
• Community knowledge and expertise at users fingertips
• Increases the whole team’s efficiency
Knowledge Management
Graphical Diagnostics
Singular interaction model
Fast Learning Curve
Matches Job Functions
Leverage resources across platforms
IntegratedWorkspace
Role-Based Navigation
Data in human readable formats
Solve problems faster
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knowledge and skills challenges addressed by CA Chorus™
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the workspace
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knowledge center: quickref
collaborationexport and launch Excel
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CA Chorus for DB2 Database Management
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Business Need: “…I need faster resolution of issues with DB2 applications to reduce lost revenue or costs associated with downtime…”
Business Value: 1. Improves understanding of database
2. Reduces complexity of database objects
3. Decreases the on-ramp time for less experienced users
use case:visualizing related table objects using the Visualizer
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Start a new investigation to find related objects to database DSN8D81P
Filter in the Investigator for database DSN8D81P
Click on the database and click Visualize
use case:visualizing related table objects using the Visualizer
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1. Start a new investigation to find related objects to database DSN8D81P
2. Filter for database DSN8D81P
3. Click on the database then click Visualize
1. Improves understanding of database
2. Reduces complexity of database objects
3. Decreases the on-ramp time for less experienced users
The CA Chorus Way Benefits & Value
use case: visualizing related table objects using the Visualizer
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Business Need: “…I need to find instructions or procedures on how to perform a given task or resolve a given problem…”
Business Value: 1. Increases knowledge sharing and decreases the on-ramp time for less
experienced users
2. Reduces errors when performing a complex task
3. Creates bandwidth of current staff
use case: accessing knowledge using the Knowledge Center
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use case: accessing knowledge using the Knowledge Center
Upload the document(s) to the knowledge center ONCE.
Click on the “?” on any screen – Contextual search– String search
More than just product and internal doc, includes community info from IDUG.
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1. Click on ? To load Knowledge Center
2. Search for “Payroll Utility Jobs”
1. Increases knowledge sharing and decreases the on-ramp time for less experienced users
2. Reduces errors when performing a complex task
3. Creates bandwidth of current staff
The Chorus Way Benefits & Value
use case: accessing knowledge using the Knowledge Center
Business Need: “…I need to effectively and efficiently manage the DB2 development environment…”
Business Value: 1. Decreases downtime and associated costs
2. Reduces errors when performing a complex task
3. Increases productivity for less experienced staff in a safe environment
use case:DB2 object migration using the Migration Wizard
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Start an investigation
Identify the object and click migrate
Follow the migration wizard
use case:DB2 object migration using the Migration Wizard
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1. Start an investigation
2. Identify the object and click migrate
3. Follow the migration wizard
1. Decreases downtime and associated costs
2. Reduces errors when performing a complex task
3. Increases productivity for less experienced staff in a safe environment
The CA Chorus Way Benefits & Value
use case:DB2 object migration using the Migration Wizard
alerts with investigation
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metric panelEdit ThresholdDelete ThresholdInvestigateAdd to Workspace
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Business Need: “…I need to troubleshoot DB2 application performance issues by comparing against historical performance…”
Business Value: 1. Saves time, creates bandwidth of current staff
2. Reduces downtime of critical applications
3. Decreases the on-ramp time for less experienced users
use case: historical comparative data graphingusing the Time Series Facility
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Enable Time Series Facility to collect application performance data
Configure to manage up to 5 tiers of aggregated data.
Drill into contributors for a plan, package, statement.
Compare plan, package, or statement at different points in time
use case: historical comparative data graphingusing the Time Series Facility
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1. Investigate the alert that was triggered based on a threshold established.
2. Navigate and add to time series
3. Add historical comparative data stream
1. Saves time, creates bandwidth of current staff
2. Reduces downtime of critical applications
3. Decreases the on-ramp time for less experienced users
The CA Chorus Way Benefits and Value
use case: historical comparative data graphingusing the Time Series Facility
future considerationsDatabase Management
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future considerations for Database Management
Being considered for Version 18.0
Additional DB2 10 exploitation
Additional DB2 11 exploitation
Enhanced zIIP enablement
BIG Data – IDAA Netezza
Customer and swap out commitments
CA Chorus DB2 DBA discipline Version 4.0 Enhanced DB2 Admin and Performance Monitoring
Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management Version 4.0Additional DB2 for z/OS detail Information
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