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DataDirect Mainframe Integration Products
The Information Age, and the exponential business growth it fueled, was built on mainframe computer technology. Today, these so-called legacy systems, still run the preponderance of mission-critical applications for businesses and governments worldwide. Each day, more than $20 billion in commercial transactions are processed on mainframes. Mainframes remain the custodian of more than 60% of the commercial world's system-of-record data. It is not surprising then that modern applications must have visibility into the data and transaction flow of the mainframe.
Having established the value of mainframe systems, is it reasonable to assume these prorprietary islands of technology can adapt to modern service-oriented architectures? With the right mainframe middleware, not only can mainframes more fully participate in SOA initiatives, they can truly become drivers of business efficiency and process optimization. Unique, patented technologies from DataDirect allow organizations to exploit the latest advances in mainframe hardware for improved SOA performance and lower mainframe TCO.
Reduce Integration Complexity
Traditional approaches to mainframe integration have relied on technologies that were either too rigid or lacked scalability. Often these methods created a bewildering array of point-to-point connections that added costs, complexity, and risk of failure to an organization’s mission-critical infrastructure. Reducing this complexity is at the core of DataDirect’s industry leading mainframe integration product suite, Shadow.
With Shadow, the investment in a single unified mainframe integration platform can measurably reduce complexity, points of failure, and the associated costs of maintaining the typical "accidental" architecture that defines most enterprise integration scenarios. A single platform with a common architecture and deployment method is capable of supporting multiple integration paradigms, including SOA with bi-directional web services, direct SQL data access, real-time event capture and publishing, as well as web enablement. Add to this robust functionality, the ability to cost-effectively deploy industry standard BPEL 2.0 within the unmeasured processing enviroment of IBM's zAAP speciality engine, allowing organizations to expand their SOA strategy with web services orchestration, a precursor to true cross-platform business process optimization.
Shadow: An Essential Architectural Foundation
Shadow provides the essential foundation for secure, reliable and scalable integration of mainframe data, business logic, and screen environments. Shadow satisfies the entire range of requirements for mainframe legacy integration from within a single, integrated product set. Functioning as a single, industry standard SOA intermediary, Shadow provides seamless interoperability between Java and .NET application development frameworks and a wide range of mainframe data sources and applications.
With Shadow , you get a robust, multi-threaded, native runtime that provides a real-time foundation architecture for standards-based mainframe integration, supporting:
- Web services - Simplify and accelerate mainframe deployments with Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Shadow z/Services.
- Real-time events - Drive heterogeneous business processes or maintain data consistency between mainframe and RDMS with Shadow z/Events.
- Direct SQL Access - Streamline access to a wide range of mainframe data and program environments with Shadow z/Direct.
- Web Enablement - Transform mainframe screen-based applications into modern, user-friendly web applications using Shadow z/Presentation.
The Industry Standard for Mainframe Integration
Shadow has been evaluated by the leading industry research firms Gartner and Forrester and is the leading technology for integrating mainframe systems with distributed Java and .NET application development environments. By standardizing on Shadow, you can expect to significantly reduce the complexity associated with mainframe integration and be better positioned to reduce the total cost of ownership for all modern computing initiatives that require access to mainframe applications and data.
Traditional Mainframe Connection Relationship  Click Graphic for a full-sized image |
DataDirect Shadow Mainframe Connection Relationship  Click Graphic for a full-sized image |
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