IDUG EMEA 2024

In 2021, we initiated a PoC for Db2 for z/OS Data Gate with primary focus on functional and non-functional performance requirements, running on an x86 platform, which was successfully completed with good results. As we started to drill further into other non-functional requirements focusing on HA/DR we came to the conclusion that Data Gate on Z could be a better fit for what we wanted to achieve, which triggered our 2022 PoC, covering Data Gate on Z. This presentation will cover the whole journey of having done PoCs for both x86 and the Z platform, but with emphasis on what additional benefits the Z variant brings to the table. This session will be about positioning Db2 Data Gate on Z as the most efficient/effective way of supporting the fundamental need for unlocking Db2 for z/OS data to support UBS requirements related to a newly defined Digital Core Architecture, app modernization, and MIPS offload use cases.