During the session, DataDirect Technologies' Chief Architect for the DataDirect® Shadow® product, Gregg Willhoit, will explain how patent-pending technologies can combine with work- load manager techniques to open the System z Integration Information Processor (zIIP) specialty engine to additional workloads other than DB2, such as data queries involving IMS, VSAM, Adabas or SOAP/XML parsing. Given the pervasiveness of DB2 and its harmony with other mainframe systems, the ability to utilize the zIIP with other data-centric and SOA initiatives can be an important strategy for expanding the role of the mainframe and lowering its total cost of ownership.
WHO: As Chief Architect at DataDirect Technologies, Gregg provides technical leadership for the company's mainframe-based Shadow products. He has architected and developed a wide variety of commercially successful system software products and is the co-developer of the ShadowDirect® ODBC-to-mainframe data product for DB2, IMS, VSAM, CICS and Adabas - used daily in many of the largest and most active mainframe database environments in the world.
WHERE: IDUG 2008 North America & Hyatt Regency Dallas
WHEN: Presentation: Exploiting the zIIP Specialty Engine Beyond DB2 for Improved Mainframe Performance and Cost Savings Event Code: DataDirect_V_16 Wednesday, May 21 at 11:00 a.m.- Noon Room: Pegasus B, Lobby Level
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SOURCE: DataDirect Technologies