WinterGreen Research and DataDirect Technologies Introduce New Mainframe TCO Calculator for Measuring Benefits of zIIP Specialty Engine on Lowering Mainframe Costs
LEXINGTON, Mass. &
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 7, 2009--
WinterGreen
Research, an analyst firm focused on the telecommunications and
advanced computer technology markets, today announced it has completed
work on a Web-based calculator to measure the total-cost-of-ownership
(TCO) of mainframe SOA enablement when utilizing an IBM System z
Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) in combination with DataDirect
®
Shadow
® integration middleware from
DataDirect
Technologies, the unparalleled leader in data connectivity and
mainframe integration and an operating company of
Progress Software
Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS). Developed by a team of analysts at
WinterGreen Research and experts at DataDirect Technologies' mainframe
research lab in Sugarland,
Texas the calculator can compute the daily
and annual savings in dollars and MIPS capacity that can occur by
exploiting the zIIP specialty engine.
The DataDirect Shadow TCO Calculator builds on the WinterGreen ResearchROI
Engine, a model driven architecture for delivering transparent,
understandable ROI calculations. The independent, credible, ROI
calculations offer a compelling business case for using the zIIP engine
in combination with DataDirect Shadow for SOA-related processing vs. the
General Purpose Processor (GPP) on the mainframe. DataDirect Shadow is
capable of offloading up to 99 percent of process intensive SOA, event
publishing and data workloads from the mainframe GPP to the
non-restricted, more economic zIIP specialty engine.
“Technological advancements like SOAs, Web services, ANSI-92 SQL and XML
Events address many of the challenges of mainframe integration, but cost
still remains a primary customer concern,” said Susan Eustis, president
and CEO of WinterGreen Research. “With this calculator, we have provided
the market with a highly effective tool for real-time ROI analysis and
strategic support for extending the value of the mainframe to new
workloads through zIIP exploitation.”
The DataDirect Shadow TCO Calculator is a sophisticated, user-friendly
tool for analyzing and modeling the impact of Web services/SOA-related
processing on mainframe MIPS capacity. Working closely with DataDirect
Technologies, users provide information such as the mainframe model in
use, Web service invocation (type and size) and time span and a detailed
report is then calculated and assembled providing the potential saving
in MIPS dollars and MIPS capacity when a zIIP specialty engine is used
in combination with the DataDirect Shadow mainframe integration
software. DataDirect Shadow version 7 uses patent-pending technology to
expand the utilization of the no-charge zIIP specialty engine to
additional workloads beyond DB2, including the non-relational mainframe
databases Adabas, IMS/DB, IDMS and VSAM as well SOAP/XML parsing
necessary for creating Web services within the mainframe to applications
residing within CICS, IMS/TM, IDMS and Natural. With the DataDirect
Shadow product’s unique design , processing associated with SOA
integration and data queries can be diverted from the mainframe’s GPP to
be handled by the zIIP specialty engine – which does the work without
using any of the mainframe licensed MIPs capacity.
“Organizations are looking for budgetary relief from their mainframe
system while weighing the risks of deferring a hardware upgrade or
reducing capacity (MIPS),” said Gregg Willhoit, chief architect at
DataDirect Technologies. “Moving general-purpose work to the more
economically friendly zIIP engine is a smart idea. Using DataDirect
Shadow to further exploit the zIIP engine for increased throughput,
lower CPU consumption and to improve control over mainframe
cost-of-ownership is a no-brainer.”
To learn more about the DataDirect Shadow TCO Calculator and to schedule
a demonstration, go to http://www.datadirect.com/products/mainframe-integration/shadow-rte/shadow-tco-home/tco-calculator/index.ssp
About WinterGreen Research
WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market
assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health
care, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on
opportunities that will expand existing markets or develop major new
markets. The reports assess new product and service positioning
strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on
products, services, and markets. Market shares are provided. Leading
market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies,
acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of
WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of
international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced
computer technology markets for over 30 years.
About DataDirect Technologies
DataDirect Technologies is the software industry’s only comprehensive
provider of software for connecting the world’s most critical business
applications to data and services, running on any platform, using proven
and emerging standards. Developers worldwide depend on DataDirect®
products to connect their applications to an unparalleled range of data
sources using standards-based interfaces such as ODBC, JDBC™ and
ADO.NET, XQuery and SOAP. More than 300 leading independent software
vendors and thousands of enterprises rely on DataDirect Technologies to
simplify and streamline data connectivity for distributed systems and to
reduce the complexity of mainframe integration. DataDirect Technologies
is an operating company of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS).
For more information, visit www.datadirect.com.
DataDirect and Shadow are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates
in the U.S. and other countries. Java and all Java based marks are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the
U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the
property of their respective owners
Source: DataDirect Technologies
WinterGreen Research
Susan Eustis, 781-863-5078 / 617-852-7876
susan@wintergreenresearch.com
or
DataDirect
Technologies
April Harned, 646-246-0484
april.harned@datadirect.com
