ValueEdge: Value Stream Management
Align corporate investments with business strategy
Continuous quality from requirements to delivery
Scale enterprise SCCM with security and compliance
Resilient AI-powered functional test automation
Enterprise-level requirements management
Deliver continuous application performance testing
Plan, track, orchestrate, and release applications
Govern quality and implement auditable processes
Automate deployments for continuous delivery
使用當代技術建立業務應用程式並實現業務應用程式的現代化
The leading solution for COBOL application modernization
將 IBM 大型主機應用程式、交付過程、存取及基礎結構現代化
將主機應用程式存取現代化:更容易使用、整合、管理,而且也更安全
達到企業內系統互通
Modern mainframe application delivery for IBM Z
Secure, zero-footprint access to host applications
Access host data and automate processes with RPA
Multi-factor Authentication for IBM z/OS endpoints
安全開發、安全性測試、持續監控與保護
Augment human intelligence
適用於資料去識別化和隱私的加密、憑證化和金鑰管理
身份識別與存取管理的整合方法
Deliver simplified, secure access to users
Scale to billions of identities with IGA platform
Gain control of privileged user activities
Track changes and activities in managed services
透過關聯、資料擷取與分析功能,偵測已知與未知的威脅
Analytics for text, audio, video, and image data
Reduce risk, cost, and maintenance, and T2M
AI and machine learning for data analysis
Enterprise backup/disaster recovery
Unified traditional and mobile device management
Meet regulatory & privacy retention requirements
Email, IM, and chat-based collaboration
Mobile workforce communication & collaboration
Secure critical file storage and print services
以機器學習為基礎,加強終端使用者體驗並提高服務台效率
混合式 IT 的第一個容器化自主監控解決方案
自動管理傳統網路、虛擬網路和軟體定義的網路
探索與管理混合 IT 環境中的組態項目 (CI)。
簡化履行自動化並執行管理
將端對端 IT 程序自動化
Manage IT & software assets for better compliance
在整個資料中心自動化佈建、修補與合規作業
在企業內建立、保護和擴展自動化業務流程
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加快速度、消除瓶頸,不斷提升軟體交付能力
ValueEdge: Value Stream Management
Align corporate investments with business strategy
Continuous quality from requirements to delivery
Scale enterprise SCCM with security and compliance
Resilient AI-powered functional test automation
Enterprise-level requirements management
Deliver continuous application performance testing
Plan, track, orchestrate, and release applications
Govern quality and implement auditable processes
Automate deployments for continuous delivery
Access all products in application delivery management
實現核心業務系統的現代化以推動業務轉型
使用當代技術建立業務應用程式並實現業務應用程式的現代化
The leading solution for COBOL application modernization
將 IBM 大型主機應用程式、交付過程、存取及基礎結構現代化
將主機應用程式存取現代化:更容易使用、整合、管理,而且也更安全
達到企業內系統互通
Modern mainframe application delivery for IBM Z
Secure, zero-footprint access to host applications
Access host data and automate processes with RPA
Multi-factor Authentication for IBM z/OS endpoints
Access all products in Application Modernization & Connectivity
為您所有工作的核心提供安全防護,包含營運、應用程式、身分識別與資料
安全開發、安全性測試、持續監控與保護
Augment human intelligence
適用於資料去識別化和隱私的加密、憑證化和金鑰管理
身份識別與存取管理的整合方法
Deliver simplified, secure access to users
Scale to billions of identities with IGA platform
Gain control of privileged user activities
Track changes and activities in managed services
透過關聯、資料擷取與分析功能,偵測已知與未知的威脅
Access all products in CyberRes
值得信賴、經過法律驗證、遵循法規和隱私的解決方案
Analytics for text, audio, video, and image data
Reduce risk, cost, and maintenance, and T2M
AI and machine learning for data analysis
Enterprise backup/disaster recovery
Unified traditional and mobile device management
Meet regulatory & privacy retention requirements
Email, IM, and chat-based collaboration
Mobile workforce communication & collaboration
Secure critical file storage and print services
Access all products in Information Management and Governance
使 IT Operations 與 DevOps 齊頭並進
以機器學習為基礎,加強終端使用者體驗並提高服務台效率
混合式 IT 的第一個容器化自主監控解決方案
自動管理傳統網路、虛擬網路和軟體定義的網路
探索與管理混合 IT 環境中的組態項目 (CI)。
簡化履行自動化並執行管理
將端對端 IT 程序自動化
Manage IT & software assets for better compliance
在整個資料中心自動化佈建、修補與合規作業
在企業內建立、保護和擴展自動化業務流程
Access all products in IT Operations Management
制定策略並轉變您的混合 IT。
透過即時分析和搜尋非結構資料,從大數據獲得深刻見解。
賦予團隊強大力量,完整發揮事業潛力
Offer higher quality and cost-effective customer service by moving from traditional COBOL data files to modern relational database management systems (RDBMS). Manually updating COBOL applications to accommodate this move is costly and time-consuming.
Micro Focus COBOL has been in use for decades at Systems & Software and is the basis of enQuesta. This core COBOL system integrates very effectively with a Java Web services front-end.
COBOL data files are the traditional data storage mechanism integrated into the COBOL language. While fast and efficient, COBOL data files do have drawbacks, as David Atwood, Software Developer at Systems & Software, explains: “Recovering from a system failure can be very time consuming, as the data needs to be checked and repaired. Our solutions are absolutely mission-critical for our customers; some of them are even integrated into the power grid, so any downtime is unacceptable. Data analysis and reporting can also be difficult with COBOL data files. It’s hard to access the data directly and it often requires extra engineering. We felt we could serve our customers better if we moved to a modern relational database management system (RDBMS), such as Oracle.”
But although an RDBMS solution was highly desirable, manually modifying COBOL application source code to use SQL syntax, necessary for RDBMS integration, is a time consuming and complex process, as Atwood explains: “Our COBOL applications are large and complex and manually updating the code was a daunting prospect. We anticipated needing at least 2 years before we could get a new RDBMS solution to market”
Systems & Software is a top-rated software provider to the North America utilities industry. Its Web-based enQuesta software helps utilities fulfil their customer commitment and drive operational excellence.
Initially a solution was found with a niche vendor in France. However, when the key vendor contact for Systems & Software was due to retire, Systems & Software decided to look elsewhere: “It was then that Micro Focus introduced Database Connectors which seemed the perfect solution for us. We use Server Express for our COBOL development, so it was a natural extension and would give us the option to offer integration with different relational databases, depending on customer preferences.
Database Connectors automatically translates the existing file IO syntax used by the COBOL source code, into SQL instructions operating against a relational database. Systems & Software uses COBOL copybook files to define data elements which can be referenced by many programs. A simple update to the copybooks was all the code change required to make their COBOL application RDBMS compatible. Some additional code changes were needed to accommodate RDBMS record lock handling differences compared to ISAM file record lock handling.
The automatic runtime translation of COBOL data file syntax to RDBMS instructions means Systems & Software developers can continue to code using the COBOL data file semantics they are familiar with, and yet leverage the benefits of a modern RDBMS architecture without major application re-engineering, as Tyler Carr, Principal Software Engineer at Systems & Software, comments: “Unfortunately, COBOL data files are often susceptible to corruption following a system failure. Restoring these files can take several hours and often needed direct involvement from our engineers.”
David Atwood – SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Systems & Software
“If there is a system crash, we can use Oracle’s Point-In-Time recovery support to get the application restarted faster than we could ever do using data files. The debugging and diagnostics tools available with an RDBMS also make our job of diagnosing incidents much simpler now that there is a single source of data to analyze.”
The easier reporting capabilities are paying dividends at Systems & Software, as Atwood explains: “Doing month-end reporting for our customers using data files could run for many hours, putting pressure on the available batch window. Following our move to Database Connectors alongside various application optimizations, we enhanced our data access and reporting process and subsequently reduced our batch window. Our move to RDBMS was totally transparent to our customers but they have definitely enjoyed the benefits. We use IBM Cognos for reporting now that the data is accessible using standard tools; our customers can take advantage of other reporting tools, such as the Open Source tool JasperReports, to easily do their own custom reporting.
A recent customer project prompted a move to Micro Focus Visual COBOL which will ultimately give customers the choice of Oracle or SQL Server.
Tyler Carr – PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Systems & Software