Maximize IBM Z transaction throughput and minimize system resource usage with a real-time, high-performance in-memory table manager

IBM Z® Table Accelerator is an application optimization solution aimed at helping application owners boost the performance of mission-critical IBM Z® applications and enabling cost-conscious IT operations leaders to reduce resource consumption.

IBM Z Table Accelerator is ideal for organizations seeking to maximize mainframe performance and transaction throughput while minimizing system resource usage. It enables more powerful and efficient applications, reduces the total cost of ownership and lowers operational expenses, potentially extending the time between upgrade investments.

Features

• **In-memory table processing with Virtual Table Share Manager: **IBM Z Table Accelerator enhances performance by processing frequently used data in-memory, reducing latency and improving query speed. The Virtual Table Share feature allows table data to be shared across regions, further optimizing resource usage.
• **Explore using Virtual Table Share: **Batch and Online Transaction Processing optimization
• The accelerator optimizes both batch applications and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) by reducing CPU and I/O demands, leading to faster batch run times, higher transaction throughput and improved overall system performance.
• **Explore multitasking batch: **Rules processing externalization with agile, market-reactive capabilities
• Business rules and logic can be externalized from legacy applications into in-memory tables, allowing for faster updates to rules in hours or days instead of weeks or months. This feature supports agile, market-reactive application development.
• **Explore mastering change: **Sysplex support and adaptive workload management
• IBM Z Table Accelerator fully supports Sysplex environments, including read-only and read/write tables across LPARs. It also dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on workload demands to help ensure optimal performance.
• **Compatibility with z/OS, Db2 and IMS: **The accelerator is compatible with all version levels of z/OS, Db2 and IMS, including operation within Db2 stored procedures and Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) interfaces. This helps ensure seamless integration and functions across different system environments.
• **Explore environmental interfaces: **Cost optimization with RACF security and open systems adaptator
• By reducing the consumption of system resources (CPU, I/O, MIPS/MSU, memory) and incorporating RACF security for data access control, the accelerator lowers operational costs while also modernizing legacy applications by allowing users to expose IBM Z Table Accelerator data to open systems, such as IBM z/OS Connect, without requiring code changes.

Benefits

• **Enhanced performance and batch processing optimization: **Significantly improves the performance of Db2® for z/OS® by optimizing the processing of complex queries, reducing CPU usage and accelerating data access times. This also includes optimizing batch processing by considerably reducing the pressure in I/O-intensive applications, leading to faster and more efficient data handling.
• **Simplified data management and rules processing optimization: **Helps manage and optimize Db2 tables without requiring changes to the application code, making it easier to maintain and enhance data-driven applications. This also involves externalizing business rules and logic, which allows for agile development and the maintenance of high-performance in-memory tables outside legacy applications.
• **Cost efficiency and resource reduction: **Reduces CPU consumption, improves processing speed and minimizes resource usage, including CPU, I/O, MIPS/MSU and memory resources. This results in lower operational costs and a reduced cost per transaction, potentially saving 5%–10% on yearly operating expenses across multiple applications.