The power of mainframe for geographic information

Spatial data and the mainframe advantage

Highlights

 An alliance that helps business and government employ geographic content to make more informed decisions and solve complex problems

 Deploys ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3 with IBM DB2 9 for z/OS for the efficient storage and management of spatial data

 Leverages long-proven benefits of the mainframe platform including near absolute dependability and availability, the Geographic information systems (GIS) an important additional feature now highest levels of security, and the are mission-critical IT solutions for available for DB2 9 for z/OS® on ability to lower the total cost of many businesses and governments. System z. This version of DB2 has ownership An Environmental Systems Research been enabled for efficient storage Institute (ESRI®) GIS solution with and management of spatial infor-  Provides spatial data types with IBM mainframe technology delivers mation, and z/OS on System z is DB2 for z/OS to facilitate the functionality and benefits that are the ideal platform for DB2. Spatial modeling of locations, unmatched. GIS clients can now Support permits geographic content boundaries and infrastructures expect the same enterprise-class to be stored and retrieved from any advantages that banking, insurance, application accessing the DB2 rela- and other vital enterprises have come tional . to depend on for years – reliability, availability, security and scalability. Enterprise GIS customers using the ESRI ArcGIS® Server 9.3 can Infrastructure solutions including IBM leverage the capabilities of the IBM System z™ and IBM DB2® informa- System z platform. Support for spatial tion management effectively and efficiently manage high volumes of information. Spatial Support is information helps businesses and governments deliver geographic 3FBEZUPVTF "SD(*4BOENPCJMF content – on demand – to make more VTFSTPMVUJPOT informed decisions and solve complex "SD(*4TQBUJBM JOGPSNBUJPOBVUIPSJOH problems based upon location BOEBENJOJTUSBUJPOUPPMT information. Explorer ArcGIS Web Map IBM and ESRI Desktop Engine IBM and ESRI established a global 4S0O"A alliance to deliver industry-leading GIS Mobile solutions. ESRI supplies GIS software, /&8 location-based Web services, and ArcGIS DB2DB2*#.%# 9 9 for for GPS[04 geographic and business data. IBM Server z/OSz/OS GeoSpatial-Enabled provides world-class infrastructure GeoSpatial-Enabled(FPTQBUJBMMMZFOBCMFE CVTJOFTTJOGPSNBUJPOBusiness Information technology, project management Business Information "SD(*44FSWFS and systems integration capabilities TQBUJBMMZFOBCMJOH40" necessary to deliver complex end- to-end solutions. At this high end of ESRI ArcGIS Server: A complete system for authoring, serving and using the enterprise space, the ESRI and spatial information on DB2 9 for z/OS IBM offering is a premium spatial information management solution. As a powerful platform for ESRI Peak performance: Scalability is the System z and DB2: the power of ArcGIS Server spatial information term applied to adapting, growing and many, the efficiency of one management, System z offers these maintaining performance levels as Enterprises that depend on GIS solu- advantages: work and volumes change. By storing tions can benefit from consolidating spatial data on DB2 for z/OS, clients ESRI offerings and their spatial data Availability: It has been said that benefit from near linear scalability. on System z. Built on a 40-year the “z” in System z stands for zero heritage of large-scale data and downtime. By storing crucial spatial Cost reduction: An IBM and ESRI , the IBM data with DB2 for z/OS, clients benefit GIS solution makes efficient use System z Server enables the deploy- from 24/7 reliability and uptime. As of hardware, software and human ment of multiple workloads to support spatial data becomes more important, resources. today’s on demand requirements. the need for continuous availability With leadership in virtualization, grows as well. Energy efficiency: As energy prices security and resiliency, System z rise and utilities become more supports server consolidation, helps Security: System z has security built restrictive, it is important to control minimize risk and redundancy, and is into every level – from the processor power use and cooling demands. well-suited to be the hub of an enter- to the and the The System z platform is ideal for prise infrastructure – providing solid application. GIS Clients who store consolidating large server farms and dependability in today’s always-con- spatial data on DB2 for z/OS greatly managing the workloads of tens or nected, 24/7 world. reduce their chance of security hundreds of distributed computers failures. at a fraction of the power required Extending traditional DB2 strengths by numerous servers. In this way, As part of Spatial Support on DB2 The green Z machine System z contributes to what has for z/OS, DB2 provides a set of spa- According to analysts Ptak, Noel been termed “green computing.” tial data types that clients can use & Associates, the IBM System z to model real-world entities such as platform can be configured to Virtualization: With advanced customer locations, property boundar- require 1/12th the electricity of virtualization and workload ies, utility networks, and much more. a distributed server farm with management, the System z helps Spatial data is manipulated by using equivalent processor capability. reduce facility, labor and software spatial functions invoked from within (IBM System z: Platform Star for costs. an SQL statement. Also, clients can ® and Open Source Software, create indexes on spatial data that Ptak, Noel & Associates.) Recovery: Infrastructure simplification DB2 employs to optimize spatial query also has repercussions for disaster performance. A Robert Frances Group study recovery. It’s much simpler to test analyzed consolidation of hun- application functionality on one ESRI ArcGIS Server spatial database dreds of UNIX® servers to one mainframe than on hundreds of Data serving features of the ArcGIS System z mainframe. The calcula- distributed servers. Maintaining Server include: tions showed monthly power costs GIS data integrity and speeding of $30,165 for the UNIX servers information use in a disaster are Spatial database: The common data versus $905 for System z. The imperatives for public safety agencies. storage and management framework company calculated they would for the ArcGIS Server supports all save over $350,000 in power costs Data consolidation: With spatial data types of data, such as attribute tables, annually. (Mainframe computing in residing alongside core business geographic features, satellite and the data center, Robert Group.) data, clients can run their ESRI GIS aerial imagery, surface modeling and applications against their spatial survey measurements. and business data on DB2. With the help of spatial index support, spatial The server provides conversion tools queries can be run on DB2 for z/OS to migrate existing geospatial data with optimal performance, eliminating into the spatial database, and the the need to extract business data. spatial database itself not only defines how data is stored, accessed and Data storage: Innovative storage managed; but it also implements technology, open standards, excellent complex business logic such as performance, a broad portfolio of modeling spatial relationships between storage-proven software, hardware data (e.g., topologies, networks, and solutions – all backed by IBM’s and terrains); data validation (e.g., record of leadership – are a few subtypes and domains); and long reasons why clients consider IBM transactions (e.g., versioning). System Storage™ offerings to manage geodata. The ArcGIS Server spatial database For more information: © Copyright IBM Corporation 2008 is the foundation that enables an To learn more about how IBM can help IBM Corporation 1 New Orchard Road enterprise to assemble intelligent you store and manage geographic Armonk, NY 10504-17722 geographic information systems that data with ESRI solutions on DB2 for Produced in the United States can be adapted for many different z/OS, contact your IBM representative. 7-08 All Rights Reserved applications to: IBM, the IBM logo, .com, DB2, System For more about ArcGIS Server, visit: Storage, System z and z/OS are trademarks or Apply sophisticated rules and esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisserver/ registered trademarks of International Business • Machines Corporation in the United States, relationships to data other countries, or both. If these and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their first • Define advanced geometric relational For more about IBM System z, visit: occurrence in this information with a trademark models (e.g., topologies, networks) ibm.com/systems/z/ symbol (® or ™), these symbols indicate U.S. registered or common law trademarks owned by • Maintain integrity of spatial data IBM at the time this information was published. Work within a multiuser access and For information about Spatial Support Such trademarks may also be registered or • common law trademarks in other countries. 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Server includes both workgroup and solutions, visit: Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds enterprise geodata management ibm.com/systems/storage/index.html in the United States and other countries. based on the ArcGIS spatial database UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. model. Geodata services allow Other company, product, or service names may administrators to publish geographic be trademarks or service marks of others. data for extraction and replication.

Spatial analysis: ArcGIS Server offers server-based analysis and geopro- cessing. This includes vector, raster, 3D and network analytics; models, scripts and tools; desktop authoring; and synchronous processing. Spatial analysis is available with ArcGIS Server Advanced.

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