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Databridge ETL Solution Datasheet DATASHEET Extract and Transform MCP Host Data for Improved KEY FEATURES Client configuration tool for Analysis and Decision Support easy customization of table layout. Fast, well-informed business decisions require access to your organization’s key performance Dynamic before-and-after indicators residing on critical database systems. But the prospect of exposing those systems images (BI-AI) based on inevitably raises concerns around security, data integrity, cost, and performance. key change. 64-bit clients. For organizations using the Unisys ClearPath MCP server and its non-relational DMSII • Client-side management database, there’s an additional challenge: Most business intelligence tools support only console. relational databases. • Ability to run the client as a service or a daemon. The Only True ETL Solution for DMSII Data • Multi-threaded clients to That’s why businesses like yours are turning to Attachmate® DATABridge™. It’s the only increase processing speed. true Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) solution that securely integrates Unisys MCP DMSII • Support for Windows Server and non-DMSII data into a secondary system. 2012. • Secure automation of Unisys With DATABridge, you can easily integrate production data into a relational database or MCP data replication. another DMSII database located on an entirely different Unisys host system. And because • Seamless integration of DATABridge clients for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server support a breadth of operating both DMSII and non-DMSII environments (including Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, UNIX, data with Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and other relational AIX, SUSE Linux, and Red Hat Linux), DATABridge solutions fit seamlessly into your existing databases. infrastructure. Organizational decision making has never been more streamlined and effective. • Support for a variety of database client platforms including Windows, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, SUSE Linux, and Red Hat Linux. • Audit mirroring for real-time data recovery. • High-speed file transfer to lower the use of mainframe resources. Here, the non-relational DMSII database is replicated to a target relational database on a Windows, UNIX, or AIX server. Product Highlights On-the-Fly Integration of DMSII Data Using DATABridge to dynamically integrate DMSII data with Quick access to company data provides a definite competitive a SQL Server or Oracle database, you can provide relational edge, but access is often difficult. Furthermore, customized data that can be manipulated more easily and completely— reporting ties up MIS and uses mainframe resources that without the drawbacks of customized reporting. Unlike other could otherwise handle transaction processing. solutions that support ETL technology via separate modules, DATABridge delivers an entirely cohesive, all-in-one solution DATASHEET that allows simultaneous ETL, without the use of additional utilities. The DATABridge approach is direct and real-time, so you don’t have to create additional files that increase back-end overhead. Complete Control and Reliable Results Database administrators have complete control over what gets extracted because DATABridge provides granular filtering, both at the data source and data target. DATABridge also supports cascade filtering, so administrators can ensure that each functional group in an organization receives data entirely customized for their needs. With DATABridge, you can clone a DMSII database in its entirety, limit replication to selected datasets, or further filter down to individual records and items within specific datasets. The cloned database is refreshed at user-defined intervals. The DATABridge client-side management console provides a new user interface for ease of use. Since only changed records are replicated from the original to the destination database, updates can You control access to the replicated DMSII host data, so customers, partners, be executed more frequently, with and prospects can see selected information without compromising the host minimal host-system overhead. This system. Moreover, your host security is protected from unknown users. information can then be reported on, queried, or analyzed. Improved Application Development With DMSII Replication DATABridge also supports automatic, If you replicate MCP host data to a development platform, you can safeguard event-driven updates. Because it the transaction processing of the production system; you can also protect can read and decipher DMSII audit data integrity by letting developers access a mirror image of production data. trails, you can sync up the source Developers can further protect sensitive data by configuring DATABridge to and destination databases whenever replicate only selected portions of the database. necessary. This capability provides ideal synchronization of relational Data replication improves the application-development process by filtering and databases with DMSII end-of-day formatting DMSII data into a form that is usable by off-the-shelf applications, processing or other scheduled events, which are typically based on relational database models. Using DATABridge to so you can help ensure the integrity replicate information from a DMSII database to a relational database means of replicated data. that the data will be easier for developers to manipulate. Convenient Access Via Components to Simplify Every Task Web Browser In addition to the product highlights above, DATABridge offers these resource- Publishing MCP host data to an saving components: intranet or extranet gives users the DATABridge Audit Mirroring for real-time data recovery convenience they need. And when This component can aid in disaster recovery by mirroring audit files in the you use DATABridge to replicate background to a Windows platform or secondary MCP. You now have the ability DMSII data onto a relational to get a quicker recovery point objective for your data, in real time. database for web access, you can front-end that data with any of the web publishing tools available today. DATABridge high-speed file transfer to reduce the use of mainframe resources You can significantly minimize use of your mainframe resources when transferring files with DATABridge. The high-speed file-transfer component helps eliminate most MCP overhead to transfer text, printer, and data files. DATABridge Plus for near real-time replication of DMSII databases This component provides continuous database updates between DMSII audit file closures. DATABridge Plus unobtrusively reads the current audit file and immediately delivers updates to the relational database or replicated DMSII database. Small, periodic audit file updates eliminate uneven strains on network bandwidth. DATABridge FileXtract for non-DMSII data replication To perform effective processing and The new DATABridge client configuration tool gives you control over your cloning options via an easy- analysis, organizations need the ability to-use interface. to replicate non-DMSII information from Unisys MCP hosts. DATABridge FileXtract empowers organizations to operations before sending data on to client systems. DBE accelerates data cloning analyze file data within application and updates as a direct result of the reduction in host overhead. It processes an audit files, Communications Transaction file only once before parsing data out to multiple clients. Trails, system summary logs, and others. Replicating data to a secondary DATABridge Twin Client for host-to-host cloning of an entire DMSII database system (such as a UNIX or Windows DATABridge Twin Client replicates all of the datasets from the primary database server) means the production data and performs continuous updates to the secondary database. Because it makes an source is never impacted. With identical (vs. selective) clone of the primary database, host applications written for FileXtract you can leverage industry- the primary database can seamlessly be used on the secondary one. standard reporting tools including DATABridge DMSII Client for selective cloning Microsoft Access, Excel, and The DMSII Client performs selective cloning while making replications and updates, Crystal Reports, for effortless to create a unique secondary database different from the primary. It supports row and reporting projects. column filtering as well as the ability to reclone a structure after reorganization on the DATABridge Enterprise Server for primary database. Using this client, you can send customized data from one host to increased processing efficiency multiple hosts, potentially servicing hundreds or even thousands of end users. DATABridge Enterprise Server (DBE) significantly conserves mainframe A Modern Breakthrough in Business Decision Making resources by offloading current host DATABridge sets a new standard for enabling comprehensive, integrated data processing to a Windows Server. You analysis. By moving selected data from the host to a relational database (or multiple can install DBE on either the server databases), organizations can combine data from several external sources, perform portion of a Unisys MCP-hosted trend analysis, and generate a wide variety of reports for improved decision support. mainframe or on a separate machine With DATABridge, you can also store large amounts of historical data on a UNIX that has visibility to the mainframe or Windows system. Offloading storage of historical data means maximizing host disk units. DBE resides between the transaction processing performance. And thanks to its native architecture, DATABridge
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