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June 2022
Finding and Fixing
Inefficient
Mainframe Integrations
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Today’s Presenter: Russ Teubner
Russ Teubner
CEO and Co-founder
russ@hostbridge.com
405-533-2950
www.hostbridge.com
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
HostBridge: 20 Years of CICS Integration Expertise
Online Banking
Policy and Annuity
Management
ERP – Supply Chain
Teller / POS
Claim Processing
Payroll and
administration
Credit Approvals
Process Automation
Vendor integration
Banking
Insurance
Manufacturing/Logistics
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
How do you know if poor integration may be in the way
Ø Long user wait for data from the mainframe app
Ø Inability to scale transaction volume despite mainframe capacity/upgrades
Ø End-User Service Denials during peak periods
Mainframe Transaction
Volume
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Low Medium High
Identifying the Problem Tell tale sign of inefficient integration
Business Volumes
Ideal mainframe
utilization
Linear business growth; asymmetric CICS transaction volume growth
What’s causing the surge? Scaling the business using inefficient mainframe integrations.
Resolving Inefficient Integration
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Identify
Focus on small number of
integrations that
overconsume mainframe
resources
Evaluate
Conduct a detailed
analysis of how these
integrations consume
mainframe resources
and determine
inefficiencies.
Mitigate
Decide on the most
effective path to
resolving the source of
inefficiency, integration
by integration.
Enrich Transport Analyze
HTAC Dashboards
Insights and
Recommendations
Integration Analytics Framework
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Customers
RPA Bot
Partners
Internal Users
Web
Servers
HATS
CTG
App
Servers
HTAC CICS Exits
Gather Metadata
Enrich SMF 110’s
HostBridge HTAC Connect the dots – Identify and Evaluate
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Live Demonstration
Top 3 Causes for Poor Integration Performance
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
1
Screen scraping /
terminal emulation
based interfaces
2
Implementation
based API
integration
3
External orchestration
of mainframe requests
Typical situations What we are able to identify and evaluate
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
HATS or HATS-like solutions typically run many transactions unrelated to the
business/processing requirement.
Screen Scraping
Gateways
Screen Scraping
Clients/Macros
External
Orchestration
Screen-scraping macros and scripts can create a DOS-like attack on mainframe
apps and overconsume capacity for superficial application steps.
Orchestrating “fine-grained” apps/data from OUTSIDE the mainframe drives UP
mainframe resource utilization.
Technology-Based
APIs
APIs that expose implementation details create dependencies that inhibit
modernization objectives - and increases mainframe request volumes.
Remediation Options from HostBridge HTAC Analysis
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Application
Modernization
Refactor apps
around actual use
cases to improve
performance
Business
Process
Modify workflow
and enhance end
user training
Integration
Architecture
Optimize using
business level APIs
and microservices
with existing apps
z/OS CICS
Tuning
Fine tune for
performance and
security
Resolving Inefficient Integration
Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
Identify
Focus on small number of
integrations that
overconsume mainframe
resources
Evaluate
Conduct a detailed
analysis of how these
integrations consume
mainframe resources
and determine
inefficiencies.
Mitigate
Decide on the most
effective path to
resolving the source of
inefficiency, integration
by integration.
Join us at our next Webinar
3 Key Strategies to Resolve CICS Integration Performance Challenges
September 14th, 2022 at 1pm EST
Q&A

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Finding and Fixing Inefficient Mainframe Integrations

  • 1. June 2022 Finding and Fixing Inefficient Mainframe Integrations
  • 2. Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Today’s Presenter: Russ Teubner Russ Teubner CEO and Co-founder russ@hostbridge.com 405-533-2950 www.hostbridge.com
  • 3. Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com HostBridge: 20 Years of CICS Integration Expertise Online Banking Policy and Annuity Management ERP – Supply Chain Teller / POS Claim Processing Payroll and administration Credit Approvals Process Automation Vendor integration Banking Insurance Manufacturing/Logistics
  • 4. Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com How do you know if poor integration may be in the way Ø Long user wait for data from the mainframe app Ø Inability to scale transaction volume despite mainframe capacity/upgrades Ø End-User Service Denials during peak periods
  • 5. Mainframe Transaction Volume Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Low Medium High Identifying the Problem Tell tale sign of inefficient integration Business Volumes Ideal mainframe utilization Linear business growth; asymmetric CICS transaction volume growth What’s causing the surge? Scaling the business using inefficient mainframe integrations.
  • 6. Resolving Inefficient Integration Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Identify Focus on small number of integrations that overconsume mainframe resources Evaluate Conduct a detailed analysis of how these integrations consume mainframe resources and determine inefficiencies. Mitigate Decide on the most effective path to resolving the source of inefficiency, integration by integration.
  • 7. Enrich Transport Analyze HTAC Dashboards Insights and Recommendations Integration Analytics Framework Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Customers RPA Bot Partners Internal Users Web Servers HATS CTG App Servers HTAC CICS Exits Gather Metadata Enrich SMF 110’s
  • 8. HostBridge HTAC Connect the dots – Identify and Evaluate Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com
  • 10. Top 3 Causes for Poor Integration Performance Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com 1 Screen scraping / terminal emulation based interfaces 2 Implementation based API integration 3 External orchestration of mainframe requests
  • 11. Typical situations What we are able to identify and evaluate Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com HATS or HATS-like solutions typically run many transactions unrelated to the business/processing requirement. Screen Scraping Gateways Screen Scraping Clients/Macros External Orchestration Screen-scraping macros and scripts can create a DOS-like attack on mainframe apps and overconsume capacity for superficial application steps. Orchestrating “fine-grained” apps/data from OUTSIDE the mainframe drives UP mainframe resource utilization. Technology-Based APIs APIs that expose implementation details create dependencies that inhibit modernization objectives - and increases mainframe request volumes.
  • 12. Remediation Options from HostBridge HTAC Analysis Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Application Modernization Refactor apps around actual use cases to improve performance Business Process Modify workflow and enhance end user training Integration Architecture Optimize using business level APIs and microservices with existing apps z/OS CICS Tuning Fine tune for performance and security
  • 13. Resolving Inefficient Integration Copyright © 2021 HostBridge Technology www.hostbridge.com Identify Focus on small number of integrations that overconsume mainframe resources Evaluate Conduct a detailed analysis of how these integrations consume mainframe resources and determine inefficiencies. Mitigate Decide on the most effective path to resolving the source of inefficiency, integration by integration.
  • 14. Join us at our next Webinar 3 Key Strategies to Resolve CICS Integration Performance Challenges September 14th, 2022 at 1pm EST Q&A