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 ...
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 Provides spatial data types with
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GIS solution with
and management of spatial infor-
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 database.
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
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tion management software effectively and efficiently manage high volumes of information. Spatial Support is
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and systems integration capabilities necessary to deliver complex endto-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 many, the efficiency of one
ArcGIS Server spatial information
term applied to adapting, growing and
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
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
transaction processing, 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.
security and resiliency, System z
benefit from near linear scalability.
Energy efficiency: As energy prices 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 operating system 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
Linux® 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.
recovery. It’s much simpler to test
A Robert Frances Group study 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
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applications to: For more about ArcGIS Server, visit:
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Apply sophisticated rules and
esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisserver/
relationships to data
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Define advanced geometric relational
For more about IBM System z, visit:
models (e.g., topologies, networks)
ibm.com/systems/z/
Maintain integrity of spatial data Work within a multiuser access and
For information about Spatial Support
editing environment
for DB2 for z/OS, visit:
• Integrate spatial data with other IT databases
ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/ spatial.html
Spatial data management: ArcGIS
To learn more about IBM storage
Server includes both workgroup and
solutions, visit:
enterprise geodata management
ibm.com/systems/storage/index.html
based on the ArcGIS spatial database model. Geodata services allow administrators to publish geographic data for extraction and replication. Spatial analysis: ArcGIS Server offers server-based analysis and geoprocessing. 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.
