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Test out Mainframe-to-Cloud Data Replication with a Treehouse Software Proof of Concept

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development at Treehouse Software, Inc.

 

Many Treehouse Software customers have discovered that they can save weeks, or months in their mainframe modernization initiatives by doing a Rocket Data Replicate and Sync (RDRS) Proof of Concept (POC) for Mainframe-to-Cloud data replication. Depending on the complexity of the customer’s project, an RDRS POC generally lasts as little as 10 business days after the product is installed and all connectivity is set up between the mainframe and Cloud environments. Treehouse Software provides documentation beforehand that outlines all of the requirements and agenda for the POC, and Treehouse technicians assist in downloading and installing RDRS.

During this paid POC (a portion of the payment is credited towards product purchase), the customer provides a test environment, representative subset of z/OS mainframe data, use case, timeline, and goals for the POC, and the Treehouse team mentors the customer’s technical team via remote screen sharing sessions. The application is executed on customer facilities, in a non-production environment, and a limited-scope implementation of an RDRS application is conducted to prove that the product meets the customer’s desired use case.

By the end of the POC, customers will have used RDRS to replicated mainframe data on their Cloud target, tested out product capabilities, and demonstrated a successful, repeatable data replication process, with documented results. After the POC, the customer has all the connectivity and processes in place to begin setting up the production phase of their mainframe data modernization project. The minimal cost, in terms of human resources and time, makes an RDRS POC a valuable ROI in the customer’s mainframe modernization journey.

About RDRS…

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Many Treehouse partners are recommending RDRS for Mainframe-to-Cloud modernization projects. RDRS focuses on changed data capture (CDC) when transferring information between mainframe data sources and Cloud targets. Through an innovative technology, changes occurring in any mainframe application data are tracked and captured, and then published to a variety of RDBMS and other targets.

Additionally, RDRS utilizes a Windows-based GUI Dashboard, which is ideal for non-mainframe programmers. While mainframe experts are required in the initial design/architecture phase of the POC and occasionally during implementation, the requirement for their involvement is minimal. The RDRS Dashboard acts as a single point of administration, data modeling and mapping, script generation, and monitoring. Comprehensive monitoring and logging of all data movements ensure transparency across all data exchange processes.

Once RDRS is up and running, the customer’s legacy mainframe environment can continue as long as needed, while data is replicated – in real time and bi-directionally – on the new Cloud platform. Now the enterprise can quickly take advantage of the latest Cloud services, such as analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), etc., as well as move data to a variety of highly available and secure databases and data stores.

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A Treehouse Software Proof of Concept is the low-risk approach to testing mainframe data replication on Cloud and Hybrid Cloud environments

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development / Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc.

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Many Treehouse Software customers have discovered the value of saving weeks, or months in their mainframe modernization initiatives by engaging in a Rocket Data Replicate and Sync (RDRS) Proof of Concept (POC) for Mainframe-to-Cloud data replication. Depending on the complexity of the customer’s project, an RDRS POC generally lasts as little as 10 business days after the product is installed and all connectivity is set up between the mainframe and Cloud environments.

How does it work?

  1. Treehouse Software provides documentation beforehand that outlines all of the requirements and agenda for the POC, and Treehouse technicians assist in downloading and installing RDRS.
  2. The customer provides a representative subset of z/OS or z/VSE mainframe data (e.g., Db2, Adabas, VSAM, IMS/DB, CA IDMS, CA DATACOM, etc.), use case, and goals for the POC, and the Treehouse team mentors the customer’s technical team via remote screen sharing sessions.
  3. The application is executed on customer facilities, in a non-production environment, and a limited-scope implementation of RDRS is conducted to prove that the product meets the customer’s desired use case.

By the end of the POC, customers will have replicated mainframe data on their Cloud target, tested out product capabilities, and demonstrated a successful, repeatable data replication process, with documented results. After the POC, the customer has all the connectivity and processes in place to begin setting up the production phase of their mainframe data modernization project. The minimal cost and resources makes an RDRS POC a valuable ROI in the customer’s mainframe modernization journey.

About RDRS…

Many Cloud and Systems Integration partners are recommending RDRS for mainframe data modernization projects. RDRS focuses on changed data capture (CDC) when transferring information between mainframe data sources and Cloud targets. Through an innovative technology, changes occurring in any mainframe application data are tracked and captured, and then published to a variety of RDBMS and other targets.

RDRS utilizes a Windows-based GUI Control Board, which is ideal for non-mainframe programmers. While mainframe experts are required in the design/architecture phase during the POC and occasionally during implementation, the requirement for their involvement is limited. The RDRS Control Board acts as a single point of administration, data modeling and mapping, script generation, and monitoring. Comprehensive monitoring and logging of all data movements ensure transparency across all data exchange processes.

Additionally, once RDRS is up and running, the customer’s legacy mainframe environment can continue as long as needed, while they replicate data – in real time and bi-directionally – on the new Cloud platform. Now the enterprise can quickly take advantage of the latest Cloud services, such as advanced analytics, ML/AI, etc., as well as move data to a variety of highly available and secure databases and data stores.

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Contact Treehouse Software Today…

Contact us to discuss how a Treehouse Software POC can accelerate your mainframe Cloud and hybrid Cloud data modernization journey.

3-Minute Video: Data Management and Processing with Rocket Data Replicate and Sync (formerly tcVISION)

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development and Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc.

Treehouse Software is a worldwide distributor of Rocket Data Replicate and Sync (formerly tcVISION), the leading tool for using change data capture (CDC) for synchronizing mainframe data with real-time and bi-directional data replication. This video focuses on the product’s data management and use of “staged processing” to minimize its footprint on the mainframe system…

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Contact us today for a live, online demo…

Simply fill out our Demonstration Request Form and a Treehouse representative will contact you to set up a time for your requested demonstration.

New Relationship with Rocket Software Strengthens Treehouse Software’s Enterprise Modernization Offerings

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Many have seen the announcement that Rocket Software has acquired BOS DigiTec GmbH, developer of tcVISION, which Treehouse Software markets, sells, and supports worldwide. We congratulate both companies on this exciting move to grow the product’s presence in the enterprise modernization market. Please note that Treehouse Software, Inc. was not mentioned in that announcement, because Treehouse is not part of this acquisition. However, our customers, partners, and prospects that we do business with should not be concerned and can be assured that Treehouse Software is still your source and point of contact for the tcVISION and tcACCESS products for years to come. After discussions with the Rocket Software team, we received the following statement for which we are grateful. We would like to share this statement from Rocket Software:

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Dear Treehouse Customers,

We are thrilled to share some exciting news about tcVISION and tcACCESS, the products that have become your trusted solutions for data integration. BOS DigiTec GmbH, the German developer behind tcVISION and tcACCESS, has recently entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Rocket Software, a global technology leader that develops enterprise software for some of the world’s largest companies.  

As a result of this acquisition, tcVISION will now be rebranded as Rocket Data Replicate and Sync (RDRS) and will become an essential part of Rocket Software’s portfolio of modernization products. tcVISION, now RDRS, will serve as Rocket Software’s primary solution for real-time data replication, complementing their Rocket Data Virtualization solution (RDV), which focuses on providing modern APIs to access current mainframe data in place.

While the product’s name is changing, we want to assure you that it will remain the same exceptional solution you have come to know and trust from Treehouse Software. It’s the same technology with a new name. Treehouse Software, in collaboration with Rocket Software, is committed to keeping you well-informed throughout this transition.

Here is some additional information:

  • Who is Rocket Software and what do they do? Rocket Software partners with the largest enterprises across all industries globally to address their most complex IT challenges in infrastructure, data, and applications. Trusted by over 10,000 customers, Rocket Software enables enterprises to modernize in place with a hybrid cloud strategy, avoiding the need for costly re-platforming. Rocket Software is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in the Boston area, with centers of excellence strategically located throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
  • How will the acquisition affect tcVISION’s product roadmap? RDRS, formerly tcVISION, will be integrated into Rocket Software’s portfolio of modernization products, promising enhanced scale, flexibility, and security for your organization’s existing infrastructure. Given Rocket Software’s global reach, we anticipate that product roadmaps and requests for enhancements will accelerate, and we look forward to sharing more details soon, as we prioritize listening to and addressing customer needs.
  • How will this acquisition help you? This acquisition will combine Rocket Software’s extensive mainframe portfolio and expertise with the tcVISION (RDRS) data replication capabilities, offering Treehouse Software’s customers the best of both worlds—the security and reliability of the mainframe and the advanced analytics of the cloud, all without incurring excessive business risk or expenses.  This combination allows you to keep core transaction processing workloads secure on the mainframe while benefiting from real-time data replication to the cloud, enabling the development of new applications and generative AI models simultaneously.
  • How will our customer support be affected? Your customer support experience with Treehouse Software remains unchanged and Treehouse is your point of contact for support. Rocket Software, like Treehouse Software, is dedicated to putting customers first, and your success remains our shared priority.
  • Will there be any interruptions in services during the transition? No, there will be no interruptions in services during the transition.
  • Who can I contact with questions? You can reach out to Treehouse Software team members, Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development at: jbrady@treehouse.com or Lynn McIntyre, Technical Support Leader at: lmcyntire@treehouse.com.  For sales-related questions, contact: sales@treehouse.com.
  • Where is Rocket Software located and what markets does it serve? Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, MA, USA, and operates globally with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. It serves a wide range of industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Auto Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, and Retail, among others.
  • How big is Rocket Software? Rocket Software has over 2,500 employees worldwide.

This collaboration between Treehouse Software, a mainframe systems software company since 1983, and a global technology leader like Rocket Software marks a significant milestone in our journey to provide you with even better solutions and services.

We sincerely appreciate the trust and loyalty you have shown us. If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to your contact at Treehouse Software. Your satisfaction and success remain our top priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way.

Thank you for your continued partnership with Treehouse Software, and we look forward to delivering even more value to you through this exciting new collaboration with Rocket Software.

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Conclusion from Treehouse Software…

Treehouse Software has been in business over 40 years, serving enterprise mainframe customers worldwide, and look forward to many more years of innovation and presence in this market space. Additionally, Treehouse Software has been representing tcVISION (now RDRS) for 17 years providing marketing, sales, trials, POCs, tech support, QA/testing, etc. which will continue, uninterrupted.

Please contact Treehouse Software at sales@treehouse.com with any questions. We look forward to serving you in your modernization journey!

Treehouse Software, Inc. | 2605 Nicholson Rd, Suite 1230 | Sewickley, PA 15143 | USA

T: 1-724-759-7070 | W: www.treehouse.com and www.tcvision.com

Try the no-risk approach to testing out mainframe data replication on the Cloud with a tcVISION Proof of Concept

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development / Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc.

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Many Treehouse Software customers have discovered that they can save weeks, or months in their mainframe modernization initiatives by doing a tcVISION Proof of Concept (POC) for Mainframe-to-Cloud data replication. Depending on the complexity of the customer’s project, a tcVISION POC generally lasts as little as 10 business days after the product is installed and all connectivity is set up between the mainframe and Cloud environments. Treehouse Software provides documentation beforehand that outlines all of the requirements and agenda for the POC, and Treehouse technicians assist in downloading and installing tcVISION.

The customer provides a representative subset of z/OS or z/VSE mainframe data (e.g., Db2, Adabas, VSAM, IMS/DB, CA IDMS, CA DATACOM, etc.), use case, and goals for the POC, and the Treehouse team mentors the customer’s technical team via remote screen sharing sessions. The application is executed on customer facilities, in a non-production environment, and a limited-scope implementation of a tcVISION application is conducted to prove that the product meets the customer’s desired use case.

By the end of the POC, customers will have replicated mainframe data on their Cloud target, tested out product capabilities, and demonstrated a successful, repeatable data replication process, with documented results. After the tcVISION POC, the customer has all the connectivity and processes in place to begin setting up the production phase of their mainframe data modernization project. The minimal cost, in terms of human resources and time makes a tcVISION POC a valuable ROI in the customer’s mainframe modernization journey.

A key advantage for customers is once tcVISION is up and running, their legacy mainframe environment can continue as long as needed, while they replicate data – in real time and bi-directionally – on the new Cloud platform. Now the enterprise can quickly take advantage of the latest Cloud services, such as analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), etc., as well as move data to a variety of highly available and secure databases and data stores.

About tcVISION…

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Many Cloud and Systems Integration partners are recommending tcVISION from Treehouse Software for Mainframe-to-Cloud modernization projects. tcVISION focuses on changed data capture (CDC) when transferring information between mainframe data sources and Cloud targets. Through an innovative technology, changes occurring in any mainframe application data are tracked and captured, and then published to a variety of RDBMS and other targets.

Additionally, tcVISION utilizes a Windows-based GUI Control Board, which is ideal for non-mainframe programmers. While mainframe experts are required in the design/architecture phase during the POC and occasionally during implementation, the requirement for their involvement is limited. The tcVISION Control Board acts as a single point of administration, data modeling and mapping, script generation, and monitoring. Comprehensive monitoring and logging of all data movements ensure transparency across all data exchange processes.

Further reading…

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Treehouse Software is an AWS Technology Partner and tcVISION is a Validated AWS Qualified Software. The AWS Partner Network published a blog about tcVISION, which describes how tcVISION allows legacy mainframe environments to continue, while replicating data on highly available and secure AWS targets.

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Contact Treehouse Software for a tcVISION Demo Today…

Simply fill out our tcVISION Demonstration Request Form and a Treehouse representative will be contacting you to set up a time for your requested demonstration.

Treehouse Software, Inc. helps US Foods® with their Mainframe Modernization Initiative

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development / Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc.

 

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Treehouse Software, Inc. is pleased to announce that we were chosen by US Foods for their mainframe data modernization initiatives using the tcVISION Mainframe-to-Cloud and Open Systems data replication product.  

Treehouse Software is the worldwide distributor of tcVISION, the leading tool for using change data capture (CDC) for synchronizing mainframe data with real-time and bi-directional data replication. tcVISION’s intuitive data modeling and mapping, and ease of migrating data, made it the ideal choice for helping to modernize the large mainframe environment at US Foods.  

“The entire Treehouse Software team is excited about working with US Foods to make their modernization initiatives a success!” – George Szakach, CEO and President at Treehouse Software

About US Foods

With a promise to help its customers Make It, US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 250,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 70 broadline locations and more than 80 cash and carry stores, US Foods and its 28,000 associates provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. Visit https://www.usfoods.com/  to learn more.

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Simply fill out our tcVISION Demonstration Request Form and a Treehouse representative will be contacting you to set up a time for your requested demonstration.

Treehouse Software – 40 Years and Still Moving Forward (Part 3)

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development and Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc. 

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Introduction

Many readers know that Treehouse Software has been around since 1983, serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading software products and outstanding technical support. This blog series has discussed Treehouse Software’s origins and the growth of the software company from the early 1980s up to the present.

Change is in the Air, and in the Clouds…

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Parts 1 and 2 of this series illustrated the solid beginnings of Treehouse Software in the 80’s and 90’s.  Several products were developed and introduced.  Marketing representatives were acquired in several countries around the globe.  Also, other companies with valuable products sought out Treehouse Software to sell and support their offerings.

In the late 90’s and the early 2000s, we began to experience certain customers’ needs to have Adabas data moved (migrated/copied/converted/distributed) to other database systems.  We developed the tRelational/DPS product set to analyze their Adabas data and structure, and move this data to other relational database systems (RDBMS) such as Oracle, Db2, etc.  This complicated product was our foray into the mainstream of our customers’ mainframe IT processing.  Millions of records of initial data needed to be materialized (ETL) efficiently, and a Change Data Capture (CDC) capability was imperative.  Mission accomplished.

In the early 2000s, some customers required real-time CDC.  This led to the development of DPSync, so named because it kept Adabas data in Sync with the target RDBMS; but this was limited to uni-directional replication.

Requests began coming in for bi-directional (e.g., moving data back to Adabas from Oracle).  Then it was Oracle-to-Db2.  And vice versa – and more variations.  We investigated companies purporting to do data migration from/to various database systems.  In 2007, we found a company with a product already developed and proven, that could in fact move data from/to practically all known database systems at that time.  We partnered with B.O.S. of Germany for Treehouse to do worldwide sales, marketing, support, demos, POCs, training, etc., for that impressive, growing product set, tcVISION.

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tcVISION caught on quickly with some of our existing customers of Adabas, but the significant interest commenced when the Cloud took hold.  The Cloud was not just a remote data center, or a place to archive large amounts of data, but has capabilities and features that would attract our types of customers with mainframes and terabytes of data. Enterprise cutomers needed tools that allowed them the connectivity to take advantage of Cloud-based technologies, such as highly available and scalable databases; advanced analytics and security; machine learning and artificalial intelligence; data warehouses and stores; and the list goes on.  This shaped the future direction of Treehouse Software.  More on this in the next blog.

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About Treehouse Software

Since 1983, Treehouse Software has been serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading mainframe software products and outstanding technical support. Today, Treehouse Software is a global leader in providing data replication, and integration solutions for the most complex and demanding heterogeneous environments, as well as feature-rich, accelerated-ROI offerings for information delivery, and application modernization.

Contact Treehouse Software

Treehouse Software – 40 Years and Still Moving Forward (Part 2)

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development and Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc. 

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Introduction

Many readers know that Treehouse Software has been around since 1983, serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading software products and outstanding technical support. This blog series will dig a little deeper into Treehouse Software’s origins and explore how founder and president, George Szakach blazed a trail from being a programmer and manager in the 1960s and 1970s, to creating and growing his own software company from the early 1980s up to the present.

Treehouse First Generations… 1980s – 90s

As mentioned in Part 1 of this series, George’s foundational mainframe experience from 1960 to 1975, combined with skills honed from 1975 to 1982 at Software AG, planted the seeds for the next step, building Treehouse Software. George explains:

“Treehouse Software was started during Christmas of 1982, with a consulting assignment I decided to take in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia doing ADABAS performance analysis and tuning.  In addition, I was asked to teach the customer how to use ADAMINT (which I get credit for developing from July 1975 through May 1979 – or blame, take your pick).  I thoroughly enjoyed my 10 weeks in the Kingdom, where I became a big fan of pistachio nuts. 

Treehouse Software was incorporated in mid-1984 in Sewickley, PA.  The plan then was to provide consulting and educational services to SAG sites, while developing software products related to the SAG enterprise.  The services might sell the products, and vice versa.  It worked and still works.  I started hiring help almost immediately as the demand for products and services was growing.

By the way, Sewickley is a small town near Pittsburgh where the oil, steel, coal barons of the 1800s and early 1900s had their summer homes up the hill from the river.  The 100-year-old horse-and-wagon trails and stone walls around the estates can still be seen.”

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The Sewickley Bridge spans the Ohio River between Sewickley and Moon Township, PA.

Some interesting facts about Treehouse Software, Inc.

By the end of the 20th century, Treehouse designed, developed, and released ten products, most notably:

Treehouse also marketed several additional products from companies around the world.  Most were related to ADABAS.

Other miscellaneous Treehouse happenings last century:

  • Taught classes for over 4000 students, ADABAS and Natural related, and related to Treehouse products. 
  • Partnered with 20 affiliates or marketing representatives in various countries, topping out at 14 around 1990.
  • Produced 55 issues of the popular Treetips newsletter, with a hard-copy circulation of 13,000 per issue.
  • Attended 11 Software AG conferences.
  • Presented at 90 regional and local Software AG meetings in various countries.
  • Visited affiliates, customers, and partners in at least 24 countries on all continents except Antarctica.
  • Invited to Oracle Conference in 1995, in Philadelphia, where Emilie Szakach entertained the crowd with an on-stage dance with Chubby Checker.
  • Bought four IBM mainframes for the company.
  • Hired many top notch programmers and analysts, tech writers, support personnel.
  • Along with most of the world, we awaited and prepared for the feared Y2K debacle, which didn’t happen. However, as the year 2000 approached, one of Treehouse’s most popular and most requested give-aways ever, was our Y2K desk clock…

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Cha, Cha, Cha, Changes…

Along with many new products, innovations, and memorable, contributing staff moving through the doors of the Treehouse, we’ve also had several iterations of the company logo and colors, as seen in the following graphic. Do you have a favorite?

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Coming soon… Part 3: Change is in the Air, and in the Clouds…    

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About Treehouse Software

Since 1983, Treehouse Software has been serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading mainframe software products and outstanding technical support. Today, Treehouse Software is a global leader in providing data replication, and integration solutions for the most complex and demanding heterogeneous environments, as well as feature-rich, accelerated-ROI offerings for information delivery, and application modernization.

Contact Treehouse Software

Government and Infrastructure Customers are Looking to Modernize Their Crucial Mainframe Data on Highly Available, Scalable, and Secure Cloud Databases

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development / Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc.

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Everyone has seen the recent headlines about how aging and outdated technology nearly crippled the airline industry. As a result, modernizing and securing information systems has taken center stage and top priority again. Even before the airline IT disaster, the COVID-19 crisis was a critical event that forced modernization to become a strategic imperative for government, supply chain, healthcare, utilities/energy, financial, and defense industries. All of these sectors have critical data residing on a variety of long-standing mainframe databases (often still updated by COBOL applications), including Db2, VSAM, IMS/DB, Adabas, IDMS, Datacom, and sequential files. Unlocking the value of this important data can be difficult, because the data is often utilized by numerous interlinked and dependent programs that have been in place for decades.

“The Federal Aviation Administration’s 30-year-old hazard-notification system recently had its first crash ever to cause a nationwide grounding of flights. The incident is focusing a bright light on the outdated federal computer systems that, IT experts say, are increasingly vulnerable to failure and cyberattack.” – Source: Christian Science Monitor Daily

Read the entire article here: Bringing US up to code: How outdated software has become a safety issue

As a result of this renewed push to modernize IT systems, Treehouse Software has been seeing a significant increase in requests from Cloud platform partners, government agencies, and other infrastructure customers to evaluate modernization solutions that replicate data, in real time, on highly available and secure Cloud-based databases, data warehouses, etc.. Fortunately, Treehouse has the deep mainframe expertise and software tools to help. 

Since 1983, Treehouse Software has been working with many of these enterprises with mainframes in the areas of data migration, security, control, auditing, performance enhancement, etc.. Treehouse has also expanded its capabilities to focus on new requirements for modernizing legacy mainframe databases on various Cloud and open systems platforms with the tcVISION mainframe data replication product.  tcVISION is the primary tool  in Treehouse Software’s “data-first” approach, whereby immediate data replication to the Cloud helps customers get on the fast track to meeting spikes in demand for vital information, especially in times of crisis.

Some examples of popular Cloud databases supported by tcVISION are Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server, and Azure SQL-Database. A complete list of data sources and targets that are supported by tcVISION can be found here.

Replicating mainframe data on the Cloud can happen within days during a tcVISION Proof of Concept (POC)…

After setup and installation, a tcVISION POC is approximately 10 business days, with the customer providing a small subset of data and use case for the POC. A Treehouse Software technician will assist in downloading and installing tcVISION and conducting a limited-scope implementation of a tcVISION application. This application uses a small subset of customer data and executes on customer facilities, usually in a non-production environment. A document is provided beforehand for the customer to fill out their requirements, use cases, and agenda for the POC.

By the end of the 10-day POC, customers can replicate and test mainframe data on their Cloud target database.  It can happen that fast!

Further Reading…

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Treehouse Software and AWS published a blog about tcVISION’s Mainframe-to-AWS data replication capabilities:

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/real-time-mainframe-data-replication-to-aws-with-tcvision-from-treehouse-software/

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Treehouse Software and Confluent recently co-authored a blog on modernizing on Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments:

https://www.confluent.io/blog/modern-data-management-for-hybrid-and-multi-cloud-architectures/

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Contact Treehouse Software for a tcVISION Demo Today…

Simply fill out our tcVISION Demonstration Request Form and a Treehouse representative will be contacting you to set up a time for your requested demonstration.

Treehouse Software – 40 Years and Still Moving Forward (Part 1)

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by Joseph Brady, Director of Business Development and Cloud Alliance Leader at Treehouse Software, Inc. 

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Introduction

Many readers know that Treehouse Software has been around since 1983, serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading software products and outstanding technical support. However, this blog series will dig a little deeper into Treehouse Software’s origins and explore how founder and president, George Szakach blazed a trail from being a systems programmer in the early 60s, to creating and growing his own software company from the early 80s up to the present.

The beginnings… 1960’s.  Moon Landing, Flower Power, the Righteous Brothers, and Punched Cards

George is a Vietnam-era veteran and started working with mainframes in 1960 while in the Army. 

After programming school in Fort Monmouth, NJ, George was assigned to Fort Huachuca, Arizona where he wrote army related applications on the IBM 709.

Before leaving the army in 1963, George had many job offers.  Three years of programming experience was unheard-of back then, so his skillset was very valuable.  He was even offered a job by the president of Informatics, working in Houston at the NASA Johnson Space Center to “put a man on the moon.”  He declined.

Throughout the rest of the 60s, George worked at Burroughs, Univac, and Leasco. During the 70s through 1982, George worked for Ocean Data Systems, Data General, Optical Recognition Systems, Software AG (his longest stint – 7 years), and Superior Oil.

Punched card…

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IBM 709 Computer System…

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George’s archeological finds from his time at Univac…

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With all of this foundational mainframe experience combined with his skills honed at Software AG, the seeds were planted for George’s future: take those roots, move to the trees, and build a house… 

Coming soon… Part 2: Treehouse Software’s first generations.    

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About Treehouse Software

Since 1983, Treehouse Software has been serving enterprises worldwide with industry-leading mainframe software products and outstanding technical support. Today, Treehouse Software is a global leader in providing data replication, and integration solutions for the most complex and demanding heterogeneous environments, as well as feature-rich, accelerated-ROI offerings for information delivery, and application modernization.

Contact Treehouse Software