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IBM i and z: Running the Mainframe and Freeing Its Data
Many enterprises still run their most important systems on IBM i and z. Contivos operates mainframe environments 24/7/365 through our global NOC, and moves mainframe data into modern cloud platforms in real time.
We replicate DB2 and other mainframe sources, including VSAM, with Qlik Replicate, so analytics and AI can use mainframe data without disrupting the systems that run the business.
What We Do
Mainframe operations
24/7/365 operation and support of IBM i and z environments.
DB2 replication
Continuous change data capture from DB2 on IBM i and z.
VSAM and legacy files
Integration of VSAM and other legacy data sources.
Mainframe to cloud
Mainframe data delivered into Snowflake and cloud warehouses.
Replacing legacy CDC
Moving off older change data capture tools before contracts expire.
Modernization roadmaps
Phased plans that modernize without risking the core.
Work on IBM Mainframe
Financial Services
Mainframe to Snowflake, in real time, for a US mortgage lender
IBM i
DB2 source systems
Snowflake
cloud data platform target
CDC
real-time replication with Qlik Replicate
Read the case:
The Challenge:
The lender needed to replicate DB2 data from its IBM i (iSeries) systems into Snowflake, and replace its existing change data capture tool before a hard contract expiry date.
Our Solution:
As the lender’s Qlik partner, Contivos led implementation support for the move to Qlik Replicate alongside Qlik professional services, migrating DB2 on IBM i to Snowflake with continuous change data capture.
What We Can Do Next
Where we’re taking this work, built on the same foundations.
AI on mainframe data
Assistants and models that use mainframe data without touching the mainframe.
Phased modernization
Moving workloads off the mainframe one domain at a time.
Operating views over the core
Mainframe data feeding executive Intelligent Operating Systems.