Converting to a database system is a major decision. It affects business flexibility, costs and efficiency. Many customers have already recognized the advantages that DB2 database offers over keeping the enterprise data in heterogenous database systems, but have deferred conversion as this means a large effort.

However take a minute to see the problems you have with these pre relational databases

• High licensing costs for IMS , IDMS , Model 204 or Adabas databases
• High DBA costs on non DB2 databases
• Support withdrawn by Third party vendors on their packages which have data in their ‘native’ format or pre relational data mostly VSAM.

Now see the advantages you enjoy once data is in DB2

• Data in relational tables are easy to understand.
• Data in DB2 is globally accessible. We can run Online and Batch concurrently.
• Reduced Maintenance costs.
• Programmers spend less time understanding code, resulting in increased productivity.
• Data access is by a common language called SQL, which is an international standard.
• Therefore, conversion to DB2 is a move to 'Open' standards.
• Flexible, automated, copy management of data.
• Application development tools.
• End user access tools and all of data access middleware.
• Distributed DBMS management.
• DB2 is the IBM’s strategic database for future Web Services & SOA eco systems
• Consolidation to single database results in
• Benefits of aggregation, economies of scale
• De risk dependence of high cost resources (IDMS, IMS & VSAM administrators)

Our Solution

A DBMS conversion can sound simple -just collect all the programs and change the DBMS calls from the old data language to SQL calls to DB2 ? The programs and especially the data are the lifeblood of the business and any changes must be therefore carefully planned to address different issues & options that must be considered.



Hexaware has evolved its proprietary framework to help you migrate your legacy data sources to DB2 and reap benefits of a unified Database system. Our team of seasoned migration specialists will help you to identify the right strategy, right tools and the right process for your organization, as you consolidate your heterogenous data sources.