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The Arbutus technology allows any Windows application to directly connect to virtually any IBM mainframe (zSeries) or AS/400 (iSeries) legacy data, without the high cost, complexity or prolonged implementation cycle typical of legacy data access. This includes non-relational (flat) files on the mainframe, in addition to VSAM, IMS, ADABAS or DB2. Data from any of these sources can appear as a relational table in a unified database. To a Windows application, this virtual database is indistinguishable from a data warehouse.

diagram scenarios

Arbutus’ data access technology offers compelling benefits when addressing challenges in a variety of different application areas. Following is a summary of some important application areas, together with common challenges that Arbutus technology addresses.

Area	Challenge
BI (Business Intelligence)	Inexpensively access vast legacy data stores
Data Conversion	Efficiently address ad-hoc data conversions
Data Migration	Access legacy data with modern tools
Data Mining	Allow tools access to all your legacy data
DQM (Data Quality Management)	Ensure ETL transforms don’t mask data quality problems
Data Warehousing	Easily validate requirements before implementation
EII (Enterprise Information Integration)	Integrate disparate mainframe data sources
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)	Cost-effectively access mainframe legacy data
Exception Reporting	Support business logic triggers without data repositories
Query & Analysis	Support departmental information needs without data marts
Virtual Data Marts	Effectively address small data marts
Web Services	Access legacy information that is not in a data warehouse

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