10 Reasons to Like Arbutus

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You have questions you want answered. Arbutus Data Tools offers the shortest route to the answers in your data.

Arbutus Data Tools is a Windows-based data analysis and conversion tool that financial management, business analysts and fraud investigators use to access and analyze server or mainframe data. 

With Data Tools, data from different platforms or sources can appear in virtual columns in a single file, giving users real-time access to mainframe data from their Windows computers or web apps.

Familiar Spreadsheet Interface

Data Tools uses a familiar spreadsheet interface to browse, analyze or report on data from different sources, making it appear as though the data were already in a data warehouse. Data Tools provides read-only access of unlimited file sizes, making it the secure, obvious choice for any organization needing easy, reliable access to mainframe data.

Data Tools' interface provides numerous pre-built analytics for sophisticated data analysis without any reliance on IT personnel. Depending on your requirements, the analysis can be done interactively, or set up to run in an automated environment.

Unlike traditional Windows data manipulation software, such as Access or Excel, the Data Tools user interface is specially designed to directly access legacy data.

Does your organization have data that is difficult, costly or time-consuming to access?

Data Access Made Easy

• Access virtually any data in your organization, from modern relational databases to old, complex mainframe-based legacy data files without ETL, data staging, or extra infrastructure
  • Case study: Arbutus solves data access challenges for a public utility with a massive, complex mainframe file
• Legacy data sources can be easily combined with other databases to create a unified view of the data you need
• DB2, IMS, VSAM, ISAM, sequential (QSAM) flat files, and AS/400 data may all be integrated into Arbutus Data Tools
• Full range of tools that supports the implementation of business rules into data definitions

Powerful Data Analysis

• Windows interface and familiar spreadsheet appearance facilitates straightforward data analysis, regardless of data format or source
• Unlimited file sizes
• Virtual columns allow any computations or business rules to appear as a column, even when accessing legacy data
• Powerful data analysis and manipulation commands support even the most advanced tasks
• Advanced Data Processing and definition capabilities extend the value that can be realized from the legacy data sources

Data Security with Minimal IT or Administrator Intervention

• Administrators can centrally control access, setup and data definitions for end-users
• Your data is secure, as Data Tools provides strictly “read only” access
• No programming required for many types of reporting and analysis
• Data Definition Wizard guides you through metadata creation
• Automated metadata conversion allows rapid data definition in most cases
• Complete semantic layer allows customization of the table and column names
• The optional Arbutus language is specifically designed for analyzing data, meaning sophisticated applications can be developed in a short period of time, using minimal lines of code

What's New: Data Tools Version 5.4 - Available Soon!

Data Tools Interface - Screenshots of the Software

Data Analysis Commands in Arbutus

 Advanced Capabilities in Arbutus

 Data Definition Wizard

 Procedures Add Automation to Data Tools