The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) used Rocket Software’s RDRS to support near real-time data integration as part of a broader move from traditional mainframe applications to modern Windows-based platforms. The project delivered mainframe data to new application environments and supported requirements for the New Payments Settlement System.
Challenge
The bank needed to deliver data in near real time from its traditional mainframe applications to modern platforms as a precursor to a wider migration. During implementation, new requirements arising from the Australian financial system also had to be accommodated. The solution needed to deliver mainframe data to SQL Server while simultaneously supplying data to an Oracle platform for external customers.
Solution
CCA Software provided technical installation, implementation and ongoing project support for RDRS. CCA worked with the bank on operational design, data reconciliation, recovery and high availability. The solution automated near real time replication from the bank’s mainframe applications to SQL Server environments, with simultaneous delivery to Oracle. CCA’s contribution also included architecture and code reviews, data engineering testing, data science model evaluation and testing, DevOps design and implementation, performance tuning, environment management and project management.
What CCA delivered
The documented implementation scope included:
- Near real time delivery of mainframe data to SQL Server environments
- Simultaneous data delivery to an Oracle platform for external customers
- Technical installation, implementation and ongoing support for Real-time Data Replication
- Operational design, data reconciliation, recovery and high availability design
Conclusion
The engagement focused on near real time replication between traditional mainframe applications and modern SQL Server and Oracle environments. CCA’s role covered the data migration technical implementation and operation design used to support the New Payments Settlement System.
