Reducing ADABAS Extraction Costs with ADASTRIP and zIIP Offload
ADASTRIP is built to extract data from ADABAS as quickly as possible for downstream processing. Most customers use it for overnight batch Natural processing, which helps reduce the impact on live ADABAS systems, or to move data to external systems for further use.
Because these extraction processes are highly CPU‑intensive, they can place a heavy load on general‑purpose processors. Offloading ADASTRIP processing to zIIP processors helps lower overall processing costs by freeing up general processors for other work. This is the core focus of the article—showing how zIIP offload delivers real efficiency and cost benefits without changing existing applications or workflows.
ADASTRIP
CCA Software’s high‑performance extraction and transformation utility—plays a central role in enabling efficient processing of ADABAS data. As data volumes grow, extraction workloads become increasingly compute‑intensive, and zIIP (IBM’s z Integrated Information Processor) provides a powerful way to reduce general‑purpose CPU consumption while maintaining high throughput. Offloading ADASTRIP’s CPU‑heavy operations to zIIP helps streamline processing without altering applications, databases, or integration pipelines.
zIIP
Is optimised for eligible workloads that can be moved off general‑purpose processors. ADASTRIP benefits substantially from this by shifting portions of decompression, normalization, and record transformation tasks to zIIP engines, reducing the corresponding consumption on general‑purpose CPUs. The document highlights that this can lead to reductions of 75% or more in CPU usage for extraction‑related activity, depending on workload makeup.
Contact CCA Software today
If your environment requires faster extraction performance, reduced CPU costs, or a clearer understanding of how ADASTRIP can benefit from zIIP offload, CCA Software is ready to help.
Get in touch too:
- Request a technical assessment of your ADASTRIP workload
- Trial a zIIP‑enabled ADASTRIP license
- Validate APF setup, JCL parameters, and version compatibility
- Explore tuning opportunities for your extraction and transformation processes
Contact CCA Software today to unlock greater efficiency and performance with ADASTRIP and zIIP technology.