Don’t get ready to say “bon voyage!” to batch just yet. For many large companies, the big problem remains of how to deal with a decreasing “batch window,” while the MIPS dedicated to batch is increasing at an alarming rate and leading to batch overrun.
By examining the program from a parallel perspective, application processing time can be cut down. And depending on your needs, either parallel I/O-bound applications or parallel CPU-bound applications may be the solution.
This discussion focuses on the need to continue running a production Sysplex while testing is being performed, as well as what’s new and what’s possible in the field.