InnovizeIT was established by highly experienced executives (previously from global
companies such as: BluePhoenix Solutions, Amdocs, BMC Software) with extensive Mainframe
and Database smarts.
InnovizeIT was established with a clear mission: to improve the performance of enterprise-scale,
data-intensive applications for significant operational cost savings.
The company is comprised of a seasoned team of industry experts dedicated to implementing
low-risk, high return solutions with unsurpassed service and support for clients
worldwide.
Currently InnovizeIT sells its unique product – InnovizeIT for DB2 that supports
DB2 on Mainframe platforms. Plans are in place to expand to DB2 on open platforms
in the near future. The flagship product, InnovizeIT for DB2, represents a new paradigm
in DB2 application optimization. It was developed based on work with several Fortune
500 companies. InnovizeIT’s unique method of system and code analysis quickly identifies
performance bottlenecks, and delivers powerful insights, targeted solutions and
notable cost efficiencies. Along the way it also empowers existing staff with new
capabilities.
InnovizeIT for DB2 can provide various benefits to Mainframe customers using data-intensive
applications:
- Reduction of MIPS consumption by 20%-30%
- Improve performance, meet service levels and shrink batch windows
- Continuous performance improvements
- Improve efficiency of DBA and system teams
The bottom line is that the product returns the investment (ROI) in less than one
year!
Monitoring tools as well as DB management and performance management tools look
for load spikes, broken operational rules and missed performance targets, which
are changes in normal operation. Since many performance sinks are part of the normal
application’s operation, monitoring is blind to them. Examples include: duplicate
Indices and other index structure problems, non-matching index scan and other query
access issues, unnecessary SORT operations and other SQL mistakes.
The proactive search for troublesome issues sets InnovizeIT apart, since it can
find problems before they affect the end-users.
It is also important to note that InnovizeIT for DB2 is PC based and does not require
a mainframe installation.
InnovizeIT for DB2 integrates with commercial monitoring products resulting in a
most efficient, comprehensive and powerful performance optimization tool set. Historic
information, collected by monitors and kept in logs, can provide significant information
to support the analysis of past events and identify performance sinks over time.
These logs collect data on programs that were executed, run times, CPU usage, number
of SQLs, locking data, number of Get Pages, SQL calls actually performed, etc. InnovizeIT
for DB2 interfaces with the logs' data. This integration, between production/historic
data and InnovizeIT for DB2's integrative analysis, results in the generation of
enhanced information, and allows focusing the performance optimization activities
on the most active/popular programs and on those elements offering a potential for
higher savings. Estimating the potential savings will be done using real data and
will, therefore, be more accurate.
InnovizeIT has provided value to many customers around the globe over the years
using its Smart Optimization methodology and the InnovizeIT for DB2 solution.
InnovizeIT customers use its solutions and expertise in order to reduce the cost
of ownership of their Mainframe applications, as well as to improve the performance
of these applications. You can read some of our customer stories in our
Customer Stories page.
Yes. In addition to selling our leading product, InnovizeIT is offering services
across the performance optimization lifecycle that are complementary to its product
offering. The services offer the synergy of an unparalleled product, InnovizeIT
for DB2, combined with consulting services provided by a seasoned team comprised
of highly experienced IT professionals with proven record in performance optimization
initiatives and in-depth database-related knowledge.
The services that are offered by InnovizeIT are: Application
performance health assessment , On-going periodic
assessments and Supporting the implementation.
InnovizeIT for DB2 analyzes the whole environment and components, as opposed to
looking at specific SQL statements. It provides a complete solution to the challenge
of Dynamic SQL calls by exploring the multiple levels - the SQL level, the system
level, the logical level and the physical definitions.
Dynamic SQL calls are collected in the dynamic statement cache by DB2, and can be
kept in the DSN_STATEMENT_CACHE_TABLE. By including this table in the data downloaded
for analysis, as well as including the statements in the data downloaded in PLAN_TABLE,
the full InnovizeIT for DB2 analysis can be performed for the dynamic calls.
The combined static and dynamic SQL analysis in relation to the DB2 data structures
is a unique capability of InnovizeIT for DB2.
No, InnovizeIT for DB2 is a PC based solution and there is no need for installing
anything on the mainframe. As a result, there is no additional load on the Mainframe.
DB2 metadata, including SQL syntax and access path information, is needed to run
InnovizeIT for DB2. No business-related data is needed. Scripts for preparing the
required inputs are provided on demand and a high level of security is maintained
according to industry standards.