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IBM CICS Transaction Server

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IBM CICS Transaction Server
Score 10.0 out of 10
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IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.N/A
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IBM CICS Transaction Server
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IBM CICS Transaction Server
8.0
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1% above category average
IDE support5.00 Ratings
Security management9.00 Ratings
Administration and management9.00 Ratings
Application server performance10.00 Ratings
Installation8.00 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance7.00 Ratings
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IBM CICS Transaction Server
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User Testimonials
IBM CICS Transaction Server
Likelihood to Recommend
The strengths of CICS are certainly the scalability. The multilevel architecture of the CICS regions, security, and performance, manages to manage large volumes of transactions with efficient performances.
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Pros
  • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
  • Multiplatform connection
  • Native connection with DB2
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Cons
  • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
  • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
  • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
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IBM CICS Transaction Server product works well in conjunction with IBM Db2 and they go together very well. Both are equally scalable and reliable products to use. They both can handle very large numbers of transactions and have been around for decades and stood for times and have great experience by those who have used it.
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Return on Investment
  • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
  • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
  • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
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