Case Study: VirtualZ boosts mainframe data movement and AI readiness with Progress DataDirect

VirtualZ boosts mainframe data throughput 8–10x with Progress Software

VirtualZ, a data integration company, faced performance bottlenecks and slow data movement when using its PropelZ platform to transfer petabytes of legacy mainframe data to cloud analytics and AI platforms. The custom engineering required was rigid and impacted the solution's overall AI readiness. To overcome this challenge, VirtualZ turned to Progress Software and implemented its DataDirect JDBC drivers.

By integrating Progress DataDirect, VirtualZ achieved an 8 to 10x improvement in data throughput, accelerating transfers from 500-600 to 6,000 rows per second. One customer moved terabytes of data per hour with high efficiency. The solution from Progress provided a consistent, out-of-the-box connectivity layer, allowing VirtualZ's customers to establish production-grade data pipelines quickly without custom integrations.

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