Keylink Software Solution Specialists

MFX for z/OS

Slash CPU time by 40% over DFSORT

Syncsort MFX for z/OS (formerly SyncSort for z/OS) is high performance mainframe data management software designed to exploit the advanced facilities of the z/OS operating system and zSeries computers. MFX for z/OS also supports the OS/390 operating system and S/390 and compatible computers. It performs between 30% and 75% faster when compared to DFSORT, and consumes 40% less CPU time.

MFX for z/OS sorts a wide variety of record types and data formats, provides record filtering, reformatting and summarisation for file and data conversion, generates reports, and minimises sorting time for large volumes of data.

MFX for z/OS improves sort performance while optimizing overall system efficiency, achieving results that are significantly superior to DFSORT - reduced total CPU time, reduced TCB CPU time, and fewer EXCPs all translate directly into improved system throughput.

 

Syncsort MFX for z/OS vs. DFSORT

With Syncsort MFX for z/OS, you can:

  • Optimize resource use
  • Exploit advanced system functions: PAV, MIDAW, and ZIIP
  • Utilize dynamic parallel processing to reduce elapsed time
  • Unload much of your resource management burden
  • Minimize your total cost of ownership (Reduces MIPS & CPU capacity investments)
  • Set optimization priorities and automatically adjust and optimize resource use
  • Handle SORTWK allocation dynamically
  • Solve “mega” sort problem without manual intervention

 

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Case Studies

Syncsort MFX at Wachovia Bank

Improves marketing response rates by 30% by speeding data warehouse processing.