Backup Optimization - Mainframe z/OS

 GFS/Stack - Automatic Multi-File

Eliminates waste in tape library resources, providing real savings, by allowing full volume occupation of any media capacity during runtime, quickly releasing thousands of tapes.  

GFS/SOM - Storage Optimization Manager

Focuses on two important tape storage requirements; optimization and migration. It allows writing to disk the files that would originally have been written into magnetic tapes and allows files to migrate to different tape storage technologies.

ASAP

Enables an efficient and automated process for critical dataset identification and application change tracking. It guarantees that all critical datasets for Disaster Recovery, and only the critical datasets, will be backed up to be used in case of contingency. 

ABARS Manager

Guarentees effectiveness and security for Backup/Recovery operations. Optimizes the contingency process for DFSMShsm/ABARS. making it more powerful, simple, easy to use and independent of location our any media.

ALL/Star

It intercepts and inventories all z/OS backups without requiring any JCL changes. It allows to quickly find and restore the datasets and their backups. The product also identifies the critical datasets that for any reason do not have a backup.