Equifax Eases Mainframe Processing Cycles with Clerity’s UniKix

Equifax (Atlanta) is using the UniKix rehosting software from Chicago-based Clerity Solutions to offload daily application processing cycles from an IBM System z mainframe to IBM System p servers.

Clerity, a provider of mainframe migration and modernization solutions says with its UniKix rehosting software, Equifax has capped variable mainframe processing charges on a key credit scoring application and positioned its organization to address future workload requirements.

According to Equifax, daily transaction volumes on its Risk Navigator credit scoring application ranged from 500 to 1,100 MIPS and further workload growth was expected through continued market expansion. With UniKix rehosting technology and services, Equifax established a parallel processing environment and automated procedure to offload mainframe compute cycles. UniKix software enables custom CICS, IMS, IDMS, COBOL, batch, VSAM, and related mainframe workloads to run natively on open systems. With UniKix Batch Processing Environment (UniKix BPE) software, Equifax replicated its Risk Navigator environment on open systems without impacting ongoing operations or program code.

"It was critical to implement a solution that would allow processes to continue on the mainframe while improving our cost-per-transaction rates," said Andy Cooper, VP of enterprise infrastructure and operations at Equifax, in a statement. "The strong compatibility between UniKix and mainframe technology allows us to maintain a single source code base for both platforms and offload variable processing cycles with no impact on developers or end users."