PropelZ for Linux: Data Movement Beyond the Mainframe
About this episode
This episode discusses PropelZ for Linux, a data movement engine that extends capabilities beyond the mainframe.
What happens when mainframe-grade data movement runs anywhere, not just on z/OS? VirtualZ Computing Co-Founder and CTO Vince Re joins Co-Founder Dustin Froyum to introduce PropelZ for Linux — the multi-platform extension of VirtualZ's no-code data movement engine — which takes the same engine proven on IBM Z and runs it anywhere Java runs. Vince Re walks through the architecture: why the core engine translates so cleanly across platforms, where the differences lie, and why they're smaller than you'd expect. He and Dustin also dig into the enterprise security capabilities that matter most — field-level filtering, data masking, SSL/TLS support, and sanitizing sensitive data before it ever reaches its target. In this episode of Skyward Data, the podcast from VirtualZ Computing: - PropelZ for Linux runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, IBM i, UNIX, and any Java-enabled environment - A 150–200% throughput improvement over existing ETL solutions, out of the box - 26,000 rows per second to cloud-based Postgres — multiple terabytes per hour - Zero-code, fully declarative setup — running in minutes to hours, not months - A cautionary tale: a financial services firm spent two years on a legacy…
People in this episode
Guests: Vince Re, Dustin Froyum
Topics covered
- data movement
- cloud integration
- enterprise data
- security capabilities
- parallel processing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: VirtualZ, IBM Z, financial services firm
Products: PropelZ, PropelZ for Linux
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