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IBM CICS Transaction Server

IBM CICS Transaction Server

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What is IBM CICS Transaction Server?

IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.

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My life with CICS

10 out of 10
March 26, 2018
Incentivized
I've been using CICS for many years, from the first versions to the current ones. It is a scalable transactional system for large …
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What is IBM CICS Transaction Server?

IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.

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What is IBM CICS Transaction Server?

IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.

IBM CICS Transaction Server Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsIBM z/OS
Mobile ApplicationNo
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April 29, 2024

CICS World class transaction server

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Retail Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We still have many of our old code written using COBOL CICS that takes the data from the OnPremise system location that get sent to IBM Mainframe and need to get updated. IBM CICS Transaction Server help us update that data on the IBM Mainframe. We don't have to rewrite any of our previous logic to do these updates and we can do code reuse.
Pros and Cons
  • It helps us modernize our legacy mainframe based applications by moving the newer logic to modern platform while keeping enterprise corporate systems running
  • It works well and is stable without any issues
  • It is very secured and you rarely hear of any data breaches due to this
  • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
  • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
  • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM CICS Transaction Server is multi-decades proven transaction server which is very scalable, very secured, easy to use, has good transactional capabilities, works well all other mainframe resources such as Db2, languages on IBM mainframe, has access control capabilities in terms of who can access the transaction for read mode vs update mode, etc.
IBM CICS Transaction Server Feature Ratings
Application Servers (6)
80%
8.0
IDE support
50%
5.0
Security management
90%
9.0
Administration and management
90%
9.0
Application server performance
100%
10.0
Installation
80%
8.0
Open-source standards compliance
70%
7.0
Return on Investment
  • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
  • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
  • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
Alternatives Considered
IBM CICS Transaction Server product works well in conjunction with IBM Db2 and they go together very well. Both are equally scalable and reliable products to use. They both can handle very large numbers of transactions and have been around for decades and stood for times and have great experience by those who have used it.
Other Software Used
March 26, 2018

My life with CICS

Verified User
Manager in Other
Banking Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I've been using CICS for many years, from the first versions to the current ones. It is a scalable transactional system for large companies and also for smaller ones. It is safe, reliable, and inexpensive.
Pros and Cons
  • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
  • Multiplatform connection
  • Native connection with DB2
  • Direct internet connection
  • Social connectors
  • Speak Java not only with Websphere
Likelihood to Recommend
The strengths of CICS are certainly the scalability. The multilevel architecture of the CICS regions, security, and performance, manages to manage large volumes of transactions with efficient performances.
IBM CICS Transaction Server Feature Ratings
Application Servers (5)
84%
8.4
Security management
100%
10.0
Administration and management
100%
10.0
Application server performance
70%
7.0
Installation
100%
10.0
Open-source standards compliance
50%
5.0
Return on Investment
  • More scalability than servers
  • More reliability than servers
  • More security
Alternatives Considered
There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1.
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