Hi Glenn,

Could you clarify the difference between CDA and GDKUTIL please.
I understand you use GDK like PGM=GDK... in a JCL step.
Is CDA something you use from a programming language, COBOL/REXX, etc. ? 

Is it fair to say that GDKUTIL helps to try out object store capabilities (by 
also sending a copy there), and then CDA for when you want to switch entirely?



On Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 at 19:09, Glenn Wilcock <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Purestorage has support of object storage. If it is configured for standard 
> S3 protocols, the following IBM z/OS components can leverage it:
> - DFSMSdss for data set and full volume backup
> - DFSMSdfp CDA (cloud data access) - no charge z/OS access method for 
> applications to write/read data directly from object storage
> - GDKUTIL - no charge IEBGENER like utility to copy data between disk/tape 
> and object storage
> - DFSMScdm (Cloud Data Manager) - One Time Charge product that copies 
> disk/tape and object storage at scale (highly parallel)
> - OAM - no charge z/OS access method for storing unstructured z/OS data 
> (PDFs, audio, images, etc)
> - ... more to come very soon
> 
> Glenn Wilcock
> z/OS DFSMS Chief Product Owner
> [email protected]
> 
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