I am guessing that most z/OS shops which as a true database environment are most likely running Db2. There really isn't much else out there since Oracle decided not to upgrade from 10.2 on z/OS (as best as I can tell).
I have been reading up on graph databases. In particular, I've watched a few videos on Neo4j. Some of the concepts (nodes or vertices and edges or relations) seem to be similar to the old network database model, to me. But it is very interesting. What is really interesting (again to me) is that Neo4j is both open source (parts AGPL, other parts GPL) and it is written in Java. Being written in Java makes it interesting since "pure Java" code can run "for free" (no MSU usage) on a zIIP. Naturally, I have downloaded the source. But I am struggling to actually get it to compile & pass its tests on my Linux/Intel system. The build system is in Maven, which I don't know. But I was thinking that it would be quite interesting to see if Neo4j could be built and run on z/OS. So I'm curious if anyone else finds this interesting. And please forgive me for not saving this for our usual "Friday" discussions of "not really z/OS" topics. -- I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
