Analytics, visualizations, data preparation and self-service business intelligence for a wide variety of data sources
IBM® Db2® Query Management Facility (QMF) provides self-service business intelligence with interactive dashboards and intuitive visualizations.
QMF is a security-rich, simple-to-use business analytics and visualization tool optimized for IBM Z® data sources. It offers direct access to relational data sources such as IBM® Db2® for z/OS®, and virtualized access to traditional, non-relational sources such as Information Management Systems (IMS), Adaptable Database System (ADABAS), Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM), Integrated Database Management Systems (IDMS), System Management Facilities (SMF), and other disparate data sources including non-relational databases, flat files and web services.
It helps to ensure secure, role-based access to various resources by using the IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF®) as the foundation and supports enterprise-wide use through web, workstation and interactive system productivity facility (ISPF) interfaces.
Benefits
Surfaces actionable business insights
Conflate multiple IBM Z data sources with other structured and non-structured data sources to create enterprise-wide views.
Expands analytics to everyone
Use an intuitive user interface enabling business users to help automatically create visualizations across data sources and instantly share insights with peers.
Consolidates and reduces costs
Eliminate the need for multiple business intelligence tools tailored to different data sources and associated per-user costs. Create fast, in-place analytics for multiple users and data sources.