IBM CICS Asynchronous API: Concurrent Processing Made Simple

Improving the response time of existing applications

This chapter walks through a scenario that shows how to use the CICS asynchronous API to improve the response time of existing applications.

In the computing world, response time is important. Markets have evolved in the digital age around value networks with responsiveness at their center. The faster you can load an app, make a stock trade, or get an answer to a search query, you are more likely to be successful at attracting users to your services over slower competition. It is increasingly ...