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8.2.2 Designing for z/VSE: data sources and access methods
Here, the designer’s considerations typically include the following:
What data must be stored?
How will the data be accessed? This includes a choice of access method.
Are the requests ad hoc or predictable?
Will we choose VSE libraries, VSAM, or a database management system
(DBMS) such as DB2?
8.2.3 Designing for z/VSE: availability and workload requirements
For an application that will run on z/VSE, the designer must be able to answer
the following questions:
What is the quantity of data to store and access?
Is there a need to share the data?
What are the response time requirements?
What are the cost constraints ...