CA Compress Data Compression


Other Names:

CA Compress
SAMS:Compress
Shrink/MVS

Categories:

Compression + Files and Datasets

Status:

 Supported

Vendor:

Broadcom

Previous Vendors:

Informatics -> Sterling Software -> CA Technologies

Platforms:

z/OS  

Short Description:

Dataset compression software
 

Detail:

Compresses datasets on disk. Automatically compresses the dataset transparent to applications and tasks accessing these datasets. Similarly automatically uncompresses the data when the datasets are read. Reduces disk usage at the expense of increased CPU usage.

First developed by Bill Becker of Ironwood Software in 1969. Acquired by Broadcom from its acquisition of CA Technologies in 2018.


Entry last updated: 07-Feb-2023

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