What is IMS DB in Infosys?

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What is IMS DB in Infosys?

IMS (Information Management System) is a database and transaction management system that was first introduced by IBM in 1968. In IMS DB, the data is organized into a hierarchy. The data in each level is dependent on the data in the next higher level.

What are the functions of IMS database manager?

IMS Database Manager (IMS DB) A database management system for defining database structure, organizing business data, performing queries against the data, and performing database transactions. IMS Transaction Manager (IMS TM) A message-based transaction manager for processing input and output messages.

How do I access IMS database?

In Figure 4, CICS application programs that need to access IMS DB can do so in two ways:

  1. Directly through the DRA by issuing CICS EXEC DL/I calls.
  2. Through the DRA using the IMS Java function and issuing the supported SQL calls.
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What is the scope of IMS in Infosys?

IMS stands for Infrastructure Management Services that is now renamed as CIS (Cloud Infrastructure and Services) in Infosys DC’s. There are many sub streams such as IMS-Windows, IMS-Linux, IMS-Solaris, IMS-Database, IMS-Networking etc. Basically you will have the OS, DB and Network admin kind of work in all these streams.

What is an IMS database?

An IMS database is a large, centralized collection of information comprising one or more physical files that can be accessed by the SAS/ACCESS interface to IMS. An IMS database is a hierarchical database. Information is structured in records that are subdivided into a hierarchy of related segments.

What is the difference between IMS and IVs?

IMS is basically Infrastructure management services and IVS is independent validation service. I don’t have a full proof knowledge about IMS apart from that it is related to some kind of networking. I can definitely share some insights on IVS.

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What is the best stream to join in Infosys?

No stream is good or bad in Infosys . Because at the end of the day you are going to be in some support project (Very few people get chance to do developing). I have my friends who got trained in JAVA/SAP and now they are into support or testing projects (Atleast we are going to work on what we got trained)