IBM Z Common Data Provider

Access your data. Leverage your mainframe. IBM® Z Common Data Provider (CDP) allows you to rapidly centralize your IBM Z operational data (140+ data sources are supported including all standard SMF records, plus systems log and applications log types like CICS®, IMS™ and more) for Splunk ingestion. Build an integrated analytics ecosystem and maximize your Splunk investment by using CDP's advanced data filtering which is optimized for efficient data compression. Collect data once and stream to multiple targets in near real time using a single out of the box solution. Use CDP to filter specific events and logs to significantly reduce your Splunk ingestion volume to reduce costs and maximize your current Splunk license. Reduce ingestion costs and save on streaming.