Relational Database Management Systems
The NIH Data Center provides comprehensive backup and recovery services and an excellent security environment for Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server. A wide range of application languages and interfaces are supported. Client/server and Web access are supported to Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server.
Oracle RDBMS
- An Oracle Hosting Service is supported on the EOS (Unix) systems.
- Oracle’s Transparent Gateway to DB2 can be used to access DB2 data via oracle-specific SQL as well a join Oracle and DB2 data.
DB2 Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
- Supported on the NIH Data Center’s Titan (mainframe system)
Microsoft SQL Server Facilities
Using Titan as an Oracle Client (login required)
Other Database Services
IMS
- IMS (Information Management System) is a Transaction Management (TM) and Database/Data Communication (DB/DC) facility that supports user-written batch processing and teleprocessing applications. IMS/MVS user application programs may be written in Assembler Language, COBOL or PL/I.
Model 204
- Model 204 is a database management system in which access structures, programs, and data are stored together. Model 204 uses its own fourth generation language to provide a high degree of flexibility that lends itself to prototyping. Model 204 also provides interfaces to standard programming languages and supports both hierarchical and network relationships.
- Execute Model 204 Procedures (login required)
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
- CICS is a transaction processing system that supports a wide variety of environments. CICS, used with COBOL applications, supports a large number of users and high levels of transaction processing. As a telecommunications processor for database management systems, CICS provides support for large numbers of concurrent users accessing database applications from a variety of desktop communication devices.
For information on these database services, contact the NIH Help Desk at 301-496-4357.
