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ADABAS

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is ADABAS?

ADABAS (Adaptable Data Base System) is a high-performance, non-relational database management system (DBMS) developed by Software AG. It's known for its inverted list architecture, which allows for fast and flexible data access. ADABAS is often used in large, transaction-oriented applications requiring high throughput and reliability, particularly in mainframe environments. It excels at handling complex data structures and provides efficient search capabilities.

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What other technologies are related to ADABAS?

ADABAS Competitor Technologies

IMS & DB2 BMC Tools

IMS and DB2 are alternative database management systems. BMC provides tools for managing these databases and compete with tools used for ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 100% (53) of relevant job posts

IMS DB/DC is a hierarchical database and transaction management system from IBM that competes with ADABAS as a data management solution.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 13% (74) of relevant job posts

IDMS is a network database management system that competes with ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 5% (83) of relevant job posts

VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a file access method used on z/OS, and while ADABAS can use VSAM, it also can exist as an alternative. Classifying as competitor.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 2% (189) of relevant job posts

IMS (Information Management System) is a database management system from IBM and a direct competitor to ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 2% (217) of relevant job posts

IBM DB2 is a relational database management system and a direct competitor to ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 0% (515) of relevant job posts

Oracle Database is a relational database management system and a direct competitor to ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 0% (271) of relevant job posts

ADABAS Complementary Technologies

ASSEMBLER/COBOL/REXX

These are programming languages that can be used to interact with ADABAS, COBOL especially was used historically with ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 100% (51) of relevant job posts

CA Spool (now Broadcom Spool) can be used in mainframe environments where ADABAS is running, for print and output management.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 58% (65) of relevant job posts

JCL (Job Control Language) is used in z/OS mainframe environments to manage and execute jobs, including those that interact with ADABAS.

mentioned alongside ADABAS in 2% (562) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention ADABAS?

Job function

Jobs mentioning ADABAS

Orgs mentioning ADABAS

Engineer

0% (747) job posts

14 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (664) job posts

245 organizations

Information Technology

0% (176) job posts

24 organizations

Business Systems

0% (84) job posts

34 organizations

Database Administrator

0% (46) job posts

27 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning ADABAS?

Organization

Industry

Matching Teams

Matching People

Finance and Insurance

University of Texas at Austin

Educational Services

American Fidelity Assurance Company

Finance and Insurance

Professional Services

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