Primerica Boosts Productivity and Readies a New Generation of IT Mainframe Staff with CA Chorus
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that Primerica, Inc., a
leading distributor of financial products to middle income households in
North America, is using CA
Chorus™ to improve the performance of its database systems and
enable newer IT workers to use database tools effectively.
“What we are engaged in now is further optimizing our performance and
service delivery—and ensuring that new IT talent will continue to run
these IT assets as effectively as present and past generations of IT
staff have,” said David Wade, CIO, Primerica. “Testing and implementing
facile toolsets such as CA Chorus assists us in this process."
With a network of thousands of independent insurance representatives
throughout the United States and Canada selling an array of financial
products, including term life insurance and investment and saving
products, Primerica requires 24X7 processing with continuous
availability and support for its zEnterprise technology. In every
application, the company either accesses or delivers data to the
mainframe.
In 2012 the company was looking to improve DB2 for z/OS availability and
performance, because it would mean less DB2 downtime and faster
transaction time. It also needed to find a way for newer IT workers to
easily use and understand DB2 tools. Most newer workers are unfamiliar
with the mainframe’s traditional “green screen” and accustomed to more
user friendly, Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs).
As part of its retooling effort, Primerica decided to implement CA
Chorus™ Database Management for DB2, with its user friendly,
role-based workspace. "We needed to address the challenge of introducing
a new generation of IT workers to the mainframe environment and CA
Chorus delivered the GUI-oriented navigation and functionality for
system monitoring and troubleshooting that we were looking for," said
Wade.
“Companies such as Primerica want their IT workers to manage DB2
databases and other systems from a single integrated workspace," said
Michael Madden, CA Technologies general manager, Mainframe. "With CA
Chorus, instead of focusing on multiple applications, DB2 analysts are
able to use a single, intuitive dashboard and turn their full attention
to delivering superior service to their internal and external customers."
“After our proof of concept, we were convinced that the entire set of CA
Chorus disciplines might enable us to extend the life of our current
mainframe past the traditional three-year upgrade cycle. From both cost
and performance standpoints, this is significant," said Wade.
About Primerica, Inc.
Primerica, Inc., headquartered in Duluth, GA, is a leading distributor
of financial products to middle income households in North America.
Primerica representatives educate their main street clients about how to
better prepare for a more secure financial future by assessing their
needs and providing appropriate solutions through term life insurance,
which the company underwrites, and mutual funds, annuities and other
financial products, which it distributes primarily on behalf of third
parties. In addition, Primerica provides an entrepreneurial full or
part-time business opportunity for individuals seeking to earn income by
distributing the company’s financial products. Primerica insured more
than 4.3 million lives and maintained approximately 1.9 million
investment accounts on behalf of its clients at December 31, 2012.
Primerica stock is included in the S&P MidCap 400 and the Russell 2000
stock indices and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol “PRI”.
About CA Technologies
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customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile
business services. Organizations leverage CA Technologies software and
SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and
secure data and identities, from the data center to the cloud. Learn
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