One Job, Millions of Files: Mainframe to Cloud with the PropelZ Multiplexer
How many files? Hundreds of thousands. Maybe millions.
That’s the moment a straightforward data job quietly turns into a multi-month — sometimes multi-year — undertaking. Not because moving mainframe data is hard; PropelZ already does that at 56,000 records a second. It’s because there are millions of files, and somebody has to account for every single one.
The PropelZ Multiplexer takes that off your plate. You hand it a list — tens of thousands of operations, or millions — and it runs the whole thing: firing them off in parallel up to your infrastructure’s limits, scheduling and managing its own queue, tracking every success and failure from one place, and driving it all through the z/OS automation you already trust.
Complex file-transfer coordination becomes simple, list-based automation — whether it’s a one-time migration or ongoing automation you run again and again.
If a large data move is being held up by the sheer number of files, this is the session that changes the math.
What is the PropelZ Multiplexer?
The PropelZ Multiplexer is a VirtualZ Computing capability that coordinates massive inventories of PropelZ file operations — tens of thousands to millions — turning command-by-command work into simple, list-based automation, with parallel processing, automated scheduling, and centralized status and error reporting.
What you’ll see
- The Multiplexer live — one inventory, millions of operations, a single coordinated job
- Parallel processing that runs to your infrastructure’s limits, not an artificial cap
- Automated scheduling and self-managing queues — no command-by-command work
- Centralized status and error reporting — see a failure surface and recover in real time
- Native integration with the z/OS automation tools you already run
Who should attend
Enterprise and mainframe architects, migration and modernization leads, data platform owners — anyone responsible for moving or sharing large volumes of mainframe data, whether as a one-time project or an ongoing, automated job.
In the customer’s words
“I want to coordinate massive file operations — tens of thousands to millions — without manual, command-by-command work.”
— Enterprise data & operations lead
Coordinating massive data operations with the PropelZ Multiplexer
Q. What is the PropelZ Multiplexer?
A. The PropelZ Multiplexer is a VirtualZ Computing capability that coordinates massive inventories of PropelZ file operations — tens of thousands to millions — turning command-by-command work into simple, list-based automation.
Q. How does the PropelZ Multiplexer move millions of files at once?
A. You provide the Multiplexer an inventory list of operations and it runs them in parallel up to your infrastructure’s limits, managing its own scheduling and queue so the entire dataset estate moves in a single coordinated job.
Q. Does the Multiplexer handle scheduling and error reporting?
A. The Multiplexer provides automated scheduling and queue management, plus centralized status tracking and error reporting so every success and failure across the run is visible in one place.
Q. Does the PropelZ Multiplexer work with existing z/OS automation tools?
A. Yes. The Multiplexer integrates with the z/OS automation tools an operations team already runs, so the coordinated job fits into existing scheduling and operations workflows.
Q. How fast is data movement with the PropelZ Multiplexer?
A. Data moves at PropelZ throughput — proven at 56,000 records per second, mainframe to cloud — multiplied across the estate and run to the customer’s infrastructure limits.