ITBI Solution

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LakeView – Mainframe Performance Analytics Layer

LakeView is SMT Data’s modern analytics layer built on top of  z/OS SMF Data Lake. It enables organizations to access decoded, structured SMF data in near real-time and transform it into actionable performance and capacity insights.

By combining raw SMF data with powerful visualization capabilities through Apache Superset, LakeView allows customers to perform deep performance analysis, quickly identify developing issues, and design customized dashboards tailored to their business and organizational needs.

From Raw SMF Data to Technical Insight

Unlike traditional reporting solutions that rely on pre-aggregated metrics, LakeView provides direct access to raw SMF data, including all fields and event-based records.

With LakeView, organizations can:

  • Access near real-time SMF data as it becomes available
  • Perform advanced performance and capacity analysis directly on the Data Lake
  • Drill down into specific workloads, transactions, systems, or events
  • Identify developing performance issues earlier
  • Design and build custom dashboards tailored to their business and organizational needs
  • Share interactive reports across technical and management team

Flexible Dashboards – Designed for Your Organization

Every mainframe installation is unique. LakeView empowers customers to design their own dashboards based on:

  • Business services
  • Organizational structure
  • Cost allocation models
  • Performance KPIs
  • Capacity planning requirements

A Modern Approach to Mainframe Analytics

LakeView bridges the gap between raw SMF records and strategic decision-making — helping organizations solve performance challenges faster, optimize resource usage.

The result is faster problem resolution, improved transparency, and better decision-making across the entire mainframe environment.

ITBI Solution

Essentials
Standard Reports
Data Lake
LakeView
Integrations & AI
Cost Allocation

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the purpose of ITBI™?

    ITBI transforms mainframe data into actionable insights that optimize capacity and performance. It gives you clear visibility into resource usage—revealing who is using what, when, and how much—while blending technical metrics with business dimensions to enhance cost transparency and operational decision-making. ITBI’s intuitive design, complete with report search, favorites, user administration, and a Help Universe, supports both ease of use and compliance via a cloud-based ITBI as a Service (ITBIaaS) offering.

  • What do ITBI™ Standard Reports offer?

    ITBI includes more than 500 pre‑built reports that cover capacity, performance, subsystem activity, change detection, and billing—including Tailored Fit Pricing models. Users can explore both high-level overviews and granular drill-downs. The portal supports flexible data export options, keyword search, and is backed by a rich Help Universe. Advanced users can create custom reports using the Report Builder or request them from SMT Data’s expert team.

  • What is the ITBI™ Data Lake, and how does it support analysis?

    The ITBI Data Lake is a centralized repository for SMF data, storing everything from raw files to decoded tables (following IBM naming) and MXG-style view tables (pre-selected, analysis-ready fields). It enables deep-dive analytical workflows—ideal for ad-hoc queries, event-based reporting, or complex logic not supported in standard BI reports. Analysts can use preferred tools such as SQL, SAS/MXG, Python, R, or Athena for rapid, flexible querying.

  • What benefits does ITBI™ Cost Allocation provide?

    ITBI Cost Allocation brings transparency and accountability to mainframe spending—removing the “black box” impression. It answers key questions like “who used what, when, and at what cost?” and delivers precise cost allocation across business units.

    If you are interested in learning more, our whitepaper Mainframe Cost Allocation provides a deep dive into this subject and gives you all the information you might need.