Popsink

❄️ Replicate your mission-critical legacy data into Snowflake without source load The Popsink IBM i (AS/400) DB2 connector provides agentless Change Data Capture (CDC) to replicate DB2 for i data into Snowflake with ultra-low latency. Built for enterprises running mission-critical workloads, it unlocks data stored on IBM i without impacting existing applications . By reading directly from native journals , Popsink ensures low-latency replication and guarantees transactional consistency.

Instead of relying on triggers, meta-columns, or stored procedures, the Popsink connector uses native IBM i calls and only requires enabling journaling on the source database. This makes it resource-efficient, scales to massive volumes, and won't add additional load on your system. Key Capabilities High-Speed Replication – Stream DB2 for i changes into Snowflake with sub-second latency.

Log-Based CDC – Read directly from IBM i journals with no triggers, queries, or local agents . Schema Evolution – Automatically apply column additions or modifications in Snowflake. Enterprise Reliability – Proven architecture for high-volume transactional systems.

How It Works The connector runs natively inside your Snowflake account , with no software to install on IBM i. It connects securely to DB2 for i and can backfill historical tables to initialize Snowflake. After that, Popsink reads directly from IBM i journal entries , decoding every insert, update, and delete.

Changes are streamed via Snowpipe Streaming , keeping replicated tables continuously aligned with the source system.