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Mitigating cross-platform risk with IBM System z Solution Edition for Security Last updated, November 2009 This white paper describes the security risks and challenges in today's cross-platform computing environments and explains how IBM System z Solution Edition for Security and related IBM offerings and third-party products can help address them.	View PDF ( 137 KB )
Deploy CICS data Atom feeds into your mashups in minutes Last updated, September 2009 This white paper describes how IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 makes CICS data available as Atom feeds that can be used in the development of composite mashups and other rich Internet applications. It also describes the IBM resources available for creating mashups.	View PDF ( 651 KB )
Advantages of a Dynamic Infrastructure: A Closer Look at Private Cloud TCO Last updated, September 2009 This paper examines the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for a dynamic infrastructure built around private cloud services and compares it to public cloud alternatives as well as conventional one-application-perdistributed server models.	View PDF ( 236 KB )
Expecting the unexpected: How to manage high peak workloads and maintain your service level agreements Last updated, September 2009 This white paper describes the dynamic workload management and operational capabilities of the CICSPlex System Manager component of IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, including features for enabling highly available applications that can cope with fluctuations in demand.	View PDF ( 612 KB )
WebSphere on IBM System z 64-bit/31-bit Studies with J2EE Workloads Last updated, September 2009 This study measures performance and throughput for the WebSphere® Application Server (both 64-bit and 31-bit) on Linux® for IBM System z with Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) workloads.	View PDF ( 1.2 MB )
IBM System z10 FICON Express Channel Performance Version 1 Last updated, August 2009 For detailed information on High Performance FICON on System z (zHPF) using the FICON Express4 and FICON Express2 on System z10 to provide optimization for OLTP workloads.	View PDF ( 192 KB )
Maximizing system performance with compilers for IBM System z Last updated, April 2009 This paper discusses the features and benefits of IBM's C/C++, COBOL and PL/I compiler products for the IBM z/OS platform. These flexible tools provide portability and reliability and enable organizations to modernize legacy applications and maximize application performance.	View PDF ( 160 KB )
IBM System z10 Business Class Performance of Cryptographic Operations Last updated, April 2009 The best way to secure information is to encrypt it. Encryption is a vital part of today's business processes and information systems. IBM mainframe systems have long been designed with the need for encryption in mind.	View PDF ( 76 KB )
Information as a service: A smarter way to SOA success Last updated, April 2009 This white paper discusses the importance of information as a valuable organizational asset and describes the IBM approach to incorporating SOA on the IBM System z platform as a means of preparing and packaging data for continual reuse as an enterprise-wide service.	View PDF ( 728 KB )
Smarter Enterprise Modernization with Rational Developer for System z and Problem Determination Tools for z/OS: Proof points in enterprise application development solutions Last updated, April 2009 This white paper discusses the challenges developers face in today's resource constrained development environments, and shows how modernizing existing applications with IBM Rational Developer for System z and IBM Problem Determination Tools can yield significant benefits.	View PDF ( 479 KB )
How to - Share a WebSphere Application Server V7 installation among many Linux for IBM System z systems Last updated, March 2009 This document describes a process that enables you to share one installation of WebSphere Application Server among many Linux guests running under z/VM. This is an update to the previous versions of this document, which covered WebSphere v6.x.	View PDF ( 97 KB )
Scorpion - The Third Generation; An Updated Method of Analyzing and Optimizing Corporate IT Systems' Infrastructures Last updated, February 2009 This white paper is the third generation of a review on IT systems rationalization. The first version of this paper was originally released in June, 2000, (Scorpion - Simplifying the Corporate IT Infrastructure; Publication GF22-5168) and subsequently revised in January, 2003.	View PDF ( 288 KB )
Managing 21st Century Business and Technology Innovation: The Role of System z in the New Enterprise Data Center for Financial Institutions Last updated, February 2009 The economic downturn, growing IT complexity, environmental constraints, quest for business agility all contribute to the need for data center transformation. This paper explains how the IBM System z mainframe can help as financial services organizations transform their data centers.	View PDF ( 538 KB )
IBM System z10 I/O and High Performance FICON for System z Channel Performance Last updated, January 2009 For detailed information on High Performance FICON on System z (zHPF) using the FICON Express4 and FICON Express2 on System z10 to provide optimization for OLTP workloads, consult http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/connectivity/.	View PDF ( 249 KB )
High Performance FICON for System z - Technical summary for customer planning Last updated, January 2009 High Performance FICON for System z (zHPF) technical summary for customer planning. This document is an overview of zHPF, giving the reader an understanding of the significance of the enhancements to the z/Architecture and FICON interface architecture.	View PDF ( 246 KB )
Coupling Facility Configuration Options Last updated, October 2008 In this paper, we will examine the various Coupling Facility technology alternatives from several perspectives. We will compare the characteristics of each CF option in terms of function, inherent availability, performance and value.	View PDF ( 399 KB )
Managing 21st Century Business and Technology Innovation: Reduce Operational Risk, Enable Compliance, Protect Privacy with IBM System z Last updated, April 2008 This white paper explores the risk management and compliance challenges facing banks today and highlights how IBM and System z; improves the alignment of IT and the business, increases business resilience, and enhances security and privacy capabilities.	View PDF ( 2 MB )
Managing 21st Century business and technology innovation: System z - An enabler for best-of-breed payment platforms Last updated, February 2008 The payments industry is facing competitive pressures, regulatory burdens and increased customer entitlements. Experience how IBM solutions and technology can help financial institutions succeed in the face of these increasingly difficult market conditions.	View PDF ( 246 KB )
Parallel Sysplex Cluster Technology Last updated, July 2007 This 19 page document describes at a high level Parallel Sysplex clustering technology and business value.	View PDF ( 91 KB )
High Availability Architectures For Linux on IBM System z Last updated, April 2006 This paper combines the IBM System z New Technology Center, the eServer High Availability Center of Competence, and Linux on System z Integration Test to produce a set of reference architectures that provide High Availability for applications running on Linux for System z.	View PDF ( 345 KB )
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