WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

Combines the industry leading SOA runtime and z/OS to deliver superior customer value

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Overview

WebSphere Application Server provides the availability and security your business depends on while optimizing cost.

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS is the ideal infrastructure to deliver on business objectives and contain or even reduce costs for business critical applications utilizing the full capabilities of the z/OS.

Leverages the z/OS qualities of service to achieve optimized performance and continuous availability for mission-critical applications
Realizes SOA hub capabilities with minimal hardware to eliminate expensive communications and networking hardware
Brings fastest ROI with reduced risk to business through bidirectional connectivity through reuse of existing Java assets in IT Infrastructure
Promotes compelling value proposition of composite application and mission critical workloads on System z
Facilitates quick adoption of SOA for Enterprise modernization through tighter integration of new workloads
Lowers the cost of security compliance and governance through improved audit, access management and integration with other subsystems on System z
Increases availability through enhancements for WebSphere Optimized Local Adapters resource adapter to failover scenarios
Delives high availability enhancements for resources and request routing by matching failure notification codes with response actions
Improves performance through z196 hardware exploitation
Improves consumability with a more unified installation
Enhances system utilization by providing granular control over application server configuration parameters for application consolidation

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