IBM z15 (8561) Technical Guide
IBM Z

Redbooks, published 17 Jan 2020, last updated 17 Jan 2020

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the features and functions the latest member of the IBM Z® platform, the IBM z15™ (machine type 8561). It includes information about the IBM z15 processor design, I/O innovations, security features, and supported operating systems. The z15 is a state-of-the-art data and transaction system that delivers advanced capabilities, which are vital to any digital transformation. The z15 is designed for enhanced modularity, which is in an industry standard footprint. This system excels at the following tasks:

• Making use of multicloud ... [more]

IBM DS8900F Product Guide
Disk storage

Product Guide, published 16 Jan 2020

Built on over 50 years of Enterprise storage expertise, the IBM® DS8000® series is the flagship of disk storage systems within the IBM System Storage™ portfolio. As of September 2019, the DS8900F is the latest addition and offers two new classes:

• DS8910F: Flexibility Class all-flash
• DS8950F: Agility Class all-flash

Accelerating Modernization with Agile Integration
Cloud

Draft Redbooks, last updated 15 Jan 2020

The organization pursuing digital transformation must embrace new ways to use and deploy integration technologies, so they can move quickly in a manner appropriate to the goals of multicloud, decentralization and microservices. The application integration layer must transform to allow organizations to move boldly in building new customer experiences, rather than forcing models for architecture and development that pull away from maximizing the organization's productivity. Many organizations have started embracing agile application techniques such as microservice architecture and are now ... [more]

IBM DS8000 Encryption for data at rest, Transparent Cloud Tiering and Endpoint Security (DS8000 Release 9.0)
Flash storage

Draft Redpaper, last updated 14 Jan 2020

-update for Release 9.0 - IBM experts recognize the need for data protection, both from hardware or software failures, and also from physical relocation of hardware, theft, and retasking of existing hardware. The IBM DS8000 family supports encryption-capable hard disk drives (HDDs) and flash drives. These Full Disk Encryption (FDE) drive sets are used with key management services that are provided by IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager software or Gemalto SafeNet KeySecure to allow encryption for data at rest . Use of encryption technology involves several considerations that are critical for ... [more]

IBM Fibre Channel Endpoint Security for IBM DS8900F and IBM Z
Storage Solutions

Draft Redbooks, last updated 14 Jan 2020

This IBM® Redbooks® publication will help you install, configure, and use the new IBM Fibre Channel Endpoint Security function. The focus of this publication is about securing the connection between an IBM DS8900F and the IBM z15. The solution is delivered with two levels of link security supported: support for link authentication on Fibre Channel links and support for link encryption of data in flight (which also includes link authentication). This solution is targeted for clients needing to adhere to Payment Card Industry (PCI) or other emerging data security standards, and ... [more]