
Power
The IBM Power E1150 is a next-generation enterprise server designed to meet the demands of modern, data-intensive workloads with unmatched performance, security, and operational agility

Storage solutions
Explores how IBM Fusion Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) serves as a strategic enabler for the IBM watsonx platform, transforming infrastructure from a passive resource layer into an active catalyst for AI-driven enterprise innovation

IBM Z
Includes details about the IBM z17 processor design, I/O innovations, security features, and supported operating systems

Residencies
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10 December 2025, Redpaper
This Redpaper describes a high performance file and block access solution using IBM® Storage Virtualize and IBM Storage Scale to provide file access interfaces suited for diverse workloads— traditional, cloud-era, and emerging (example: SAP, web applications, genome analysis). It offers a step- by-step guide for implementation engineers to integrate IBM FlashSystem® and legacy IBM Storwize® for ...
08 December 2025, Draft Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM DS8A00 family. The book provides reference information to assist readers who need to plan for, install, and configure the DS8000 G10 systems. This edition applies to DS8000 G10 systems with Licensed Machine Code (LMC) 7.10.0 (bundle version 10.0.xxx.x), referred to as Release 10.0. The DS8000 G10 ...
05 December 2025, Redbooks
The IBM FlashSystem® grid is an innovative and efficient solution for overcoming data storage management challenges. This federated, scalable storage platform enables unified management of multiple IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize (IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC)) controllers. Its key strengths include unmatched scale-out capability and streamlined, non-disruptive management across ...
05 December 2025, Redbooks
The IBM Z time synchronization solution uses two technologies to ensure precise, consistent, and resilient timekeeping across IBM Z systems; Server Time Protocol (STP) and External Time Sources (ETS). STP is a server-wide facility that is implemented in the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) of the IBM Z® platform. It provides improved time synchronization in a sysplex or non-sysplex configuration. ETS ...
05 December 2025, Redpaper
This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage FlashSystem® 7300 solution, which is a next-generation IBM Storage FlashSystem control enclosure. It combines the performance of flash and a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)-optimized architecture with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore® technology and the rich feature set and high availability (HA) of IBM Storage ...
04 December 2025, Draft Redbooks
Cyberattacks and data corruption threats are escalating, making cyber resiliency a critical component of an enterprise IT strategy. While traditional disaster recovery focuses on physical failures, cyber resiliency addresses logical corruption caused by ransomware, malware, or insider threats. This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM Z® Cyber Vault solution—a comprehensive approach to ...
02 December 2025, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks® publication helps you install, configure, and maintain IBM z17™ (machine type 9175) systems. IBM z17 systems offer new functions that require a comprehensive understanding of the available configuration options. This book presents configuration setup scenarios and describes implementation examples in detail. This publication is intended for systems engineers, hardware ...
30 November 2025, Redpaper
The IBM DS8000® supports encryption-capable drives. They are used with key management services (local or external) to allow encryption for data-at-rest (DAR). The use of encryption technology involves several considerations that are critical for you to understand to maintain the security and accessibility of encrypted data. This edition of this IBM Redpaper publication focuses on IBM Security® ...
24 November 2025, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks® publication provides a comprehensive guide for enterprises planning to migrate their SAP workloads to IBM Power Virtual Server on IBM Cloud®. It outlines the strategic benefits of adopting PowerVS as a cloud platform for SAP, including its performance, scalability, and enterprise-grade security. The book presents a structured approach to migration, covering architectural ...
14 November 2025, Redpaper
The AI Toolkit for IBM Z and LinuxONE is a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline the development and deployment of AI models on IBM's enterprise-grade platforms. This toolkit empowers developers and data scientists to leverage the power of IBM Z and LinuxONE systems for AI workloads, offering a seamless integration with popular AI frameworks and libraries. It includes features such ...
13 November 2025, Draft Redpaper
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides an in-depth overview of the IBM Storage DS8000® Safeguarded Copy function. Safeguarded Copy enables organizations to strengthen their cyber resilience by creating frequent, immutable, point-in-time backups of critical data—minimizing operational impact while optimizing resource utilization. This paper is intended for IT security and storage architects ...
30 October 2025, Draft Redpaper
IBM Storage Insights is a cloud-based service providing essential observability for analyzing, protecting, and optimizing your storage infrastructure. It gives administrators critical metadata-derived metrics on performance, capacity, and security. To enhance operational efficiency and proactive issue resolution, this metadata can be disseminated to various ecosystem services throughout your ...
29 October 2025, Redbooks
IBM Power11 scale-out servers are designed to meet the evolving demands of modern enterprises. They offer an integrated, end-to-end infrastructure stack that delivers high performance, robust security, and operational agility. These systems support autonomous IT operations (ITOps), helping organizations reduce risk, streamline management, and accelerate innovation across hybrid and multicloud ...
29 October 2025, Redbooks
IBM® Storage Ceph delivers high-performance, scalable block storage designed to efficiently manage large data sets. This IBM Redbooks® publication offers a comprehensive examination of IBM Storage Ceph Block Storage, exploring its architecture and core components to provide readers with a deep understanding of its functionality and scalability. It highlights a wide range of practical use cases, ...
29 October 2025, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the connectivity options that are available for use within and beyond the data center for the IBM Z® family of mainframes, which includes the following systems: IBM z17™ ME1 IBM z16™ A01 IBM z16 A02 IBM z16 AGZ IBM z15® T01 IBM z15 T02 This book highlights the hardware and software components, functions, typical uses, coexistence, ...
27 October 2025, Draft Redbooks
As cyberattacks continue to increase, the cost and reputation impacts of data breaches remain a top concern across all enterprises. Even if sensitive data is encrypted and is of no use now, cybercriminals are harvesting that data because they might gain access to a quantum computer that can break classical cryptographic algorithms sometime in the future. Therefore, organizations must start ...
24 October 2025, Redpaper
Improve performance and increase throughput with Enhanced Security, Scalability, and Cost Optimization. Infosys Finacle is a widely used digital banking platform, trusted by banks across the world to modernize the way they serve their customers. Over the years, financial institutions have had to cope with rising expectations, tougher competition, and the constant demand to keep their systems ...
20 October 2025, Redbooks
IBM® Fusion HCI as a Catalyst explores how IBM Fusion Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) serves as a strategic enabler for the IBM watsonx® platform, transforming infrastructure from a passive resource layer into an active catalyst for AI-driven enterprise innovation. This Redbook provides a comprehensive roadmap for planning, deploying, and managing watsonx solutions on Fusion HCI, covering ...
15 October 2025, Draft Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks publication provides a comprehensive guide to deploying, managing, and optimizing RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS). It explores the strategic convergence of SAP’s intelligent ERP suite with IBM’s enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, offering a resilient, scalable, and high-performance platform for digital transformation. Designed for IT professionals, SAP ...
13 October 2025, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the planning, installation, and configuration of the new IBM Spectrum® Archive Enterprise Edition (EE) Version 1.3.2.2 for the IBM TS4500, IBM TS3500, IBM TS4300, and IBM TS3310 tape libraries. IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition enables the use of the LTFS for the policy management of tape as a storage tier in an IBM Spectrum Scale based ...
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