This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the latest IBM z platform, the IBM z14™. It includes information about the Z environment and how it helps integrate data and transactions more securely, and can infuse insight for faster and more accurate business decisions.

The z14 is a state-of-the-art data and transaction system that delivers advanced capabilities, which are vital to the digital era and the trust economy. This system includes the following functionality:

• Securing data with pervasive encryption

• Transforming a transactional platform into a data powerhouse

• Getting more out of the platform with IT Operational Analytics

• Providing resilience with key to zero downtime

• Accelerating digital transformation with agile service delivery

• Revolutionizing business processes

• Blending open source and Z technologies

This book explains how this system uses both new innovations and traditional Z strengths to satisfy growing demand for cloud, analytics, and mobile applications. With the z14 as the base, applications can run in a trusted, reliable, and secure environment that both improves operations and lessens business risk.

Chapter 1. The base of a trust economy

Chapter 2. IBM z14 hardware overview

Chapter 3. Supported features and functions

Chapter 4. Strengths of the z14 platform

Chapter 5. Operating system support