IBM Z Redbooks

16 January 2026, Draft Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a broad explanation of data protection through encryption and IBM Z® pervasive encryption with a focus on IBM z/OS® data set encryption. It describes how the various hardware and software components interact in a z/OS data set encryption environment. In addition, this book concentrates on the planning and preparing of the environment and offers ...

14 January 2026, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the features and functions of the latest IBM Z® platform member, which is built with the IBM Telum® II processor: the IBM z17™ (machine type 9175). It includes details about the IBM z17 processor design, I/O innovations, security features, and supported operating systems. The IBM Z platform is known for its security, resiliency, performance, and ...

06 January 2026, Redbooks

Cyberattacks and data corruption threats continue to escalate, which makes cyber resiliency a critical component of an enterprise IT strategy. Although traditional disaster recovery (DR) focuses on physical failures, cyber resiliency addresses logical corruption that is caused by ransomware, malware, or insider threats. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM Z® Cyber Vault solution, ...

22 December 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 ...

12 December 2025, Draft Redpaper

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, organizations are seeking powerful, secure, and scalable platforms to deploy AI workloads. IBM Z®, renowned for its enterprise-grade reliability and performance, is uniquely positioned to meet this demand. This IBM Redbooks publication introduces readers to the evolving landscape of AI on IBM Z, offering a comprehensive overview ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

07 October 2025, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication presents an overview of the IBM GDPS® offerings and the roles they play in delivering a business IT resilience solution. The book begins with general concepts of business IT resilience and disaster recovery (DR), along with issues that are related to high application availability, data integrity, and performance. These topics are considered within the framework of ...

23 September 2025, Redpaper

Many of the world's transactional workloads run on the mainframe. Organizations face a critical challenge: helping ensure the availability of workloads and an infrastructure that supports essential business applications. Many enterprises report two major challenges: an overwhelming volume of data to process and too many tools with disjointed user experiences. The mainframe does not operate in ...