IBM Z Redbooks

08 September 2026, 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 ...

27 August 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 ...

26 August 2026, Redbooks

IBM Z® platforms underpin mission-critical enterprise workloads where disruptions directly affect availability, data integrity, and business outcomes. Business continuity (BC) is achieved through designed resiliency and recovery that uses platform capabilities to contain failures, preserve service, and help ensure predictable outcomes. Resiliency sustains service during disruption by isolating ...

25 August 2026, 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 ...

29 July 2026, Draft Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the features and functions of the latest IBM Z® platform members that are built with the IBM Telum® processor: IBM z17™ ME2 and IBM z17 MER. It includes information about the IBM z17 ME2 and IBM z17 MER processor design, I/O innovations, security features, and supported operating systems. The IBM Z platform is recognized for its security, resiliency, ...

09 July 2026, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the connectivity options available for use within and beyond the data center for the IBM Z® family of mainframes, which includes the following systems: IBM z17™ ME2 IBM z17 MER 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, ...

07 July 2026, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper publication can help you quickly understand the features, functions, and connectivity options that are available with the IBM z17, IBM z16™, and IBM z15®. The intention of this publication is to compare the standard and optional features for various IBM Z® configurations.

07 July 2026, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces the newest members of the IBM Z® family: the IBM z17™ ME1, IBM z17 ME2, and IBM z17 MER. It focuses on the architectural design strengths and software ecosystem that enable organizations to address modern enterprise requirements. It also highlights how IBM z17 supports key business outcomes, including operational resilience, security, scalability, and ...

02 July 2026, Draft 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 ...

09 June 2026, 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 ...