Application programming interfaces (API) act as the digital glue that links services, applications, and systems together to create compelling customer experiences. Using APIs you can create interfaces between back-end systems and applications that can help you bring new digital services to market, open revenue channels, and exceed customer expectations.

IBM® API Connect is an API management solution from IBM that offers capabilities to create,

Application programming interfaces (API) act as the digital glue that links services, applications, and systems together to create compelling customer experiences. Using APIs you can create interfaces between back-end systems and applications that can help you bring new digital services to market, open revenue channels, and exceed customer expectations.  IBM® API Connect is an API management ...

Getting Started with IBM API Connect: Concepts and Architecture Guide

IBM® API Connect is an API management solution from IBM that offers capabilities to create, run, manage, and secure APIs and microservices. By using these capabilities, the full lifecycle of APIs for on-premises and cloud environments can be managed.

This IBM Redpaper™ publication describes practical scenarios that show the API Connect capabilities for managing the full API life cycle, creating, running, securing, and managing the APIs. This R

IBM® API Connect is an API management solution from IBM that offers capabilities to create, run, manage, and secure APIs and microservices. By using these capabilities, the full lifecycle of APIs for on-premises and cloud environments can be managed.  This IBM Redpaper™ publication describes practical scenarios that show the API Connect capabilities for managing the full API life cycle, ...

Getting Started with IBM API Connect: Scenarios Guide

The API Economy is the commercial exchange of business functions, capabilities, or competencies as services using web application programming interfaces (APIs). APIs drive the digital economy and companies that do not embrace the API economy will be left behind.

The API Economy is key to accelerating value, improving business performance, and extending your business services and goods to the widest possible audience. Making sure your company i

The API Economy is the commercial exchange of business functions, capabilities, or competencies as services using web application programming interfaces (APIs). APIs drive the digital economy and companies that do not embrace the API economy will be left behind.  The API Economy is key to accelerating value, improving business performance, and extending your business services and goods to the ...

The Power of the API Economy:  Stimulate Innovation, Increase Productivity,  Develop New Channels, and Reach New Markets

This IBM® Redbooks® publication can help you develop content and process management applications with IBM FileNet® APIs. The IBM FileNet P8 suite of products contains a set of robust APIs that range from core platform APIs to supporting application APIs. This book focuses specifically on Content Engine and Process Engine APIs.

Content Engine API topics that we discuss include creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting objects; querying and v

This IBM® Redbooks® publication can help you develop content and process management applications with IBM FileNet® APIs. The IBM FileNet P8 suite of products contains a set of robust APIs that range from core platform APIs to supporting application APIs. This book focuses specifically on Content Engine and Process Engine APIs.  Content Engine API topics that we discuss include creating, ...

Developing Applications with IBM FileNet P8 APIs

This IBM® Redbooks® publication covers the background and implementation of the IBM CICS® asynchronous API, which is a simple, accessible API that is designed to enable CICS application developers to create efficient asynchronous programs in all CICS-supported languages. Using the API, application developers can eliminate the overhead that is involved in coding and managing homegrown asynchronous solutions, instead using a set of CICS-supported A

This IBM® Redbooks® publication covers the background and implementation of the IBM CICS® asynchronous API, which is a simple, accessible API that is designed to enable CICS application developers to create efficient asynchronous programs in all CICS-supported languages. Using the API, application developers can eliminate the overhead that is involved in coding and managing homegrown asynchronous ...

IBM CICS Asynchronous API: Concurrent Processing Made Simple

This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses practical uses of the IBM CICS asynchronous API capability. It describes the methodology, design and thought process used by a large client, Walmart, and the considerations of the choices made. The Redbooks publication provides real life examples and application patterns that benefit from the performance and scalability offered by the new API. 
The book discusses the homegrown methodology used by Walmart

This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses practical uses of the IBM CICS asynchronous API capability. It describes the methodology, design and thought process used by a large client, Walmart, and the considerations of the choices made. The Redbooks publication provides real life examples and application patterns that benefit from the performance and scalability offered by the new API.  The book ...

Walmart and the CICS Asynchronous API: An Adoption Experience

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a simple stateless architecture that uses existing web technology and protocols, essentially Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). 

In the last few years, REST has emerged as a predominant web service design model. It is a simpler alternative to SOAP. The RESTful application programming interface (API) establishes a mapping between create, read, update, and delete operations and the corresponding POST, G

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a simple stateless architecture that uses existing web technology and protocols, essentially Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).   In the last few years, REST has emerged as a predominant web service design model. It is a simpler alternative to SOAP. The RESTful application programming interface (API) establishes a mapping between create, read, update, ...

Exploring RESTful API Support with XIV

Digital channels are the primary way to start consumer and business engagements by providing accessibility to a global audience and a cost-effective means to conduct business. In recent years, mobile devices became the preferred way in which consumers, business partners, and employees interact with companies and each other. The of mobile users sets the expectation that information is at their fingertips whenever they require it. Increasingly, thi

Digital channels are the primary way to start consumer and business engagements by providing accessibility to a global audience and a cost-effective means to conduct business. In recent years, mobile devices became the preferred way in which consumers, business partners, and employees interact with companies and each other. The of mobile users sets the expectation that information is at their ...

IBM z Systems: The Heart of the Mobile and API Economy

This video series we follow the experience of the Walmart delivery team as they embrace asynchronous processing patterns in enterprise-grade applications. The series describes the methodology, design and thought process used by Walmart and the considerations of the choices made. By using IBM CICS asynchronous API, Walmart enhanced a complex search capability to achieve large scale transactions in minimal time. This video series is a companion to 

This video series we follow the experience of the Walmart delivery team as they embrace asynchronous processing patterns in enterprise-grade applications. The series describes the methodology, design and thought process used by Walmart and the considerations of the choices made. By using IBM CICS asynchronous API, Walmart enhanced a complex search capability to achieve large scale transactions in ...

This IBM®  Redpaper describes the z/VM®  Systems Management Application Programming Interface (API), a programming interface to manage many aspects of a z/VM system. The interface is based on the Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call (ONC/RPC) protocol, a platform-independent and language-neutral protocol for remote procedure execution defined in RFC1831. 

ONC/RPC offers programmers the freedom to choose many supported platforms and lan

This IBM®  Redpaper describes the z/VM®  Systems Management Application Programming Interface (API), a programming interface to manage many aspects of a z/VM system. The interface is based on the Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call (ONC/RPC) protocol, a platform-independent and language-neutral protocol for remote procedure execution defined in RFC1831.   ONC/RPC offers programmers the ...

Systems Management APIs for z/VM

The API Economy is changing the way we think about building applications (apps) and how business value is created. Several technology trends and digital economic trends (for example, the App Economy, Sharing Economy, and API Economy) are converging with industry, creating new opportunities for innovation and customer value:
[<ul>]
[<li>]Industry-specific API ecosystems are growing rapidly.
[<li>]The API Economy changes how we think about build

The API Economy is changing the way we think about building applications (apps) and how business value is created. Several technology trends and digital economic trends (for example, the App Economy, Sharing Economy, and API Economy) are converging with industry, creating new opportunities for innovation and customer value:      Industry-specific API ecosystems are growing rapidly.   The API ...

Stepping Forward into the API Economy

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a stateless architectural style and development approach that uses existing web technology and protocols, essentially Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes the concepts, architecture, and design of the DS8870 RESTful API implementation, available for the DS8870 Release 7.5 and later.
 It demonstrates how clients can initiate RESTful API communications with their

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a stateless architectural style and development approach that uses existing web technology and protocols, essentially Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).  This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes the concepts, architecture, and design of the DS8870 RESTful API implementation, available for the DS8870 Release 7.5 and later.  It demonstrates how clients ...

Exploring the DS8870 RESTful API Implementation

Enterprises worldwide have a wealth of application logic and capabilities that have formed the backbone of their online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads for decades. This application logic and these capabilities are core business assets and are industrial strength, proven, and time-tested. The question enterprises are pondering today is: How can they extend the value these applications provide and reuse parts of the applications to reach n

Enterprises worldwide have a wealth of application logic and capabilities that have formed the backbone of their online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads for decades. This application logic and these capabilities are core business assets and are industrial strength, proven, and time-tested. The question enterprises are pondering today is: How can they extend the value these applications ...

Building an API Bridge to Your IBM z Systems Applications and Data

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes how IBM Application Discovery (AD) complements IBM z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition and IBM Developer for z Systems® in making older mainframe applications available to the digital world. 

By using a sample scenario, this publication primarily focuses on how the functionality of AD can be used to discover application programming interface (API) candidates and how z/OS Connect can easily create an API o

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes how IBM Application Discovery (AD) complements IBM z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition and IBM Developer for z Systems® in making older mainframe applications available to the digital world.   By using a sample scenario, this publication primarily focuses on how the functionality of AD can be used to discover application programming interface (API) ...

Digital Transformation with IBM Application Discovery

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview and hands-on scenarios to help you design, develop and implement portlet applications using Rational Application Developer V6.0 and the provided Portal Tools. The sample scenarios included in this book target Business-to-Employee (B2E) enterprise applications, but most of the scenarios presented will also apply to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) applications. 

You will find step-by-step examples an

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview and hands-on scenarios to help you design, develop and implement portlet applications using Rational Application Developer V6.0 and the provided Portal Tools. The sample scenarios included in this book target Business-to-Employee (B2E) enterprise applications, but most of the scenarios presented will also apply to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) ...

IBM Rational Application Developer V6 Portlet Application Development and Portal Tools

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces OSGi applications and Java™ Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 technology and describes their implementation in the Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and JPA 2.0 for WebSphere Application Server 7.0.

The book will help you understand the position of these new technologies as well as how to use them for Java enterprise development in a WebSphere Application Server environment. Though synergetic, both technolog

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces OSGi applications and Java™ Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 technology and describes their implementation in the Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and JPA 2.0 for WebSphere Application Server 7.0.  The book will help you understand the position of these new technologies as well as how to use them for Java enterprise development in a WebSphere Application ...

Getting Started with the Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and JPA 2.0

A new business opportunity requires research to weigh risk and reward, and understand the time frame for return on that opportunity. When you, as the decision-maker, decide to act, liquidity is important. If capital is tied up in other investments, the ability to pursue a new one is lost.

There is untapped value in your IBM® z/OS® assets. APIs are the way to extract and grow that value:
[<ul>]
[<li>]APIs provide access to systems and data on

A new business opportunity requires research to weigh risk and reward, and understand the time frame for return on that opportunity. When you, as the decision-maker, decide to act, liquidity is important. If capital is tied up in other investments, the ability to pursue a new one is lost.  There is untapped value in your IBM® z/OS® assets. APIs are the way to extract and grow that value:      ...

Building an Enterprise API Strategy


The IBM® SAN Volume Controller and Storwize® family currently allows administration through a web-based graphical user interface (GUI), a command-line interface (CLI), and by using Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). However, certain environments are better suited for a RESTful (related to Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs). RESTful APIs use the HTTP verbs to act on a resource. For 

 The IBM® SAN Volume Controller and Storwize® family currently allows administration through a web-based graphical user interface (GUI), a command-line interface (CLI), and by using Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). However, certain environments are better suited for a RESTful (related to Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs). RESTful ...

Implementing a RESTful API to the IBM Storwize Family

This course provides Java application developers with a step-by-step guide to CICS Java development, demonstrating how to access common CICS resources using the JCICS API. Topics covered include:

<ul><li>Fundamentals of using the JCICS API
<li>Using JZOS to map native record-based language structures to Java data types
<li>Communicating with other CICS programs using a COMMAREA
<li>LINKing to a Java application deployed in Liberty
<li>Acce

This course provides Java application developers with a step-by-step guide to CICS Java development, demonstrating how to access common CICS resources using the JCICS API. Topics covered include:  Fundamentals of using the JCICS API Using JZOS to map native record-based language structures to Java data types Communicating with other CICS programs using a COMMAREA LINKing to a Java ...

Extending a CICS web application using JCICS

As organizations look to differentiate in the marketplace, they are increasingly shifting their focus to the cloud as a preferred model for developing and hosting their solutions. The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) in the API economy is accelerating the rate by which organizations can deliver their solutions. 

Although the business value of the use of cloud computing and the API economy can be understood, the operational requ

As organizations look to differentiate in the marketplace, they are increasingly shifting their focus to the cloud as a preferred model for developing and hosting their solutions. The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) in the API economy is accelerating the rate by which organizations can deliver their solutions.   Although the business value of the use of cloud computing and the ...

Always On: Considerations When Adopting the Cloud

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 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'

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 integration layer must transform to allow organizations to move boldly in building new customer experiences, rather than forcing models for architecture and ...

Accelerating Modernization with Agile Integration

This IBM Redpaper describes how you can use the IBM Tivoli®  Storage Manager (TSM) application programming interface (API) with the ADSMPIPE utility to perform online backups of various databases. This process eliminates dumping data to a file (and consuming disk space) so that the TSM backup and archive client can back up the data. 

This paper uses examples of specific databases running on Linux®  (MySQL, PostgreSQL, and OpenLDAP); however, t

This IBM Redpaper describes how you can use the IBM Tivoli®  Storage Manager (TSM) application programming interface (API) with the ADSMPIPE utility to perform online backups of various databases. This process eliminates dumping data to a file (and consuming disk space) so that the TSM backup and archive client can back up the data.   This paper uses examples of specific databases running on ...

Backing Up Databases Using ADSMPIPE and the TSM API: Examples Using Linux

Cloud computing is an obvious technology option considered by many C-level executives. However, understanding when and how to use it can make all the difference when it comes to business success or catastrophic failure.
[<ul>]
[<li>]The cloud is arguably an appropriate platform for many Systems of Engagement applications.
[<li>]Systems of Record, with exceptionally high security requirements, are best hosted locally.
[<li>]IBM® mainframes, th

Cloud computing is an obvious technology option considered by many C-level executives. However, understanding when and how to use it can make all the difference when it comes to business success or catastrophic failure.      The cloud is arguably an appropriate platform for many Systems of Engagement applications.   Systems of Record, with exceptionally high security requirements, are best ...

Securely Expose Business Assets and Fuel Innovation

IBM® Hybrid Integration Services is a set of hybrid cloud capabilities in IBM Bluemix™ that allows businesses to innovate rapidly while, at the same time, providing IT control and visibility. It allows customers to quickly and easily build and operate systems that mix data and application programming interfaces (APIs) from a wide variety of sources, whether they reside on-premises or in the cloud.

In many cases, you want to expose your IT asse

IBM® Hybrid Integration Services is a set of hybrid cloud capabilities in IBM Bluemix™ that allows businesses to innovate rapidly while, at the same time, providing IT control and visibility. It allows customers to quickly and easily build and operate systems that mix data and application programming interfaces (APIs) from a wide variety of sources, whether they reside on-premises or in the ...

Hybrid Cloud Data and API Integration: Integrate Your Enterprise and Cloud with Bluemix Integration Services

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the new channels and containers support in IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS®) Transaction Server V5.2. The book begins with an overview of the techniques used to pass data between applications running in CICS.

This book describes the constraints that these data techniques might be subject to, and how a channels and containers solution can provide solid advantages alongside these techniques

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the new channels and containers support in IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS®) Transaction Server V5.2. The book begins with an overview of the techniques used to pass data between applications running in CICS.  This book describes the constraints that these data techniques might be subject to, and how a channels and containers solution can ...

Using IBM CICS Transaction Server Channels and Containers

IBM® Content Manager OnDemand is the industry leading report management product. It provides enterprise report management and electronic statement presentment. It is high-performance middleware for automatic management of formatted computer output and reports. Content Manager OnDemand helps companies gain significant return on investment by transforming costly high-volume print output to electronic information capture and presentation in support 

IBM® Content Manager OnDemand is the industry leading report management product. It provides enterprise report management and electronic statement presentment. It is high-performance middleware for automatic management of formatted computer output and reports. Content Manager OnDemand helps companies gain significant return on investment by transforming costly high-volume print output to ...

IBM Content Manager OnDemand Web Enablement Kit Java APIs: The Basics and Beyond

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides detailed information about the implementation of hardware cryptography in the System z10® server. We begin by summarizing the history of hardware cryptography on IBM Mainframe servers, introducing the cryptographic support available on the IBM System z10, introducing the Crypto Express3 feature, briefly comparing the functions provided by the hardware and software, and providing a high-level overview of th

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides detailed information about the implementation of hardware cryptography in the System z10® server. We begin by summarizing the history of hardware cryptography on IBM Mainframe servers, introducing the cryptographic support available on the IBM System z10, introducing the Crypto Express3 feature, briefly comparing the functions provided by the hardware and ...

System z Crypto and TKE Update

The event-centric hybrid cloud integration revolves around applications running based on events or messages. The new event-centric approach to hybrid cloud aims to simplify the task of managing these messages while increasing the overall reliability of the system. Event-centric applications work well in the cloud due to the varying intensity and frequency of events. These fluctuations fit well into a cloud infrastructure that can dynamically scal

The event-centric hybrid cloud integration revolves around applications running based on events or messages. The new event-centric approach to hybrid cloud aims to simplify the task of managing these messages while increasing the overall reliability of the system. Event-centric applications work well in the cloud due to the varying intensity and frequency of events. These fluctuations fit well ...

Hybrid Cloud Event Integration: Integrate Your Enterprise and Cloud with Bluemix Integration Services

The number of APIs supplied with a system increases from release to release. After belonging to the realm of the “advanced” programmer, APIs are playing an ever-increasing part in our day-to-day applications, for example, you might want an application program to be able to retrieve invoices from a spooled file, convert those spooled files to PDFs, and e-mail them to the relevant customer. By supplying such functions in the form of APIs, i5/OS®  m

The number of APIs supplied with a system increases from release to release. After belonging to the realm of the “advanced” programmer, APIs are playing an ever-increasing part in our day-to-day applications, for example, you might want an application program to be able to retrieve invoices from a spooled file, convert those spooled files to PDFs, and e-mail them to the relevant customer. By ...

RPG: APIs

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication will guide the user through the installation, configuration, and administration of IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment V7.0. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it builds on previous publications referenced throughout the document. The focus is on the consolidation of Systems Network Architecture (SNA) resources, key features and functions available in IBM Communications Server for Data

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication will guide the user through the installation, configuration, and administration of IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment V7.0. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it builds on previous publications referenced throughout the document. The focus is on the consolidation of Systems Network Architecture (SNA) resources, key features and ...

IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment V7.0

IBM® recently introduced Codename BlueMix, a cloud-based development environment for building, composing, managing, and running your new and innovative cloud applications in an open environment.
 
This IBM Redbooks® Point-of-View publication discusses BlueMix, a cloud-based application development environment that supports the development lifecycle for the applications that are required in today's business environment. The paper also discusses 

IBM® recently introduced Codename BlueMix, a cloud-based development environment for building, composing, managing, and running your new and innovative cloud applications in an open environment.   This IBM Redbooks® Point-of-View publication discusses BlueMix, a cloud-based application development environment that supports the development lifecycle for the applications that are required in ...

Accelerate Development of New Enterprise Solutions for the Cloud with Codename BlueMix

The IBM® XIV® Storage System is an excellent choice for VMware storage requirements. XIV achieves consistent high performance by balancing the workload across physical resources. This paper includes information about the following topics:
-XIV Storage System and VMware Integration Concepts
-XIV Storage System and VMware Implementation Best Practices
-XIV Storage System integration harnessing VMware APIs including:
----vStorage APIs for Array 

The IBM® XIV® Storage System is an excellent choice for VMware storage requirements. XIV achieves consistent high performance by balancing the workload across physical resources. This paper includes information about the following topics: -XIV Storage System and VMware Integration Concepts -XIV Storage System and VMware Implementation Best Practices -XIV Storage System integration harnessing ...

XIV Storage System in a VMware Environment

The digital enterprise has resulted in an explosion of data, and data volumes are expected to grow in zettabyte scale in the next few years. This explosive growth is largely fueled by unstructured data, such as video, social media, photos, and text. IBM® Cloud Object Storage (previously known as Cleversafe®) provides organizations the flexibility, scalability, and simplicity required to store, manage, and access today's rapidly growing unstructur

The digital enterprise has resulted in an explosion of data, and data volumes are expected to grow in zettabyte scale in the next few years. This explosive growth is largely fueled by unstructured data, such as video, social media, photos, and text. IBM® Cloud Object Storage (previously known as Cleversafe®) provides organizations the flexibility, scalability, and simplicity required to store, ...

Cloud Object Storage as a Service: IBM Cloud Object Storage from Theory to Practice - For developers, IT architects and IT specialists

Effectively managing system resources in growing UNIX server environments has become a critical task. Each workload on the server must be assured the appropriate amount of system resources without penalizing mission-critical applications. AIX 5L Workload Manager provides a great set of tools and functionalities to efficiently accomplish this. 

This IBM IBM Redbooks publication exploits the entire functionality of AIX 5L Workload Manager, which

Effectively managing system resources in growing UNIX server environments has become a critical task. Each workload on the server must be assured the appropriate amount of system resources without penalizing mission-critical applications. AIX 5L Workload Manager provides a great set of tools and functionalities to efficiently accomplish this.   This IBM IBM Redbooks publication exploits the ...

AIX 5L Workload Manager (WLM)

The IBM® Diamondback tape library is the next-generation ultra-high density tape storage
solution available from IBM. The Diamondback is designed to easily scale out and fit into any
data center or server room, with each frame having only the footprint of a standard server
rack. Designed with a focus on simplicity and density, the library can be deployed quickly and
easily managed using either REST API or its own browser based GUI. Maintenanc

The IBM® Diamondback tape library is the next-generation ultra-high density tape storage solution available from IBM. The Diamondback is designed to easily scale out and fit into any data center or server room, with each frame having only the footprint of a standard server rack. Designed with a focus on simplicity and density, the library can be deployed quickly and easily managed using ...

IBM Diamondback Tape Library Guide

A hybrid cloud is considered as the integration of multiple clouds that are aligned to the unique characteristics of different system types. IBM® defines a hybrid cloud as a secure
cloud computing environment that uses services from two or more sources, such as a private cloud, public cloud, or traditional IT sources.

A hybrid cloud transforms roles throughout the organization and allows business leaders and developers to innovate efficiently

A hybrid cloud is considered as the integration of multiple clouds that are aligned to the unique characteristics of different system types. IBM® defines a hybrid cloud as a secure cloud computing environment that uses services from two or more sources, such as a private cloud, public cloud, or traditional IT sources.  A hybrid cloud transforms roles throughout the organization and allows ...

Creating Hybrid Clouds with IBM Bluemix Integration Services

The importance of modern computer networks is steadily growing as increasing amounts of data are exchanged over company intranets and the Internet. Understanding current networking technologies and communication protocols that are available for the IBM® mainframe and System z® operating systems is essential for setting up your network infrastructure with IBM z/VSE®.

This IBM Redbooks® publication helps you install, tailor, and configure new ne

The importance of modern computer networks is steadily growing as increasing amounts of data are exchanged over company intranets and the Internet. Understanding current networking technologies and communication protocols that are available for the IBM® mainframe and System z® operating systems is essential for setting up your network infrastructure with IBM z/VSE®.  This IBM Redbooks® ...

Enhanced Networking on IBM z/VSE

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the latest IBM z Systems™ platforms, the IBM z13™ and IBM z13s. It includes information about the z Systems environment and how it can help integrate data, transactions, and insight for faster and more accurate business decisions.

The z13 and z13s are state-of-the-art data and transaction systems that deliver advanced capabilities that are vital to modern IT infrastructures. These capabilities include

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the latest IBM z Systems™ platforms, the IBM z13™ and IBM z13s. It includes information about the z Systems environment and how it can help integrate data, transactions, and insight for faster and more accurate business decisions.  The z13 and z13s are state-of-the-art data and transaction systems that deliver advanced capabilities that are vital to ...

IBM z13 and IBM z13s Technical Introduction

In order to remain competitive in today's world, companies need to be able to integrate internally and externally by connecting sensors, customers and partners with the information in their systems of record. In short, they need to integrate with everything.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes how IBM Application Integration Suite and IBM Messaging portfolio can be used to satisfy the needs of core hybrid integration use cases, accelerat

In order to remain competitive in today's world, companies need to be able to integrate internally and externally by connecting sensors, customers and partners with the information in their systems of record. In short, they need to integrate with everything.  This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes how IBM Application Integration Suite and IBM Messaging portfolio can be used to satisfy the ...

An Architectural and Practical Guide to IBM Hybrid Integration Platform

Microservices is an architectural style in which large, complex software applications are composed of one or more smaller services. Each of these microservices focuses on completing one task that represents a small business capability. These microservices can be developed in any programming language.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication shows how to break out a traditional Java EE application into separate microservices and provides a set of code p

Microservices is an architectural style in which large, complex software applications are composed of one or more smaller services. Each of these microservices focuses on completing one task that represents a small business capability. These microservices can be developed in any programming language.  This IBM® Redbooks® publication shows how to break out a traditional Java EE application into ...

Evolve the Monolith to Microservices with Java and Node

The CICS® Performance Series is a collection of IBM® Redpaper™ publications that are focused on the performance of customer information control systems (CICS) and written by members of the IBM Hursley CICS development community. The topics are chosen based on feedback from CICS customers, with the goal of expanding readers’ understanding of the rich features that are offered by the CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) product portfolio. 

The obje

The CICS® Performance Series is a collection of IBM® Redpaper™ publications that are focused on the performance of customer information control systems (CICS) and written by members of the IBM Hursley CICS development community. The topics are chosen based on feedback from CICS customers, with the goal of expanding readers’ understanding of the rich features that are offered by the CICS ...

IBM CICS Performance Series: CICS and  VSAM RLS

The ever-expanding demands of data storage in today's information-intensive landscape place a significant burden on IT professionals tasked with managing storage infrastructure. Manual processes for provisioning resources, troubleshooting issues, and performing routine maintenance tasks can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, hindering overall efficiency. 

This IBM Redpaper equips you with the knowledge and skills to automate essential IBM

The ever-expanding demands of data storage in today's information-intensive landscape place a significant burden on IT professionals tasked with managing storage infrastructure. Manual processes for provisioning resources, troubleshooting issues, and performing routine maintenance tasks can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, hindering overall efficiency.   This IBM Redpaper equips you with ...

Do More with Less: Automating IBM Storage FlashSystem Tasks with REST APIs, Scripting, and Ansible

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication addresses IBM Patterns for Cognitive Systems topics to anyone developing, implementing, and using Cognitive Solutions on IBM Power Systems™ servers. Moreover, this publication provides documentation to transfer the knowledge to the sales and technical teams.

This publication describes IBM Patterns for Cognitive Systems. Think of a pattern as a use case for a specific scenario, such as event-based real-time marke

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication addresses IBM Patterns for Cognitive Systems topics to anyone developing, implementing, and using Cognitive Solutions on IBM Power Systems™ servers. Moreover, this publication provides documentation to transfer the knowledge to the sales and technical teams.  This publication describes IBM Patterns for Cognitive Systems. Think of a pattern as a use case for a ...

IBM Power Systems Bits: Understanding IBM Patterns for Cognitive Systems

The IBM TS4500 Tape Library is a next-generation tape solution that offers higher storage density and better integrated management than previous solutions.

This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a close-up view of the new IBM TS4500 Tape Library. In the TS4500, IBM® delivers the density that today’s and tomorrow’s data growth requires. It has the cost-effectiveness and the manageability to grow with business data needs, while you preserve inve

The IBM TS4500 Tape Library is a next-generation tape solution that offers higher storage density and better integrated management than previous solutions.  This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a close-up view of the new IBM TS4500 Tape Library. In the TS4500, IBM® delivers the density that today’s and tomorrow’s data growth requires. It has the cost-effectiveness and the manageability to ...

IBM TS4500 R11 Tape Library Guide

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces the concept of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The intended audience is web developers interested in SOA. It explains how to realize this type of an architecture using the following Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE 6) web services specifications:
[<ul>]
[<li>]Java Specification Request (JSR) 224: Java API for XML-Based Web Services 
(JAX-WS) 2.2 
[<li>]JSR 311: Java API for RESTful Web Service

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces the concept of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The intended audience is web developers interested in SOA. It explains how to realize this type of an architecture using the following Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE 6) web services specifications:      Java Specification Request (JSR) 224: Java API for XML-Based Web Services  (JAX-WS) 2.2    ...

Developing Web Services Applications

This IBM Redbooks publication helps you design, develop and implement portlet applications using the IBM WebSphere Studio Site Developer and the Portal Toolkit V5. The information provided in this book targets Business-to-Employee (B2E) enterprise applications, but most of the scenarios presented apply to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) applications as well. In this book, you will find step-by-step examples and scenarios showing ways to integrate your

This IBM Redbooks publication helps you design, develop and implement portlet applications using the IBM WebSphere Studio Site Developer and the Portal Toolkit V5. The information provided in this book targets Business-to-Employee (B2E) enterprise applications, but most of the scenarios presented apply to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) applications as well. In this book, you will find step-by-step ...

IBM WebSphere Portal V5 A Guide for Portlet Application Development

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of the new functions and enhancements in IBM Information Management System (IMS) Version 9. IMS Version 9 contains over 50 enhancements, in all areas of the product. that address availability, scalability, capacity, usability, manageability, operations, on demand business, and application development requirements from its huge customer base. All of the enhancements in this new version resulted fr

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of the new functions and enhancements in IBM Information Management System (IMS) Version 9. IMS Version 9 contains over 50 enhancements, in all areas of the product. that address availability, scalability, capacity, usability, manageability, operations, on demand business, and application development requirements from its huge customer base. All ...

IMS Version 9 Implementation Guide: A Technical Overview

IBM Workplace Web Content Management is a powerful and sophisticated Web content management product that is designed to accelerate development and delivery of critical business information. It enables end-to-end collaboration for content creation, approvals, management, retention, and publishing across Internet, intranet, extranet, and portal assets. Despite its power, it is remarkably easy to use.

This IBM Redbooks publication provides a comp

IBM Workplace Web Content Management is a powerful and sophisticated Web content management product that is designed to accelerate development and delivery of critical business information. It enables end-to-end collaboration for content creation, approvals, management, retention, and publishing across Internet, intranet, extranet, and portal assets. Despite its power, it is remarkably easy to ...

IBM Workplace Web Content Management for Portal 5.1 and IBM Workplace Web Content Management 2.5

Business Intelligence and OLAP systems are no longer limited to the privileged few business analysts: they are being democratized by being shared with the rank and file employee demanding a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that is more OLAP-aware. 

DB2 Cube Views and its cube model provide DB2 the ability to address multidimensional analysis and become an actor in the OLAP world. 

This IBM Redbooks publication focuses on the in

Business Intelligence and OLAP systems are no longer limited to the privileged few business analysts: they are being democratized by being shared with the rank and file employee demanding a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that is more OLAP-aware.   DB2 Cube Views and its cube model provide DB2 the ability to address multidimensional analysis and become an actor in the OLAP world. ...

DB2 Cube Views: A Primer

This IBM Redbooks publication describes and explains which z/OS security services can be exploited by Java stand-alone applications executing on z/OS. It is intended for experienced z/OS users with a moderate knowledge of Java, and experienced Java users with some knowledge of z/OS. For experimentation and customization it provides use cases that were composed and tested on a z/OS platform at z/OS V1R10 and SDK 6 SR1.
The book describes the role

This IBM Redbooks publication describes and explains which z/OS security services can be exploited by Java stand-alone applications executing on z/OS. It is intended for experienced z/OS users with a moderate knowledge of Java, and experienced Java users with some knowledge of z/OS. For experimentation and customization it provides use cases that were composed and tested on a z/OS platform at ...

Java Security on z/OS - The Complete View

IBM® Spectrum Scale, formerly named IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS), is a high-performance clustered file system software, that allows concurrent access to a single filesystem or set of filesystems from multiple nodes. IBM Spectrum® Scale Container Native Storage Access (CNSA) is the containerized version of IBM Spectrum Scale that provides a persistent file system for the latest generation of applications (called "containerized applicati

IBM® Spectrum Scale, formerly named IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS), is a high-performance clustered file system software, that allows concurrent access to a single filesystem or set of filesystems from multiple nodes. IBM Spectrum® Scale Container Native Storage Access (CNSA) is the containerized version of IBM Spectrum Scale that provides a persistent file system for the latest ...

IBM Spectrum Scale as a Persistent Storage for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z Quick Installation Guide

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces the features, benefits, and architecture of JavaServer Faces (JSF), a framework that simplifies building user interfaces for web applications. This paper is intended for web developers interested in JSF. The paper includes an example application that uses JSF, with persistence implemented in the Java Persistence API (JPA).

The paper also demonstrates the support for JSF that is available in IBM Ration

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces the features, benefits, and architecture of JavaServer Faces (JSF), a framework that simplifies building user interfaces for web applications. This paper is intended for web developers interested in JSF. The paper includes an example application that uses JSF, with persistence implemented in the Java Persistence API (JPA).  The paper also demonstrates ...

Developing Web Applications using JavaServer Faces

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and demonstrates by example how to create, maintain, and test EJB components. It explains how to develop session beans and describes the relationships between the session beans and the Java Persistence API (JPA) entity beans. Then, it integrates the EJB with a front-end web application for the sample application. It includes examples for creating, developing, and testing the EJ

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and demonstrates by example how to create, maintain, and test EJB components. It explains how to develop session beans and describes the relationships between the session beans and the Java Persistence API (JPA) entity beans. Then, it integrates the EJB with a front-end web application for the sample application. It includes ...

Developing Enterprise JavaBeans Applications

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication updated technical overview provides essential details about the data processing steps, message flows, and analytical models that power IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality (PMQ) Version 2.0.

The new version of PMQ builds on the first one, released in 2013, to help companies efficiently monitor and maintain production assets and improve their overall availability, utilization, and performance. It analyzes vario

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication updated technical overview provides essential details about the data processing steps, message flows, and analytical models that power IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality (PMQ) Version 2.0.  The new version of PMQ builds on the first one, released in 2013, to help companies efficiently monitor and maintain production assets and improve their overall ...

IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality 2.0 Technical Overview

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication shows how the IBM Cloudant fully-managed database as a service (DaaS) enables applications and their developers to be more agile. As a part of its data layer, clients have access to multi-master replication and mobile device synchronization capabilities for occasionally connected devices. Applications can take advantage of Cloudant advance real-time indexing features for ad hoc full text search via Apache Lucene, o

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication shows how the IBM Cloudant fully-managed database as a service (DaaS) enables applications and their developers to be more agile. As a part of its data layer, clients have access to multi-master replication and mobile device synchronization capabilities for occasionally connected devices. Applications can take advantage of Cloudant advance real-time indexing ...

IBM Cloudant:  Database as a Service Fundamentals

IBM® Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection solution that provides near-instant recovery, replication, retention management, and reuse for virtual machines, databases, and applications backups in hybrid multicloud environments.

IBM Knowledge Center for IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus provides extensive documentation for installation, deployment, and usage. In addition, build and size an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus solution.

The goal of this IB

IBM® Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection solution that provides near-instant recovery, replication, retention management, and reuse for virtual machines, databases, and applications backups in hybrid multicloud environments.  IBM Knowledge Center for IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus provides extensive documentation for installation, deployment, and usage. In addition, build and size an IBM ...

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Practical Guidance for Deployment, Configuration, and Usage

What is the best method for connecting a Java application to CICS? There are a wealth of options that are available, ranging from using the Java class libraries that are shipped with the CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG), to using the Common Client Interface (CCI) component of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Connector Architecture. There are also important application development choices to make, such as whether to code to an API directly, or t

What is the best method for connecting a Java application to CICS? There are a wealth of options that are available, ranging from using the Java class libraries that are shipped with the CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG), to using the Common Client Interface (CCI) component of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Connector Architecture. There are also important application development choices to ...

Java Connectors for CICS: Featuring the J2EE Connector Architecture

Today MQSeries offers the programmer more choices than ever in which to write new MQSeries applications, from the most traditional Message Queue Interface API all the way through to the popular and highly portable JMS interface.
Because of the many options available, it can sometimes be difficult for an application programmer new to MQSeries to easily understand the differences and benefits of each, or appreciate the implications of using one pr

Today MQSeries offers the programmer more choices than ever in which to write new MQSeries applications, from the most traditional Message Queue Interface API all the way through to the popular and highly portable JMS interface. Because of the many options available, it can sometimes be difficult for an application programmer new to MQSeries to easily understand the differences and benefits of ...

MQSeries Programming Patterns

This IBM Redbooks publication covers the technical and organizational issues involved in migrating a WebSphere EJB application from a distributed environment to the z/OS platform. It provides guidance to application developers and WebSphere on z/OS administrators.
Part 1 covers the migration aspects and details the following:
- Hints and tips on how to optimize application code to fit seamlessly into its final deployment environment 
- J2EE na

This IBM Redbooks publication covers the technical and organizational issues involved in migrating a WebSphere EJB application from a distributed environment to the z/OS platform. It provides guidance to application developers and WebSphere on z/OS administrators. Part 1 covers the migration aspects and details the following: - Hints and tips on how to optimize application code to fit ...

Migrating WebSphere Applications to z/OS

In this IBM Redbooks publication, we discuss, in detail, the security features available in IBM Informix Database Server (IDS). These enriched IDS security features provide you with the capability to protect your data and comply with regulatory requirements.

We discuss how IDS integrates with operating system security functions for user authentication and user permissions. The role separation divides the security duty among administrators. Aud

In this IBM Redbooks publication, we discuss, in detail, the security features available in IBM Informix Database Server (IDS). These enriched IDS security features provide you with the capability to protect your data and comply with regulatory requirements.  We discuss how IDS integrates with operating system security functions for user authentication and user permissions. The role separation ...

Security and Compliance Solutions for IBM Informix Dynamic Server

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the new Java virtual machine (JVM) server technology in IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V4.2. We begin by outlining the many advantages of its multi-threaded operation over the pooled JVM function of earlier releases. The Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) is described and we highlight the benefits OSGi brings to both development and deployment.

Details are then provided ab

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the new Java virtual machine (JVM) server technology in IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V4.2. We begin by outlining the many advantages of its multi-threaded operation over the pooled JVM function of earlier releases. The Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) is described and we highlight the benefits OSGi brings to both ...

IBM CICS and the JVM server: Developing and Deploying Java Applications

Throughout the history of the IT industry, integration has been an important part of most projects. Whether it is integration of transactions, data, or processes, each has challenges and associated patterns and antipatterns. In an age of mobile devices, social networks, and cloud services, and big data analytics, integration is more important than ever, but the scope of the challenge for IT projects has changed. 

Partner APIs, social networks,

Throughout the history of the IT industry, integration has been an important part of most projects. Whether it is integration of transactions, data, or processes, each has challenges and associated patterns and antipatterns. In an age of mobile devices, social networks, and cloud services, and big data analytics, integration is more important than ever, but the scope of the challenge for IT ...

Integration Throughout and Beyond the Enterprise

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the integration of IBM PureApplication® System and IBM PureApplication Software into an existing data center. This publication describes certain scenarios that are considered critical (based on IBM client experiences) for a successful implementation of PureApplication Software or PureApplication System into an existing data center. It covers the planning, installation, and configuration of both PureA

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the integration of IBM PureApplication® System and IBM PureApplication Software into an existing data center. This publication describes certain scenarios that are considered critical (based on IBM client experiences) for a successful implementation of PureApplication Software or PureApplication System into an existing data center. It covers the ...

Integrating IBM PureApplication System into an Existing Data Center

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is intended for IBM CICS® system programmers and IBM Z architects. It describes how to deploy and manage Java EE 7 web-based applications in an IBM CICS Liberty JVM server and access data on IBM Db2® for IBM z/OS® and IBM MQ for z/OS sub systems.

In this book, we describe the key steps to create and install a Liberty JVM server within a CICS region. We then describe how to best use the different deployment techn

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is intended for IBM CICS® system programmers and IBM Z architects. It describes how to deploy and manage Java EE 7 web-based applications in an IBM CICS Liberty JVM server and access data on IBM Db2® for IBM z/OS® and IBM MQ for z/OS sub systems.  In this book, we describe the key steps to create and install a Liberty JVM server within a CICS region. We then ...

Liberty in IBM CICS: Deploying and Managing Java EE Applications

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication discusses IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (ISKLM) for IBM z/OS® V1.1 and includes topics that discuss encryption capabilities, installation considerations, keystores, auditing, troubleshooting, and migration considerations. We also discuss common practices for key management and provide a sample REXX code procedure for exporting a data key.

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS manages encryption keys f

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication discusses IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (ISKLM) for IBM z/OS® V1.1 and includes topics that discuss encryption capabilities, installation considerations, keystores, auditing, troubleshooting, and migration considerations. We also discuss common practices for key management and provide a sample REXX code procedure for exporting a data key.  IBM Security Key ...

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS: Deployment and Migration Considerations

This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to run a large Domino for S/390 production system from both S/390 and Notes administration perspectives. It documents the experience of running the world's largest Domino/Notes e-mail installation at IBM Poughkeepsie, as well as the experiences of other consultants and customers from around the world. The book contains answers to questions commonly asked by customers, and these solutions are valid for a

This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to run a large Domino for S/390 production system from both S/390 and Notes administration perspectives. It documents the experience of running the world's largest Domino/Notes e-mail installation at IBM Poughkeepsie, as well as the experiences of other consultants and customers from around the world. The book contains answers to questions commonly ...

Lotus Domino for S/390: Running a Large Domino System

This IBM Redbooks publication provides both technical background and implementation best practise recommendations for WebSphere Business Integration Pub/Sub solutions, with emphasis on the use of JMS API. It shows the differences between tuning for performance (high message rate) and robustness (high availability), and how to balance these to provide the correct solution for a set of business requirements.

The first part of this publication pr

This IBM Redbooks publication provides both technical background and implementation best practise recommendations for WebSphere Business Integration Pub/Sub solutions, with emphasis on the use of JMS API. It shows the differences between tuning for performance (high message rate) and robustness (high availability), and how to balance these to provide the correct solution for a set of business ...

WebSphere Business Integration Pub/Sub Solutions

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the z/OS Security Services provided by z/OS as of z/OS 1.6. 

As this is a vast subject and some of these services have already been addressed by other redbooks, usually in the OS/390–z/OS 1.2 time frame, we concentrate on new services or services that have gone under a noticeable evolution since they were described in previous redbooks, and we provide simple examples of utilization. 

The first chapter

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the z/OS Security Services provided by z/OS as of z/OS 1.6.   As this is a vast subject and some of these services have already been addressed by other redbooks, usually in the OS/390–z/OS 1.2 time frame, we concentrate on new services or services that have gone under a noticeable evolution since they were described in previous redbooks, and we provide ...

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