Download or read book Deploying a Cloud on IBM System z written by Mike Buzzetti and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cloud computing, using shared resources in public spaces instead of in-house IT organizations, is the latest thing in IT. Lines of business even bypass their own IT shops to take advantage of external providers of cloud offerings. However, many of the users that employ public cloud services have not considered issues involving security, compliance, and availability. Cloud represents a new business model that requires a process discipline as well as the use of a corresponding set of technologies. The new model requires an understanding of the hardware configuration, software images, a virtualized storage infrastructure, and network management. For many organizations that have mainframe resources, the IT professionals already manage these different disciplines and aspects of resources as part of their overall management of the platform. The mainframe's proven capability to efficiently and securely provide virtualization, combined with the existing skills in the IT organization, suggest that in-house mainframe resources provide an ideal environment in which to pilot cloud computing. This IBM® RedpaperTM document describes the steps we took to create an environment that can efficiently deploy and manage a cloud in a Linux®-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Download or read book IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack on z Systems V4 2 written by Bill White and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z SystemsTM, V4.2 is an easy-to-use cloud management solution that serves as a control point for cloud managed resources based on the OpenStack Juno distribution. IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2 can operate as a cloud management hub that can manage IBM z SystemsTM, IBM Power SystemsTM, and x86 resources from a central point of control. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of the architecture for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2, and how it can be implemented and deployed to support cloud services on the z Systems platform. This publication also helps you plan, install, configure, and use IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2. It focuses on planning and design of your cloud environment on z Systems, as well as the installation and configuration definitions that are necessary to build and manage cloud resources under IBM z/VM®. This information is useful to IT architects and system administrators who plan for and install IBM Cloud Manage with OpenStack for z Systems. The reader is expected to have a good understanding of IBM z SystemsTM hardware, IBM z/VM, Linux on z Systems, and cloud concepts.

Download or read book Creating IBM z OS Cloud Services written by Jeffrey Bisti and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the real world experience of an enterprise that developed and implemented IBM z/OS® cloud services. This book shares the experience of a team at Walmart Technology, Walmart Stores, Inc.® and some of the decisions they made to create business critical cloud services. These experiences and approaches relate to the z/OS platform, and might not apply to other hybrid cloud approaches. This book highlights the strengths and characteristics of z/OS that led the Walmart infrastructure and software engineers to use this platform as they transitioned from a traditional IT deployment to a cloud model. Embarking on a cloud strategy can be overwhelming. No shortage of approaches to cloud computing exists. This book focuses on a pragmatic approach for enterprises that are struggling to take advantage of their business assets in the cloud. This book introduces the basic cloud concepts as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Each chapter explains the importance of a particular NIST characteristic, the z/OS role in accomplishing the characteristic, and how it was implemented by the Walmart Technology team. This book is intended for IT professionals who are considering extending their IBM z SystemsTM environment to a hybrid cloud by unleashing the power of cloud services on z/OS. For information about creating cloud services that are hosted in IBM CICS®, see How Walmart Became a Cloud Services Provider with IBM CICS, SG24-8347.

Download or read book IBM Workload Deployer Pattern based Application and Middleware Deployments in a Private Cloud written by Carla Sadtler and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® Workload Deployer provides a solution to creating, deploying, and managing workloads in an on-premise or private cloud. It is rich in features that allow you to quickly build and deploy virtual systems from base images, to extend those images, and to customize them for future use as repeatable deployable units. IBM Workload Deployer also provides an application-centric capability enabling rapid deployment of business applications. By using either of these deployment models, an organization can quickly instantiate a complete application platform for development, test, or production. The IBM Workload Deployer uses the concept of patterns to describe the logical configuration of both the physical and virtual assets that comprise a particular solution. The use of patterns allows an organization to construct a deployable solution one time, and then dispense the final product on demand. patterns are composed of an operating system and IBM software solutions, such as IBM WebSphere® Application Server and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise. patterns are constructed to support a single application workload. The IBM Workload Deployer is shipped with a set of pre-loaded virtual images and virtual patterns. These images and patterns can be used to create comprehensive and flexible middleware solutions. They can also be cloned and customized to suit your specific needs. This IBM Redbooks® publication looks at two different aspects of customizing virtual systems for deployment into the cloud. First, it explores the capabilities of IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool to build and provide highly customized virtual images for use in virtual system patterns on the IBM Workload Deployer. Next, it looks at the virtual application capabilities of the IBM Workload Deployer, including those capabilities that allow you to deploy enterprise applications and database services to the cloud. It also introduces the IBM Workload Deployer Plugin Development Kit, which allows you to further extend the capabilities of the virtual application patterns.

Download or read book Deploying a Database Instance in an IBM Cloud Private Cluster on IBM Z written by Christian May and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® RedpaperTM publication shows you how to deploy a database instance within a container using an IBM CloudTM Private cluster on IBM Z®. A preinstalled IBM SpectrumTM Scale 5.0.3 cluster file system provides back-end storage for the persistent volumes bound to the database. A container is a standard unit of software that packages code and all its dependencies, so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another. By default, containers are ephemeral. However, stateful applications, such as databases, require some type of persistent storage that can survive service restarts or container crashes. IBM provides several products helping organizations build an environment on an IBM Z infrastructure to develop and manage containerized applications, including dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes. As an example for a stateful application, this paper describes how to deploy the relational database MariaDB using a Helm chart. The IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.3 cluster file system is providing back-end storage for the persistent volumes. This document provides step-by-step guidance regarding how to install and configure the following components: IBM Cloud Private 3.1.2 (including Kubernetes) Docker 18.03.1-ce IBM Storage Enabler for Containers 2.0.0 and 2.1.0 This Redpaper demonstrates how we set up the example for a stateful application in our lab. The paper gives you insights about planning for your implementation. IBM Z server hardware, the IBM Z hypervisor z/VM®, and the IBM Spectrum Scale cluster file system are prerequisites to set up the example environment. The Redpaper is written with the assumption that you have familiarity with and basic knowledge of the software products used in setting up the environment. The intended audience includes the following roles: Storage administrators IT/Cloud administrators Technologists IT specialists

Download or read book Getting Started Journey to Modernization with IBM Z written by Makenzie Manna and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modernization of enterprise IT applications and infrastructure is key to the survival of organizations. It is no longer a matter of choice. The cost of missing out on business opportunities in an intensely competitive market can be enormous. To aid in their success, organizations are facing increased encouragement to embrace change. They are pushed to think of new and innovative ways to counter, or offer, a response to threats that are posed by competitors who are equally as aggressive in adopting newer methods and technologies. The term modernization often varies in meaning based on perspective. This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on the technological advancements that unlock computing environments that are hosted on IBM Z® to enable secure processing at the core of hybrid. This publication is intended for IT executives, IT managers, IT architects, System Programmers, and Application Developer professionals.

Download or read book IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide written by Vasfi Gucer and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object storage is the primary storage solution that is used in the cloud and on-premises solutions as a central storage platform for unstructured data. IBM Cloud Object Storage is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform that breaks down barriers for storing massive amounts of data by optimizing the placement of data on commodity x86 servers across the enterprise. This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the major features, use case scenarios, deployment options, configuration details, initial customization, performance, and scalability considerations of IBM Cloud Object Storage on-premises offering. For more information about the IBM Cloud Object Storage architecture and technology that is behind the product, see IBM Cloud Object Storage Concepts and Architecture , REDP-5537. The target audience for this publication is IBM Cloud Object Storage IT specialists and storage administrators.

Download or read book Deploying Cloud Components on POWER written by Mike Buzzetti and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The world is changing. A new reality is emerging for organizations of every size from every part of the planet. It's called the cloud—a profound evolution of IT with revolutionary implications for business and society, creating new possibilities and enabling more efficient, flexible and collaborative computing models." _ http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/us/en/ This IBM® RedbooksTM publication applies to Version 6 Release 1 of AIX® on POWER® systems. This book is provided as an additional resource as you investigate or consider implementing and deploying a cloud in a POWER® environment in the context of infrastructure as a service. is provided as an additional resource as you investigate or consider implementing and deploying a cloud in a POWER environment in the context of infrastructure as a service. This book is intended for anyone who wants to learn more about Cloud Computing on Power systems.

Download or read book Red Hat OpenShift V4 3 on IBM Power Systems Reference Guide written by Dino Quintero and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redpaper publication describes how to deploy Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 on IBM Power Systems servers. This book presents reference architectures for deployment, initial sizing guidelines for server, storage, and IBM Cloud® Paks. Moreover, this publication delivers information about initial supported Power System configurations for Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 deployment (bare metal, IBM PowerVM® LE LPARs, and others). This book serves as a guide for how to deploy Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 and provide start guidelines and recommended practices for implementing it on Power Systems and completing it with the supported IBM Cloud Paks. The publication addresses topics for developers, IT architects, IT specialists, sellers, and anyone who wants to implement a Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems. This book also provides technical content to transfer how-to skills to the support teams, and solution guidance to the sales team. This book compliments the documentation that is available at IBM Knowledge Center, and also aligns with the educational offerings that are provided by the IBM Systems Technical Education (SSE).

Download or read book IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z OS An Introduction written by Keith Winnard and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® RedpaperTM publication introduces you to IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS®. The paper was written to coincide with the announcement of IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS and the software is not yet generally available (GA) at the time of this writing. As such, any examples that are shown are subject to change at any time before the software is GA. The goal of this paper is to provide you with an initial overview and more information to support the announcement. You might be new to clouds, or heard of many different variations of what a cloud might be. Therefore, it is useful to begin with establishing an understanding of cloud computing concepts. The paper describes the provisioning and management of z/OS middleware and explains how these aspects can be offered as a cloud service.

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Download or read book IBM InfoSphere Information Server Deployment Architectures written by Chuck Ballard and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typical deployment architectures introduce challenges to fully using the shared metadata platform across products, environments, and servers. Data privacy and information security requirements add even more levels of complexity. IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server provides a comprehensive, metadata-driven platform for delivering trusted information across heterogeneous systems. This IBM Redbooks® publication presents guidelines and criteria for the successful deployment of InfoSphere Information Server components in typical logical infrastructure topologies that use shared metadata capabilities of the platform, and support development lifecycle, data privacy, information security, high availability, and performance requirements. This book can help you evaluate information requirements to determine an appropriate deployment architecture, based on guidelines that are presented here, and that can fulfill specific use cases. It can also help you effectively use the functionality of your Information Server product modules and components to successfully achieve your business goals. This book is for IT architects, information management and integration specialists, and system administrators who are responsible for delivering the full suite of information integration capabilities of InfoSphere Information Server.

Download or read book Four Ways to Transform Your Mainframe for a Hybrid Cloud World written by Guillaume Arnould and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IBM® mainframe remains a widely used enterprise computing workhorse, hosting essential IT for the majority of the world's top banks, airlines, insurers and more. As the mainframe continues to evolve, the newest IBM Z® servers offer solutions for AI and analytics, blockchain, cloud, DevOps, security and resiliency, with the aim of making the client experience similar to that of using cloud services. Many organizations today face challenges with their core IT infrastructure: Complexity and stability An environment might have years of history and be seen as too complex to maintain or update. Problems with system stability can impact operations and be considered a high risk for the business. Workforce challenges Many data center teams are anticipating a skills shortage within the next 5 years due to a retiring and declining workforce specialized in the mainframe, not to mention the difficulty of attracting new talent. Total cost of ownership Some infrastructure solutions are seen as too expensive, and it's not always easy to balance up-front costs with the life expectancy and benefits of a given platform. Lack of speed and agility Older applications can be seen as too slow and monolithic as organizations face an increasing need for faster turnaround and release cycles. Some software vendors suggest addressing these challenges with the "big bang" approach of moving your entire environment to a public cloud. But public cloud isn't the best option for every workload, and a hybrid multicloud approach can offer the best of both worlds. IBM Z is constantly being developed to address the real challenges businesses face today, and every day we're helping clients modernize their IT environments. There are 4 strategic elements to consider when modernizing your mainframe environment: Infrastructure Applications Data access DevOps chain This paper focuses on these four modernization dimensions.

Download or read book Cloud Computing For Dummies written by Judith S. Hurwitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easy way to understand and implement cloud computing technology written by a team of experts Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you've been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place. You'll learn how cloud computing enables you to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet ("in the cloud") without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. You'll also find out what you need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more. Cloud computing is a way for businesses to take advantage of storage and virtual services through the Internet, saving money on infrastructure and support This book provides a clear definition of cloud computing from the utility computing standpoint and also addresses security concerns Offers practical guidance on delivering and managing cloud computing services effectively and efficiently Presents a proactive and pragmatic approach to implementing cloud computing in any organization Helps IT managers and staff understand the benefits and challenges of cloud computing, how to select a service, and what's involved in getting it up and running Highly experienced author team consults and gives presentations on emerging technologies Cloud Computing For Dummies gets straight to the point, providing the practical information you need to know.

Download or read book Essentials of Application Development on IBM Cloud written by Ahmed Azraq and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication is designed to teach university students and app developers the foundation skills that are required to develop, test, and deploy cloud-based applications on IBM Cloud. It shows the latest features of IBM Cloud for developing cloud applications, enhancing applications by using managed services, and the use of DevOps services to manage applications. This book is used as presentations guide for the IBM Skills Academy track Cloud Application Developer and as preparation material for the IBM professional certification exam IBM Certified Application Developer - Cloud Platform. The primary target audience for this course is university students in undergraduate computer science and computer engineer programs with no previous experience working in cloud environments. However, anyone new to cloud computing or IBM Cloud can also benefit from this course.

Download or read book IBM Z Integration Guide for Hybrid Cloud written by Nigel Williams and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2020-04-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, organizations are responding to market demands and regulatory requirements faster than ever by extending their applications and data to new digital applications. This drive to deliver new functions at speed has paved the way for a huge growth in cloud-native applications, hosted in both public and private cloud infrastructures. Leading organizations are now exploiting the best of both worlds by combining their traditional enterprise IT with cloud. This hybrid cloud approach places new requirements on the integration architectures needed to bring these two worlds together. One of the largest providers of application logic and data services in enterprises today is IBM Z, making it a critical service provider in a hybrid cloud architecture. The primary goal of this IBM Redpaper publication is to help IT architects choose between the different application integration architectures that can be used for hybrid integration with IBM Z, including REST APIs, messaging, and event streams.

Download or read book Manage Your Clouds with IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems V4 2 written by Bill White and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New services and capabilities are being made available to cloud computing environments on an ongoing basis. Taking advantage of these new services and capabilities is important to enhancing and improving your cloud environment and your business. Being able to manage these changes and your overall cloud environment is critical to ensuring you are providing a reliable operating environment for your organization. IBM® Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z SystemsTM, V4.2 provides advanced OpenStack integration and cloud virtualization and management capabilities for IBM zTM Systems. Incorporating open technologies makes it easier for businesses to adopt a cloud model and integrate it with their existing IT infrastructure and applications in order to meet their evolving business needs. This IBM Redbooks Solution Guide describes IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2 and gives you insight into its wide range of capabilities. The Solution Guide explains the business value of the solution. It also provides an overview and high-level architecture of the solution and includes usage scenarios. Both supported platforms and ordering information are provided in the Solution Guide.