This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the latest member of the IBM Z platform, the IBM z14 Model ZR1 (Machine Type 3907). It includes information about the Z environment and how it helps integrate data and transactions more securely, and provides insight for faster and more accurate business decisions.

The z14 ZR1 is a state-of-the-art data and transaction system that delivers advanced capabilities, which are vital to any digital transformation. The z14 ZR1 is designed for enhanced modularity, which is in an industry standard footprint. This system excels at the following tasks:

This book explains how this system uses new innovations and traditional Z strengths to satisfy growing demand for cloud, analytics, and open source technologies. With the z14 ZR1 as the base, applications can run in a trusted, reliable, and secure environment that improves operations and lessens business risk.

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.

Bill White is an IBM Redbooks Project Leader and Senior Networking and Connectivity Specialist at IBM Redbooks, Poughkeepsie Center.

Hervey Kamga is an IBM z® Systems Product Engineer with the EMEA I/O Connectivity Team in Montpellier, France. Before his current role, he was a Support Engineer and Engineer On Site for 13 years with Sun MicroSystems and Oracle in EMEA. Hervey’s areas of expertise include Oracle Solaris (operating system and hardware products), Virtualization (VMware and virtualBox), Linux (Ubuntu), and IBM z Systems® I/O features and protocols (IBM FICON® and OSA).

Octavian Lascu is an IBM Redbooks Project Leader and a Senior IT Consultant for IBM Romania with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in designing, implementing, and supporting complex IT infrastructure environments (systems, storage, and networking), including high availability and disaster recovery solutions and high-performance computing deployments. He has developed materials for and taught over 50 workshops for technical audiences around the world. He has written several IBM publications.

 

Frank Packheiser is a Senior IT Specialist at the Field Technical Sales Support office in Germany. He has 26 years of experience in IBM z Systems®. Frank has worked for 10 years in the IBM Education Center in Germany, developing and providing professional training. He also provides professional services to z Systems and mainframe clients. In 2008 and 2009, Frank supported clients in Middle East/North Africa (MENA) as a zIT Architect. In addition to co-authoring several IBM Redbooks publications since 1999, he has been an official ITSO presenter at ITSO workshops for the last four years.

Martijn Raave is a certified IBM Z & LinuxONE Client Architect for IBM Netherlands. Over a period of 20 years, his professional career has revolved around the mainframe platform. Before joining IBM in 2005, he worked for a large Dutch client as a systems programmer with expertise in the areas of IBM z/OS®, IBM Parallel Sysplex®, and hardware. Later, he decided to explore other aspects of the mainframe environment within IBM, and joined STG as a Client Technical Specialist, supporting several Dutch IBM System z® clients, IBM Business Partners, and IBM sales representatives. In 2016, the LinuxONE brand was added to his portfolio and he is now working as a Client Architect with a broad range of customers on different engagements. He is also a board member of Guide Share Europe (GSE) Netherlands.

John Troy is a z Systems and Storage hardware National Top Gun in the northeast area of the United States. He has 36 years of experience in the service field. His areas of expertise include technical and customer support for z Systems server and high-end storage systems. John has been a z Systems hardware technical support course designer, developer, and instructor for the last seven generations of IBM high-end servers.

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Thanks to the team that has written the IBM z14 Technical Introduction, SG24-8450:

 

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