Preface
As workloads are being offloaded to IBM® LinuxONE based cloud environments, it is important to ensure that these workloads and environments are secure.
This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the necessary steps to secure your environment from the hardware level through all of the components that are involved in a LinuxONE cloud infrastructure that use Linux and IBM z/VM®.
The audience for this book is IT architects, IT Specialists, and those users who plan to use LinuxONE for their cloud environments.
Authors
This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.
Edi Lopes Alves is a Senior IT Specialist in Brazil working with IBM Z® and LinuxONE for the Global Technical Service team. She has more than 25 years of experience working as a z/VM and Linux on IBM Z specialist. Edi has IBM L2 IT Specialist certification, holds a Mathematics degree and a master’s degree in e-Business from ESPM Sao Paulo. She currently supports z/VM and Linux on Z for the American Express and AIG accounts. She has supported the z/VM environment and cloud initiatives for Banco do Brasil and IBM Global Accounts (IGA) for several years by supporting IBM Green, IBM Blue® Harmony projects, and z/VM Field Test at Endicott Lab lpars. Working across international and diverse teams. Edi has co-authored several IBM Redbooks publications. Edi acquired several professional certifications, and has mentored several professionals at different levels of seniority to progress in their careers.
Klaus Egeler is an Senior IT Specialist in IBM’s Research & Development Lab in Boeblingen,
Germany. His area of expertise are IBM z/VSE®, z/VM and Linux on z and LinuxONE.
Klaus has contributed to several z/VM-related and Linux-related IBM Redbooks and IBM Redpaper™ publications. He also is a presenter and instructor at workshops and customer events on a regular basis.
Karen Medhat Fahmy is an IBM L2 Certified working in IBM Egypt. She received her bachelor’s degree with honors in Computer Engineering in 2012 and her MSc. degree in 2016 in the field of wireless sensor networks, security, and AI from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. She joined IBM in 2013 and she is currently technical team leader in the cloud application innovation team and she has been developing and leading large-scale enterprise applications in several sectors. She has delivered different technical training sessions and courses as part of IBM Skills Academy for university Students across MEA. She has written several publications in the field of AI and IoT. She also received several technical and non-technical awards in IBM. Karen also has acquired several professional certifications, and contributed in developing and authoring IBM Cloud™ and IoT Certification Exams.
Felipe Cardeneti Mendes is an IT specialist with years of experience on distributed platforms and systems integration. His areas of expertise include Cloud, Docker containers, and virtualization across various platforms, including Intel x86, Power, LinuxONE, and IBM Z. Throughout his career, he worked on several integration projects and developed several successful solutions. He also frequently speaks at events and colleges to educate people about the latest Linux, Docker, and LinuxONE technology trends.
Maciej Olejniczak is an IBM Certified IT Expert. He has over 10 years of experience in IBM, 20 in IT. He is a cross-functional consultant in a collaborative environment, and is skilled in the design and delivery of integrated systems in various industries. He also works across international, diverse teams and is an IBM Redbooks Platinum Author. He excels at support delivery, problem solving, and managing critical situations. He is a member of IBM Academy of Technology and serves as a mentor to IBM employees and new hires. He also works within the IBM Security Team.
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
Lydia Parziale, Robert Haimowitz
IBM Redbooks, Poughkeepsie Center
Thomas Ambrosio, Bill Lamastro
IBM Competitive Project Office, Poughkeepsie, NY
William Romney, Scott Coyle, Steve Schultz
IBM Endicott Lab
Robert (Jay) Brenneman and Dulce Smith, POK
Guilherme da Silva Nogueira, Felipe Cardeneti Mendes, Sao Paulo
IBM Brazil
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