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Overview  |  zSeries features  |  Parallel Sysplex  |  GDPS

To provide service at agreed-upon levels and mask outages from employees, partners and customers, your systems must be based on a shared view of data, geographical clusters and data mirroring. IBM eServer zSeries servers, Parallel Sysplex (US) data sharing and Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) (US) architectures can deliver this operational environment.

The IBM TotalStorage Resiliency Family (US) can further enhance the availability of your key applications with enterprise-strength disk, tape, storage software and services. And with intelligent management solutions from Tivoli (US) software, you can look beyond individual components to achieve an integrated view, allowing you to proactively manage your IT systems for maximum business value.

The power of virtualization
Advanced virtualization technologies and heterogeneous workload management are also a critical part of the business resiliency strategy for zSeries. As a growing number of elements in today's IT infrastructures can be virtualized on zSeries—including server images, I/O connectivity and even networking elements—the zSeries platform is ideally positioned to handle everyday IT infrastructure dynamics as well as the occasional disasters that may occur.

Combine the mature disaster recovery techniques already in place at data centers today with zSeries servers' advanced virtualization technologies, workload management capabilities and Capacity on Demand offerings (US), and you will have an outstanding environment that can deliver the ultimate in business resiliency.

Resources

	Business Continuity Considerations Business Continuity Considerations (US) [352KB] Put IBM's experience and expertise to work beside its hardware and software to help protect the short- and long-term health of your business. Get the details in this white paper.
	Resiliency with Linux and zSeries (US) [375KB] This white paper explains how zSeries servers running z/VM and Linux on zSeries can provide important autonomic capabilities and rich functions to help make your technology responsive during outages.
	z990 and Business Continuity (US) Availability is built into zSeries technology, from redundancy and fault tolerance to strategic continuity management. Find out more.