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Industry solutions and applications

The flexibility and openness of Linux make possible a very large portfolio of applications, designed to meet the requirements of businesses of all sizes.

There are many software vendors constantly developing products for Linux on System z that address a spectrum of business needs. Explore which ones might be right for your organization.
ISV solutions for Linux on System z
Oracle solutions

Take advantage of the advanced functionality of Oracle solution on a premier Linux environment, benefiting from the core strengths of the IBM System z platform.

Clients can take advantage of cost considerations provided by the Linux on System z environment, such as specialty software pricing, Integrated Facility for Linux specialty engines, potentially lower power and staffing costs and high levels of utilization to consolidate Oracle databases to the System z9. Not only might this be a cost effective solution, it also brings clients the security, reliability and availability benefits of the System z9 environment.
Oracle solutions for Linux on System z
Security solutions
IBM System z9 and eServer zSeries servers running Linux offer an attractive foundation on which to build a comprehensive IT security infrastructure. Numerous security solutions are available from IBM and other software vendors that enable Linux on System z9 and zSeries to participate in cross-platform security and help to simplify security management.
Security solutions for Linux on System z
IRMM on System z
The IBM Integrated Removable Media Manager (IRMM) for the Enterprise on System z™ is a robust systems management product for Linux® on IBM System z™ that manages open system media in heterogeneous distributed environments and virtualizes physical tape libraries. IRMM combines the capacity of multiple heterogeneous libraries into a single reservoir of tape storage that can be managed from a central point.
IRMM on System z
Linux Utilities for IBM System z
Infrastructure simplification and business integration are major IT challenges, and by integrating "commodity" workloads - utilities - with existing workloads onto the mainframe, you may benefit from the control and management that System z offers. Each solution of the Linux Utilities provide specific infrastructure functions that complement System z.
Linux Utility solutions
Real businesses need solutions to real challenges
With Linux on System z you get the proper foundation to meet your challenges. System z servers help create an on demand environment that enables applications, data and business processes to operate with higher levels of utilization and lower overall costs.

Read the one page descriptions of some favorite Linux on System z solutions:

Business applications
Collaboration & e-Mail (142KB)
DB2 Universal Database for Linux on System z (282KB)
SAP Applications (95KB)
Oracle database (157KB)
Business connectors
DB2 Connect (202KB)
CICS Transaction Gateway (153KB)
IMS Connect (107KB)
VSE Connectors (360KB)

Read also about the exciting optional IBM System z feature for Linux, the IBM Integrated Facility for Linux.

IBM Integrated Facility for Linux (513KB)

Virtualization solution
The IBM Virtualization Engine and Infrastructure Services for Linux on System z allow you to run a unified IT infrastructure management, extending the infrastructure simplification capabilities of Linux and your IBM mainframe. With the product components, virtualization "best practices" can be extended into distributed environments.
IBM Virtualization Engine and Infrastructure Services for Linux on
System z

IBM infrastructure solution
This offering address the demand for ready-to-install solutions, helping to increase productivity and lessen time to market. In addition, IBM provides an array of software and business consulting services to help get you up and running with Linux on System z.
Managed Hosting for Linux Virtual Services
Managed Hosting for Linux Virtual Services provides managed server capacity without the upfront expense of buying the physical hardware.
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