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Mainframe modernization with Kyndryl Managed Extended Cloud Infrastructure as a Service for IBM Z

Use the modern mainframe as a cornerstone for building the infrastructure that enables your journey to hybrid cloud Highlights At Kyndryl™, we are committed to the concept that mainframe modernization is not about moving all your – Modernize infrastructure workloads and applications off of the high-performing, to get the most from security-rich and highly available IBM Z platform—it’s your mainframe about using the capabilities of every platform in the hybrid – Enable a culture change cloud to host each application based on unique availability, at the heart of your journey performance, security, resiliency and other requirements. to hybrid cloud – Rely on zCloud to provide The modern hybrid cloud ecosystem IBM Z® computing power Mainframe modernization efforts require enterprises with using a security-rich, mainframes to keep modern solutions—like IBM Z—at the scalable cloud model center of their hybrid cloud strategy. Hybrid cloud is about more than just re-platforming and going from one monolithic environment to another. The modern mainframe is designed to be open, supporting not just traditional workloads but also cloud-native applications that were built using languages familiar to developers on all platforms that can be implemented as microservices in containers.

Kyndryl Managed Extended Cloud Infrastructure as a Service for IBM Z—also known as zCloud—uses a cloud delivery model to provide you with access to a scalable, multitenant infrastructure that is designed for flexibility and adaptability. You have your choice of several operating systems, including IBM z/OS®, Red Hat® Enterprise or other Linux platforms, and the latest versions of standardized software stacks to facilitate flexibility. zCloud can also support other IBM software as well as independent software vendor (ISV) software on a custom basis. Capacities for compute, storage and virtual tape are scalable to meet your enterprise’s unique needs.

You can use and the container capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift® Container Platform (OCP) for development in place. Combining these solutions with products like z/OS Connect to expose traditional mainframe middleware and data through APIs facilitates integration. Co-host these solutions on the same mainframe for fast networking and near-zero latency. Additionally, you can create microservices in containers on virtually any platform and integrate them to create consistency and drive agility.

Culture change is at the heart of mainframe modernization

The hybrid cloud, including the modern mainframe, can be managed consistently at the infrastructure and platform level using common and open tools. This support integrates into your enterprise’s overall DevOps or DevSecOps processes. Striving toward agile processes is a necessary culture change that is at the heart of successful mainframe modernizations and hybrid cloud journeys.

2 The right platform for the right workloads Consolidating Linux workloads from distributed systems and platforms to IBM Z can also reduce complexity and help you Kyndryl provides many options for hosting and managing your save on software licensing costs—yielding you additional IBM Z and LinuxOne environments. We can support you where funding for modernization and other business-critical projects. you are in your data center or in one of our purpose-built data centers. You can choose a dedicated server model or accelerate Our fully managed services are designed to provide end-to-end your journey to hybrid cloud with zCloud. Either way, we provide management and monitoring, backed by the experience of IT management expertise, deep experience with IBM Z, using thousands of mainframe specialists located around the world. tried-and-tested virtualization technology to deliver a security-rich, Kyndryl uses innovative technologies, effective tools and highly available mainframe IaaS platform that can redefine processes, and automation to help prevent problems in your IT efficiency, cost and agility. environment before they occur. Kyndryl mainframe specialists for service delivery can also remove the challenge and cost Reduce costs with IBM Z of hiring and retaining talent with this increasingly scarce and managed services skillset, allowing your staff to focus on other areas of innovation. Using open solutions like Zowe™ or other integrated, graphical zCloud can help you reduce costs, making funding available user interface (GUI)-based tools, we can also help boost that you can redirect toward other modernization initiatives. productivity in your non-mainframe personnel by reducing This financial efficiency helps reduce or even eliminate the the need for in-house knowledge specific to IBM Z. capital and overall expenditures associated with running your own data center, such as hardware, floor space, power and cooling costs. Our IaaS solution can also help you rationalize your software portfolio and offers predictable consumption- based pricing with monthly billing to help you manage costs.

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Figure 1. Security-rich LPARs and storage subsystems provide advanced virtualization in a Kyndryl-managed environment.

3 Support high availability and security Additionally, Kyndryl offers configurable options for high availability so that we can accommodate both critical and noncritical business with mature service design applications in a cost-effective manner. zCloud offers configurable options beyond the standard options for z/OS including Hot Standby The zCloud mainframe capacity we provide and manage is and High Availability with service-level agreements (SLAs) up to housed in purpose-built, highly resilient and security-rich data 99.999%. With each option, you choose the server, disk and virtual centers around the world. Our LPAR-based model is designed tape storage resources that you need (see Figure 2). For Red Hat to offer the highest levels of security with the system achieving Enterprise Linux, the standard option is sufficient to meet most client Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5) accreditation. Additional requirements, but Kyndryl can satisfy custom Linux requirements subsystem isolation helps protect your data, applications, test as well. A carefully scheduled maintenance and update program and production environments. The solution is designed to enable further supports platform resiliency. end-to-end encryption, including for virtual tape, storage and in-flight data across the network. For additional access controls, IBM Z is supported by robust security management products Extending the capabilities for mainframes, including IBM Resource Access Control Facility of IBM Z to the hybrid cloud (RACF), CA Top Secret and CA Access Control Facility (ACF2), all of which are complemented by Kyndryl’s deep security domain Kyndryl can support you in your hybrid cloud journey. Our support expertise. And as a data processor that’s designed to be completely is designed to be integrated across any platform—whether that compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), be all on IBM Z or through standard connections to the other hybrid Kyndryl and zCloud can help enable enhanced data privacy. cloud platforms for applications better suited to other platforms. Kyndryl can also work with you to apply the appropriate enterprise- grade security processes, systems, networks and tools to help support your specific compliance needs, such as Payment Card Industry (PCI), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) requirements.

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Figure 2. Kyndryl Managed Extended Cloud IaaS for IBM Z is highly configurable. You can choose from multiple operating systems and standardized software stacks as well as the server, disk and tape options that best suit your avalability need.

4 Why Kyndryl?

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