More ideas in no particular order: * MQ queue managers working in conjunction with the MQ Client for z/VSE (no charge/"as is").
* The VTAPE server is a good idea, but that can be even further extended if you place the IBM Spectrum Protect server on Linux on Z. VTAPE can then feed into Spectrum Protect. * The IBM z14 supports Secure Service Containers with Feature Code 0104, so it's possible to have highly secured, complementary container image runtimes via IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers. * z/VSE supports LDAP-based authentication. One option is to use z/VM's LDAP server, or it's possible to run a LDAP server on Linux on Z, such as OpenLDAP. * DevOps-related built tools can run on Linux on Z, for automated and coordinated deployments even into z/VSE. * IT service management servers of certain kinds (beyond the e-mail alerting mentioned, which is a good one) that are managing and monitoring z/VSE-hosted services. * Db2 was mentioned, but it's also possible to redirect VSAM access to a Linux on Z-hosted file system or database. All of these databases and data stores can then be encrypted, and the encryption/decryption performance on an IBM z14 machine is superb. * Encryption key management, for example IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for Linux on Z in support of storage device encryption (disk, virtual tape, tape) and other security requirements. * If you're running IBM's CICS Transaction Gateway then Linux on Z is the second best place to run it. (First best is z/OS.) * If you're still running any SNA gateway functions elsewhere then IBM Communications Server for Linux on Z could be a better option. * Dignus's compilers run very well on Linux on Z and also support z/VSE and z/VM CMS. * You can use Linux on Z in support of administrative and operational tasks. For example, you can serve z/VSE and z/VM documentation from Linux. You can run issue trackers, project managers, automated service mailboxes, and other tools to organize tasks. - - - - - - - - - - Timothy Sipples I.T. Architect Executive Digital Asset & Other Industry Solutions IBM Z & LinuxONE - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
