Excellent Timothy, that's what I was looking for.

Thank you

Tom


On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 1:52 AM Timothy Sipples <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
>
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