IBM® z/OS® is an operating system (OS) for IBM Z® mainframes, suitable for continuous, high-volume operation with high security and stability.

With IBM z/OS, you can use the computing power and resources of the IBM Z platform to help drive business transformation and accelerate innovation. Get the stable, secure environment your organization requires to improve performance for mission-critical workloads and meet future challenges.

Features

• **Simplified management: **Improve z/OS programmer productivity with a web-based interface and streamlined, automated tasks.
• **Server communications: **Run multiple copies of z/OS as a single image, so you can manage multiple systems and resources from a single point of control.
• **Faster recovery: **Restore services and recover workloads substantially faster with zero increase in licensing costs. 
• **Upgrade workflows: **Enable and drive innovative development to support new hybrid cloud and AI business applications.
• **Linux integration: **Integrate popular open source packages, Linux® applications, IBM software and third-party software.
• **Cloud provisioning: **Simply create software service templates that provision IBM middleware for additional functionality.
• **JSON databases: **Easily create and access JSON databases through a comprehensive set of C-based APIs.
• **Management services: **Deploy services that streamline management tasks and apply best practices and internal standards.
• **IT resilience: **Rapidly adapt and respond to disruptions or threats and continue operations without significant impact.
• **Pervasive encryption: **Enable extensive encryption of data in-flight and at-rest to safeguard data and achieve compliance.
• **Simplified data archiving: **Use serverless data movement and storage cloud communication to simplify data archiving in the cloud.

Benefits

• **AI-infused: **Scale the value of data and drive digital transformation that is powered by AI and intelligent automation.
• **Application modernization and simplification: **Build new applications or modernize existing ones while optimizing and simplifying technology infrastructure.
• **Cyber resiliency: **Protect and thrive with unparalleled security and resilience capabilities with quantum-safe technologies.