{"id":517856,"date":"2021-07-27T00:04:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T04:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/announcing-ibm-z-os-v2-5-next-gen-operating-system-designed-for-hybrid-cloud-and-ai\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T00:04:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T04:04:06","slug":"announcing-ibm-z-os-v2-5-next-gen-operating-system-designed-for-hybrid-cloud-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/announcing-ibm-z-os-v2-5-next-gen-operating-system-designed-for-hybrid-cloud-and-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing IBM z\/OS V2.5, Next-Gen Operating System Designed for Hybrid Cloud and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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V2.5 Brings AI Capabilities to IBM Z, Strengthens Security, Introduces New Capabilities for Application Modernization<\/h2>\n

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\n ARMONK, N.Y.<\/span>, July 27, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0IBM (NYSE:\u00a0IBM<\/a>) today announced IBM z\/OS V2.5<\/a>, the next-generation operating system (OS) for IBM Z<\/a>, designed to accelerate client adoption of hybrid cloud<\/a> and AI<\/a> and drive application modernization<\/a> projects. <\/p>\n

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According to an IBM Institute for Business Value study “Application modernization on the mainframe<\/a>” released today, 71% of executives surveyed say mainframe<\/a>-based applications are central to their business strategy; and in three years, the percentage of organizations leveraging mainframe assets in a hybrid cloud environment is expected to increase by more than 2x.<\/p>\n

IBM z\/OS V2.5 helps drive value for our clients by delivering new capabilities across AI enablement, application modernization, resiliency<\/a>, enhanced security<\/a> and an improved developer experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n AI capabilities on IBM Z<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

According to the “Global AI Adoption Index 2021<\/a>,” conducted by Morning Consult commissioned by IBM, 87% of global IT professionals surveyed report it is very or somewhat important to their company that they can build and run their AI projects wherever the data resides[1]. With z\/OS V2.5, IBM is introducing new high performance AI capabilities that are tightly integrated with z\/OS workloads, designed to give clients business insights for more informed decision making. <\/p>\n

“IBM is all-in on hybrid cloud and AI, and we are deeply focused on delivering new innovations like AI and new security capabilities on IBM Z to help our clients move forward, more quickly with their modernization journeys,” said Ross Mauri<\/span>, GM, IBM Z. “For our clients, IBM z\/OS V2.5 brings new security and resiliency capabilities to the platform, and enables clients to infuse AI in real-time into every business transaction \u2013 imperatives that became more urgent during the pandemic.”<\/p>\n

\n Enhanced security to make client data future ready<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

Amid recent threats like SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack against critical infrastructure, there is a continued need for clients to further strengthen their overall cyber security and resiliency posture. IBM z\/OS V2.5 is helping to address these challenges by unveiling a broad spectrum of enhancements across authentication, authorization, logging, system integrity, system and data availability, encryption for data in flight and at rest, and overall data privacy including:<\/p>\n