z Basics
This system can process billions of transactions a day without breaking a sweat.
What is a mainframe?
This processor handles general workloads on Z.
What is a Central Processor (CP)?
A common AI use case in finance, to ensure secure transactions.
What is fraud detection (or ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING)?
watsonx Assistant for Z uses this type of AI to generate human-like responses.
What is generative AI (or foundation models)?
This is what Db2 is short for.
What is Database 2?
True or False: Mainframes can only run legacy applications.
What is False?
This specialty engine helps offload Java and analytics workloads.
What is a zIIP?
AI on Z can help with this customer experience use case.
What is chatbots or virtual assistants?
Mainframe AI assistant for operations.
What is IBM watson Assistant for Z?
This is the capability that allows for multiple Db2 members to access the same data.
What is data sharing?
The 'Z' in IBM Z stands for this.
What is Zero Downtime?
This engine is designed for Linux workloads on Z.
What is an IFL (Integrated Facility for Linux)?
This AI concept involves using your model to assign a probability to an event, like fraud.
What is scoring or inference?
Mainframe AI assistant for application development.
What is IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z?
This is the address space that manages locking inside of each Db2 for z/OS.
What is IRLM?
IBM’s z17 mainframe uses this AI accelerator for on-chip inferencing at scale.
The name of IBM’s latest Z mainframe.
What is IBM z17?
This is a new PCie AI Accelerator z17 component.
What is Spyre?
This OS is optimized for security, performance, and scalability on Z.
What is z/OS?
This is the dataset that Db2 references to start the subsystem.
What is the BSDS (boot strap data set)?
This is the year IBM z was made.
What is 1964?
This IBM technology connects the mainframe to high-speed storage systems.
What is FICON?
Clea's whitepaper was on this AI topic.
What is AI Chip Performance for Shared Hosts Subsystem?
This is how you can connect multiple assistants, subsystems, and software products to find the answers you're looking for.
What is Agentic Framework?
This is the subsytem that helps Db2 prioritize works
What is WLM (Workload Manager)?