So, whats the future of Cloud looking like with a z? is it positioned as an on-prem powerhouse that bursts out to hybrid services? a Cloud in a box for large enterprises with scalability or a local App Store for firms that house it for a public on prem

Steven Dickens
100% agree, the focus for z Systems is delivering on our promise of security, availability, performance and scale for public, private and hybrid cloud

Bill Mew
@StevenDickens3 security, availability, performance and scale are all key requirements, but of them all security is the one we see coming up all the time and #IBMz is in a class of its own here

Steven Dickens
connecting public to system of record is vital and API's will be that bridge

Neil Cattermull
so would you say the Z brand is fully API aware for hybrid steve?

Bill Mew
@StevenDickens3 this is where @IBMBlueMix comes into play as well as zOS connect - enabling easier API management

jsaulman
Have you seen this video from DreamForce https://www.salesfor...

Steven Dickens
of course connectivity through our Open API framework z/OS connect and API management is the bridge here

Jeff Bisti
Between Bluemix, API Management, z/OS Connect, and a host of other tools, doing a hybrid cloud approach seems to be the best path for Enterprise IT.

Neil Cattermull
yes i like it. tell me more about the bluemix on prem stuff Steve

Neil Cattermull
oh btw - i just heard that you can manage other environments (VM) and mainframe ones in one place now too a sort of multi mainframe management application?