awesome-kubernetes/v2-docs/ibm_cloud.md

IBM

!!! info "Architectural Context" Detailed reference for IBM in the context of Cloud Providers (Hyperscalers).

Standard Reference

• Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM Knowledge Center 🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM API Connect [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM Knowledge Center: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM Cloud Pak Playbook [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM Cloud Pak Playbook: cloudpak8s.io [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• IBM Vault 2.0 UI Enhancements and Reporting Improvements [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• About WebSphere Liberty [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• xataka.com: IBM se multiplica: la IBM de siempre mantiene el foco en la' nube, pero crea una nueva empresa para los servicios de red gestionados 🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• reuters.com: IBM to break up 109-year old company to focus on cloud growth' 🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• WebSphere Liberty [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• Download WAS Liberty [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• DockerHub: websphere-liberty [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• github.com/openliberty [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• developers.redhat.com: Support for GraphQL with Open Liberty 20.0.0.6 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• OpenShift Container Platform 4.2. Installing on IBM Z (html) [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• OpenShift Container Platform 4.2. Installing on IBM Z (pdf) [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• medium.com/search?q=cp4mcm [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• medium: tagged/cp4mcm [COMMUNITY-TOOL]
• github.com/IBM/CP4MCM-SDK : Business Partner App Integration with IBM MCM ⭐ 2 [COMMUNITY-TOOL]

Cloud Native

Mainframe DevOps

Containers

• (2019) IBM Leverages Containers to Advance DevOps on Mainframes [ADVANCED LEVEL] [LEGACY] — Explains IBM's integration of container technologies with mainframe z/OS systems. This technical bridge enables engineers to run microservice pipelines directly beside legacy transactional backends, streamlining modern DevOps methodologies on mainframes.

Cloud Providers

IBM Cloud

Enterprise Platform

• (2024) IBM Cloud [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — IBM Cloud provides comprehensive cloud native services integrated alongside specialized IBM Power and IBM Z architectures. Offers regulated industries customized hybrid setups, quantum-safe telemetry, and specialized security profiles.

Container Platforms

OpenShift

Bare Metal Installation

• (2021) Installing OCP in a Mainframe z-series [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — A deep dive into deploying Red Hat OpenShift on bare-metal IBM Z-series frames. Walks through bootstrap configuration parameters, network interface allocations, and LPAR layouts required to construct robust container runtimes.

IBM Z Mainframes

• (2020) IBM and Red Hat bring OpenShift to IBM Z and LinuxONE [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Tracks the strategic porting of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform onto IBM Z and LinuxONE frameworks. This allows teams to coordinate low-latency microservices right next to mainframe transactional databases inside secured hardware zones.

Installation Guides

• (2020) Red Hat OpenShift Installation Process Experiences on IBM Z/LinuxONE [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Analyzes the specialized installation requirements and architectural prerequisites when building OpenShift clusters on IBM Z mainframes. Discusses z/VM virtualization layers, network card routing configurations, and disk mapping configurations.

Enterprise Storage

OpenShift (1)

Storage Integration

• (2020) redbooks.ibm.com: IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift. IBM block storage & IBM Spectrum Scale [ADVANCED LEVEL] [DOCUMENTATION] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — An IBM Redbook focusing on deploying storage configurations for OpenShift using Spectrum Scale and block storage. Features step-by-step guidance on setting up dynamic Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers for stateful application layers.

Java Enterprise

Jakarta EE

MicroProfile

• (2024) openliberty.io [JAVA CONTENT] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Open Liberty is a modular, fast, and light Java server runtime optimized for building microservices using MicroProfile and Jakarta EE. Its rapid startup capabilities and dynamic kernel updates suit continuous container scaling profiles.

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