NIT5140 Information Security: IBM and CA Cloud Network Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of cloud network security, specifically focusing on IBM's efforts to strengthen its mainframe cloud services through a collaboration with CA Technologies. The report begins with a literature review on cloud networking, highlighting the shift in data center scaling and the evolving needs of network resilience and throughput. It then delves into the business case of IBM and CA's partnership, exploring how they are integrating mainframe and cloud managed services over zCloud to enhance application performance across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The report examines the benefits of this collaboration, including cost optimization, improved agility, and enhanced security. It also discusses the various elements of CA's involvement, such as Brightside, CA service virtualization, mainframe operational intelligence, and data content found, illustrating how these components contribute to the overall value proposition. The report concludes by emphasizing the commitment of IBM and CA to enterprise digital transformations, particularly by leveraging the mainframe as an essential part of the change. The analysis draws on several sources, including industry reports and academic publications, to provide a well-rounded perspective on the topic.

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Abstract
The cloud of IBM has been delivering virtually unmatched control and scalabilities with various
networks. The security and firewalls has been vital to secure the cloud environment and data stored
within it. This has also included prevention of malicious activities to reach the users and servers. In
this study a literature review is conducted over cloud networking. Then the case of IBM
strengthening its cloud services in collaborations with CA is been demonstrated.

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Cloud Network: Case of IBM strengthening mainframe cloud services with the
help of CA
The cloud networking refers to describe the access to networking resources. This has been
taking place from centralized third-party providers. This is done using Wide Area of Networks or
Internet-based access technologies [1].
The following study conducts a literature review on the cloud networking. The business cases
are then reviewed and analyzed in this study.
The advent of cloud computing has changed the way to scale data centers and what is needed
for the network as per as resilience and throughput. Attitalla, Chocksi and M. B (2017) highlighted
that scaling, controlling, scaling, visualizing and customizing is a vital step in this industry [3]. The
industry has been hosting applications in massive data centers that are made available to any device
anywhere and anytime. Further, Li, Misic and Mahmoud (2018) discussed that cloud computing had
transcended every customer classes from consumers to different small-medium business to larger
enterprises [7].

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“Figure 1: Public cloud architecture for mainframe: IBM Cloud managed services of Z
systems”
(Source: Cooney 2018).
Here the business case of IBM and CA teaming up for achieving effective applications
regarding multi-cloud, hybrid and different private operations are demonstrated [2]. The
organizations have collaborated to link their mainframe and cloud managed services. This is done
over zCloud or z Systems. This is to make their applications perform better regarding multi-cloud or
hybrid operations. The zCloud has been offering customers the method to move their complex
workloads to cloud environments with security and flexibility of mainframes [4].
Totally isolated
LPARs results to
totally
distinguishing
storage, compute
and access

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Figure 2: “IBM and CA making mainframe the destination in cloud”
(Source: Guo, Stolyar and Walid 2018 )
Here, the customers have been looking at the mainframe as a cloud option. Moreover, this
has been more than only a mainframe as the service. This has been a sensible extension of the
current computing requirements. It has proved that in extreme, various conservative part of data
center, the cloud-technology has accepted deployment platform regarding various solutions that are
mission-critical [6]. Here, the main fact has been that the CA realigned with those platform.
However, this process has been too late. However, this has permitted various kinds of vendors such
as Compuware in gaining significant market share. Thus it is seen that the fact has been good news
for different customers. This has indicated that this has not been only showing for IBM. Here, they
have possessed the choice of software companies having solutions over that platform. Moreover, the
quantity of this open source has been ready for deployment over mainframe has been high every
Destination[Secureandcompliant,Costoptimizations,missioncritical,agileanddeveloperfriendly]DeliveryCostOptimizationsCloudenhancementsExistingestatesSoftwareCostoptimizationsPointiofdepartures

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Public Multi-tenant cloud
Agility
Savings
On premise Cloud
Remote managed
services
Traditional On premise
management
time [8]. Furthermore, CA partnership has been letting customers develop different core applications
quickly. This is done by using state-of-the-art development tools. This has made the platforms
accessible in an easy way to the growing generation of different developers.
Figure 3: “Transition to public Multi-tenant cloud for mainframe: IBM Cloud Managed
services over z Systems”
(Source: Vakilinia 2018)
The part of CA’s deal has included various elements. The first one has been the Brightside. It
has added the natural development of multiple applications for mainframe through the current open
source frameworks and tools like IntelliJ, Gradle, and Jenkins through command line interfaces. The
next one is CA service virtualization [5]. This has included rapid testing and modifications of
various applications at a proper place. This has made that easier for organizations to perform the
mainframe test and developing the clouds. Next, there has been mainframe operational intelligence

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where the applications are monitored within the cloud and incorporate the current digital
performance solutions of management. The next one is the data content found. There the data are
found classified and protected for safeguarding the personally identifiable information of clients and
has helped to meet various regulations of compliances. Moreover, the business has offered IBM
services Platforms providing the next level of automation under zCloud [6]. This is to assist clients
with the movements towards different kinds of cloud environments. Here, they have possessed so
much data that are being managed over those mainframes. Here those needs have been ensuring the
reliable scenario that is upgraded, scaled and secured that has been complex. The zCloud has assured
that clients manage those services and ability as required. This has been helpful to decrease the costs
related to operating the mainframe up to 30%.
The CA technologies have been showcasing latest solutions unleashing various untapped
values with higher accessibility towards the mainframe. This has included the developer-friendly
resolutions and IBM partnerships demonstrating the commitments of CA towards the mainframe.
Moreover, the clients have been accelerating digital transformations, and the most of them are
included into mainframe as an essential part of the change. In order to assist those clients, IBM has
introduced their “Cloud Managed Services” over z Systems. Here, those services have comprised of
assimilated power and security over IBM’s mainframe and scalability and flexibility of IBM cloud.
Here, the CA and IBM have been committed to deepening the role of the platform towards enterprise
digital transformations.

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References:
[1]"CA Technologies Showcases New Solutions that Unleash Untapped Value with Greater
Accessibility to the Mainframe - CA Technologies", Ca.com, 2018. [Online]. Available:
https://www.ca.com/us/company/newsroom/press-releases/2018/ca-technologies-showcases-new-
solutions-that-unleash-untapped-value-with-greater-accessibility-to-the-mainframe.html. [Accessed:
08- Jun- 2018].
[2]M. Cooney, "IBM strengthens mainframe cloud services with CA’s help", Network World, 2018.
[Online]. Available: https://www.networkworld.com/article/3279185/cloud-computing/ibm-
strengthens-mainframe-cloud-services-with-ca-s-help.html. [Accessed: 08- Jun- 2018].
[3]S. Attitalla, V. Chocksi and M. B., "IBM Cloud Solutions for Home Automation", International
Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 164, no. 4, pp. 15-21, 2017.
[4]"IBM Cloud", Ibm.com, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/. [Accessed: 08-
Jun- 2018].
[5]"Virtual Servers - Overview | IBM Cloud", Ibm.com, 2018. [Online]. Available:
https://www.ibm.com/cloud/virtual-servers. [Accessed: 08- Jun- 2018].
[6]S. Vakilinia, "Energy efficient temporal load aware resource allocation in cloud computing
datacenters", Journal of Cloud Computing, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018.
[7]H. Li, R. Lu, J. Misic and M. Mahmoud, "Security and Privacy of Connected Vehicular Cloud
Computing", IEEE Network, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 4-6, 2018.

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[8]Y. Guo, A. Stolyar and A. Walid, "Shadow-Routing Based Dynamic Algorithms for Virtual
Machine Placement in a Network Cloud", IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, vol. 6, no. 1, pp.
209-220, 2018.