Monday, November 16, 2020

RHEL 8.3 Released

RHEL 8.3 is out, see the official announcement.
The unquestionable highlight from a KVM on Z perspective is certainly the addition of the Secure Execution functionality. Also, ECKD DASD can be transparently passed through to KVM guests, allowing full exploitation of all DASD features, including raw track access and IPL

For further details on the changes, see the release notes, and the respective blog entry in the Linux on Z blog here.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Webcast: IBM Secure Execution for Linux Introduction and Demo

IBM Secure Execution for Linux allows to build a Trusted Execution Environment for IBM Z and LinuxONE that helps protect data in use.
This webcast gives an overview of the value and the key concepts of the technology, followed by a hands-on demo, outlining the steps needed to secure Linux workloads.

    UPDATE: A recording of the event is now available here.

Audience: Clients, Business Partners, IT Architects, Systems Admins

Speaker: Viktor Mihajlovski, Linux on IBM Z Development, Product Owner for KVM on IBM Z

Date: November 18, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Registration: Register here, and check system requirements here.