IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX)

IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (IBM zCX) makes it possible to integrate Linux on IBM Z applications with z/OS.

Application developers can develop and data centers can operate popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBM software, and third-party software together with z/OS applications and data. IBM provides a Linux distribution configured to run open container initiative container images. IBM supplied support code will simplify installation and operation. Clients can participate with their own Linux applications that can easily be packaged in open container initiative format and deployed in the same way as open source, IBM, and vendor packages.