Virtual IMS User Groups

Upcoming Virtual IMS Session

Data Gravity and IBM Z:
Bringing Processing to the Data

As data volumes grow, they naturally attract applications, services, and processing toward them—a concept commonly referred to as data gravity. In hybrid cloud environments, understanding data gravity has become increasingly important when making architectural decisions around IBM Z workloads and enterprise data strategy. This session explores how data mass, latency requirements, application coupling, and access patterns influence where workloads should run. Attendees will examine the tradeoffs between moving data to processing environments versus bringing processing closer to the data itself. The discussion will focus on modern IBM Z environments and hybrid cloud architectures, highlighting strategies that minimize unnecessary data movement while supporting analytics, APIs, AI workloads, and operational efficiency. The session will provide practical insight into how organizations can respect data gravity principles while continuing to modernize and innovate around mission-critical IBM Z systems.