Vault
◆ ONE SECURE MANAGED OFFERING
Z-Cloud
Infrastructure.
Vault Security.
Secure your private cloud environment with centralized secrets management, identity based access, and automated security controls.
Z-Cloud provides secure, scalable private cloud infrastructure operated by ZPro. IBM Vault adds centralized secrets management and identity based access to help protect credentials, certificates, encryption keys, and sensitive data across hybrid environments.
Z-CLOUD
Secure, managed private cloud infrastructure operated by ZPro.
IBM VAULT
Centralized secrets, identity-based access, and automated credential lifecycle management.
Z-CLOUD
Private Cloud Infrastructure
COMPUTE
STORAGE
NETWORK
BACKUP
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VAULT
Secrets & Identity
SECRETS
IDENTITIES
POLICIES
KEYS
The Security Challenge
Private Cloud Needs More Than Infrastructure
Modern hybrid environments are distributed across applications, cloud platforms, infrastructure, and teams. Credentials, certificates, and access policies can become difficult to manage consistently as environments grow.
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CREDENTIAL SPRAWL
Secrets can become distributed across applications, infrastructure, configuration files, and teams.
02
DISTRIBUTED ACCESS
Dynamic environments require consistent identity-based access and centralized security policies.
03
MANUAL SECURITY TASKS
Credential provisioning, rotation, certificate management, and access reviews can create operational overhead.
How It Works
Z-Cloud Infrastructure.
Vault-Controlled Access.
USER / APPLICATION
IDENTITY
IBM VAULT
POLICY & SECRETS
Z-CLOUD
APPLICATION / INFRASTRUCTURE
Z-Cloud provides the managed private cloud environment while Vault acts as the security layer for identities, secrets, certificates, and encryption keys.
01
AUTHENTICATE
Validate users and machines through trusted identities and access policies.
02
AUTHORIZE
Grant only the level of access required for each identity.
03
PROTECT
Secure and manage secrets, certificates, keys, and sensitive data throughout their lifecycle.
◆ VAULT CAPABILITIES
Centralize Security Across the
Cloud Estate
01
SECRETS LIFECYCLE
Store, access, rotate, and manage secrets throughout their lifecycle.
02
CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT
Generate, rotate, and revoke certificates while reducing manual processes.
03
KEY MANAGEMENT
Centralize the distribution, rotation, enabling, and disabling of cryptographic keys.
04
DATA PROTECTION
Protect data in transit and at rest through centralized encryption key management.
◆ Z-CLOUD FOUNDATION
A Secure Foundation for
Enterprise Workloads
Z-Cloud provides dedicated private cloud infrastructure designed for predictable performance, security, compliance, and operational resilience.
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HIGH AVAILABILITY
Support for high-availability environments and reliable cloud operations.
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SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Scale infrastructure according to workload and business requirements.
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BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY
Managed backup and disaster recovery capabilities for business continuity.
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24×7 MONITORING
Continuous monitoring and support for infrastructure and environments.
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SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
Security Controls Built Into the Environment
DATA RESIDENCY
Regional hosting helps organizations meet data residency and data governance requirements.
NETWORK PROTECTION
Firewalls, monitoring, and threat detection help protect the cloud environment.
DISASTER RECOVERY
Backup and recovery strategies support business continuity and operational resilience.
ONE CONNECTED SECURITY MODEL
Infrastructure and Security
Working Together
Z-CLOUD
Compute
Storage
Network
Backup
Applications
HOST
IBM VAULT
IBM VAULT
Identity
Secrets
Policies
Certificates
Keys
ACCESS
ENTERPRISE WORKLOADS
ENTERPRISE WORKLOADS
Maximo
Applications
APIs
Databases
Services
Z-Cloud provides the infrastructure.
Vault provides centralized security and secrets management.
Together they create a controlled operating model for enterprise workloads.
BUSINESS VALUE
Security Without Adding
Operational Complexity
01
REDUCE SECRET SPRAWL
Centralize credentials and sensitive information.
02
AUTOMATE LIFECYCLES
Automate provisioning, rotation, and revocation.
03
CONTROL ACCESS
Apply identity-based and least-privilege access policies.
04
SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Maintain consistent controls, monitoring, and audit visibility.
Benefits and Outcome with Z-Cloud
- Reduced unplanned downtime
- Improved asset utilization
- Higher workforce productivity
- Predictable, governed operations
