Many Forrester clients are considering both the technical and economic benefits of running Java workloads on IBM System z. The technology enabler that makes this compelling is a specialty engine called an IBM zAAP, or System z Application Assist Processor. IBM zAAP allows you to consolidate and integrate Java-based Web applications with your core business database environment. It provides a more cost-effective, specialized z/OS Java execution environment than running the application server and associated database management system (DBMS) environment on separate physical servers.