comparison with the model of normal operations to detect and alert IT operations of anomalous behavior. When the Z Common Data Provider in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics and IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson is used to stream operational data, the zIIP offload function can be enabled, and then the System Data Engine component of the Z Common Data Provider can offload eligible work from general purpose processors to zIIP processors. This minimizes the MIPS consumption on general processors (GCPs) and reduces the total cost of ownership. However, this offloading might add additional overhead in CPU time. If there is not enough capacity on zIIP processors, z/OS may redirect zIIP eligible work to general CPUs when all zIIPs are busy. The additional (overhead) CPU time to use zIIP processors can surpass the CPU time that is offloaded to zIIP processors. Or even, the general CPU usage is increased. See also Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) ZAAP References External links IBM System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) IBM mainframe technology