This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces a technical overview of the main new features, functions and enhancements available in IBM i 7.1. It gives a summary and brief explanation of new capabilities and what has changed in the operating system, and also discusses many of the licensed programs and application development tools associated with IBM i. Many of the new and enhanced functions are described such as: DB2® for i support for XML and column level encryption PowerHATM for i asynchronous Geographic Mirroring & LUN-level switching Virtualization enhancements for IBM i hosted partitions and PowerVMTM Storage management enhancements for solid state drives Systems management enhancements for Systems Director Navigator for i Rational® software development product enhancements Zend PHP Enhancements Web Application Serving enhancements The information provided in this book will be useful for clients, business partners and IBM service professionals involved with planning, supporting, upgrading, and implementing IBM i 7.1 solutions.