Some people believe the mainframe is obsolete – an ancient relic of 1960s computing. For others, it serves an important role as long as it sticks to its knitting, handling core transaction processing ...

I look back at my mainframe days very fondly. Hired to be a GIS code monkey on VM/SP, I would up also managing our machine, applying PUTs and even performing the upgade from VM/SP 5 to VM/SP 6--heady ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The first mainframes were behemoth machines that could occupy entire city blocks. Since then, the mainframe has compacted and evolved into a cutting edge state—similar to other technologies modernized ...

The mainframe, long the backbone of enterprise computing, is enjoying a surge of support as modernization projects bear fruit, according to BMC Software Inc.’s 20th annual mainframe survey. It found ...

IBM on Thursday will unveil a new hybrid mainframe design that aims to cut data center sprawl and be a bridge to other systems. All of the hardware giants---IBM, HP, Cisco, Dell and Oracle---are ...

Mainframes are the definition of “mission-critical" for many businesses, keeping operations up and running in industries ranging from banking to insurance to government. Up to 70% of your corporate ...

The launch of the AI-focused z17 mainframe earlier this year has been a major success. Infrastructure is expected to drive 1.5 percentage points of revenue growth in 2025 for IBM. IBM boosted its ...