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 ...

Old Model vs AI‑Ready Mainframe. By Neeraj Aggarwal. Introduction: AI Is Moving Faster Than Banks Can Modernize. The global banking sector is experiencing the most significant t ...

IBM has been criticised over its recent purchase of mainframe company Platform Solutions. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said the purchase of Platform Solutions (not to be ...

The bleeding edge? The industrial-strength mainframe computer, developed decades ago for heavy-duty data processing, continues proving its staying power even as next-generation artificial intelligence ...

While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) now derives most of its revenue from software and consulting, the decades-old mainframe business is still an important part of the century-old tech ...

Ever wondered how to fix a system built in the days when winding memory by hand was the next big life skill? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

You actually could successfully mine Bitcoin on an IBM 1401 if all the machines being used for mining were similarly slow. The test for whether a hash successfully completes a block or not adjusts for ...

IBM and Computer Associates are tailoring wares for mainframe users that the companies promise will make managing the 40-year-old technology easier for novice systems administrators, and cut budget ...

When you think of mainframes, you probably think of spinning tape drives, reams of computer cards, and text-only, green-on-black 3270 terminals. IBM's latest mainframe, the LinuxONE Emperor 5, is not ...

IBM today is marking the 40th anniversary of its first mainframe by introducing the zSeries 890 mainframe server for midsize enterprise customers. “We’re introducing a brand-new IBM eServer zSeries ...