Some people believe the mainframe is obsolete – an ancient relic of 1960s computing.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 ...

You may have been told that mainframes are a relic — old, outdated and ready for replacement. Based on my experience in the space, this is one of the enduring myths of modern technology. For example, ...

IBM's latest big iron features full-scale encryption and a major boost to processing power. The last major mainframe refresh came in January 2015 with the launch of the System z13. The z13 is capable ...

BMC, a global provider of software solutions for the Autonomous Digital Enterprise, announced findings from its annual mainframe survey that reinforce the mainframe as a key platform for innovation.

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 ...

AWS said automating domain-specific tasks reduces manual work and rework, which lowers expenses. According to the company, ...

1touch.io has announced the launch of its mainframe security posture management (MSPM) product, which relies on contextual artificial intelligence (AI) to provide visibility and accuracy in data ...

The mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and is still holding strong globally, according to an IBM executive. Richard Pape, mainframe systems executive at IBM Asia-Pacific, told ZDNet ...

The mainframe-Linux alliance turns 20 this month and is proving to be more vital than ever, primarily in the form of Big Iron-based Red Hat OpenShift. The mainframe has been declared “dead,” “morphed” ...

COMMENTARY--Here's something you don't see every day. Two reputable and veteran IT research outfits --- Giga and META --- taking diametrically opposite positions on an issue. The META Group has ...

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...