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In this explainer, we’ll look at the IBM mainframe computer—what it is, how it works, and why it’s still going strong after over 50 years. Setting the stage ...

For more than 60 years, mainframe computers have powered mission-critical applications for industries central to the continuing operation of the global economy, according to the survey.

The industrial-strength mainframe computer, invented decades ago for heavy-duty data processing, is proving its staying power even as next-generation artificial intelligence takes center stage ...

The era of mainframe computers and directly programming machines with switches is long past, but plenty of us look back on that era with a certain nostalgia. Getting that close to the hardware and … ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Services provided by various state agencies impacted the last 10 days by a mainframe computer problem have been fully restored. Jim Justice Gov. Jim Justice announced during ...

With flexible, on-demand access to vast compute resources, is the era of the mainframe now over? Or do mainframes still have a part to play in the cloud world?

About a third of mainframe modernisation efforts fail, but that need not be the case if organisations can harness the best of mainframe and distributed architectures, according to Rocket Software ...

They also cited automated testing, implementation of an integrated DevOps toolchain, and using the same applications across mainframe and non-mainframe systems as top concerns.