Mainframes

Mainframe modernization gets a boost from Kyndryl, AWS collaboration

Kyndryl and AWS have expanded their partnership to help enterprise customers simplify and accelerate their mainframe modernization initiatives.

IBM sales jump shows the mainframe is not dead, with hybrid cloud alive and well

The company's third quarter financial report reveals a strong showing for mainframes as well as hybrid infrastructure, as total quarterly revenue hits $14 billion.

The IRS uses computers?! The horror!

Vintage 1960s era short film shows IRS defending its use of computers

Fifty years on, mainframer remembers ‘a fantastic time to be an engineer’

The IBM System/360 revolutionized business computing with the first set of compatible, scalable systems

The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT

In 1964, mainframes weren't new, but the System/360 revolutionized the computer industry

Career trends: IBM rolls “Master the Mainframe World Championship”

IBM contest keeps mainframe relevant to new generations of potential IT recruits

IBM starts restricting hardware patches to paying customers

Following an Oracle practice, IBM starts to restrict hardware patches to holders of maintenance contracts

Oracle, IBM to unwrap new Unix server processors at conference

The companies will share details about the new Unix server processors at the Hot Chips conference in August

IBM eyes mobile, social add-ons for mainframe

IBM’s mainframe chief eyes mobile, social workloads

Making it easier for banks to deploy mobile apps securely is on IBM's to-do list for its mainframes