Nearly two years after IBM announced a new pricing model aimed at making mainframe hardware upgrades cheaper (see story), the company is urging users to be careful about how and where they apply it.

Mainframes and AI? Isn't that something like a Model-T Ford with a Tesla motor? Actually, no. Mainframes are as relevant in 2022 as they were in the 1960s. IBM's new IBM z16, with its integrated ...

Big Blue on Monday will debut its newest model in the old-guard mainframe line, a less-expensive system that can run only newer software. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

As it previewed in March, IBM is set to deliver an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud oriented version of its z/OS mainframe operating system. Set for delivery on Sept. 29, z/OS 3.1, the operating system grows ...

The Managing Director of IBM DACH discusses Germany's role in the IBM Group, the importance of AI in the mainframe, digital ...

While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) generates most of its revenue from software and consulting services, the company's hardware business is still an important piece of the puzzle. IBM's ...

IBM beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, driven by booming demand for its software ...

IBM on Monday will release z/OS, its z900 mainframe operating system upgraded to take advantage of the new model's 64-bit design z/OS is a major overhaul of the basic software that runs the mainframe, ...

IBM Corp. said today it’s using its recently announced generative artificial intelligence service watsonx to help enterprises modernize their most business-critical mainframe applications. Watsonx ...

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You might not think that ‘Linux’ and ‘mainframe’ belong in the same sentence, but IBM has been putting various flavors of Linux on its mainframe computers for 15 years. Today IBM and Canonical ...