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 ...

IBM will announce upgrades to its mainframe computer Friday, refreshing a high-end server line many had given up as extinct. The upgrades improve some of the features of the z900 mainframe, introduced ...

Big Blue has released two new higher-end models of its z990 mainframe, along with a promotion to coax customers to try blade servers and other products. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

The IBM mainframe is the latest platform to gain a generative AI-based assistant to simplify automation and help customers with routine tasks. IBM rolled out its new watsonx Assistant for Z v1, which ...

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 ...

Here’s one the lawyers probably aren’t too happy about. IBM said today it will buy the company-most-like-a-thorn-in-its-side, Platform Solutions, Inc. (PSI), a privately held company with whom Big ...

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 ...

PSI, which plans to use its Series C round of $37 million to expand its engineering, marketing, and sales efforts, will also enter a joint sales agreement with Microsoft to sing the praises of Windows ...

IBM’s mainframe business is growing at a record pace, said Barry Baker, vice president, IBM zSystems & LinuxONE product development at IBM. He disagreed with an Accenture survey of banks, which said ...