IBM’s mainframe has always been a system with a larger focus that seemingly shifts from release to release. With the arrival of the z9 in 2005, for instance, the emphasis was on security and ...

IBM on Thursday will unveil a new hybrid mainframe design that aims to cut data center sprawl and be a bridge to other systems. All of the hardware giants---IBM, HP, Cisco, Dell and Oracle---are ...

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 ...

The old fashion adage "what's old is new again" is also true for technology--or at least, true for IBM . The company has seen a steady decline of its flagship mainframe computers for 12 years ...

IBM spent $1 billion developing a new refrigerator-sized mainframe. It makes sense. For companies that require 100% uptime, public clouds simply aren't feasible.

For two decades, people in tech circles have been saying that the mainframe is on its way out, or that it's dead altogether. Funny thing about that -- someone forgot to tell IBM.. Just look at IBM ...

IBM next-gen mainframe will be powered by the Telum II processor. Each chip features eight CPU cores, a large pool of fast cache memory, and a built-in AI accelerator meant for inferencing workloads.

IBM's mainframe systems, known for their extreme reliability, remain a workhorse in certain industries. Of the world's 50 top banks, 43 use IBM's mainframes to handle mission-critical workloads.

The mainframe will support 48 IBM Spyre AI accelerator chips upon release, with the plan to bring that number up to 96 within 12 months. “We are purposely building in headroom,” Tarquinio said.

Irene Hermance, an IBM technician from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., adds memory cards into the chassis of IBM's newest mainframe computer at the company's manufacturing facility in Poughkeepsie.

IBM Corp. is bringing the mainframe into the modern age with the latest version of its venerable hardware powered by a new processor that supports generative artificial intelligence and AI agent workl ...