Mainframe computing is having a moment — again. Nearly 60 years after the first IBM System/360 debuted as a mainframe platform, it continues to evolve in ways that defy expectations, powering critical ...

At Bank of New York, the mainframe is still king. Nearly three quarters of all transactions are processed on big iron, and 20% to 25% of the remaining transactions rely on the mainframe for at least ...

Forty years after Big Blue introduced the S/360, the zaftig systems are still going strong and finding a way to fit into 21st-century computing. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

IBM Corp. is using its annual TechXchange conference in Orlando this week to announce a slate of software and infrastructure updates aimed at helping enterprises put artificial intelligence into ...

Companies just can't quit mainframes. While cloud infrastructure hogs the spotlight, mainframe systems continue to dominate major segments of the economy, especially those that require ...

IBM has signed an OEM agreement with Cockroach Labs – maker of the distributed PostgreSQL-like cloud RDBMS CockroachDB – in a bid to help modernize mission-critical applications reliant on mainframe ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

‘There are still a lot of customers running mainframes for their mission-critical applications. We are launching a new data pipe between the mainframe and Microsoft Power Platform so customers can ...

After using performance management software to improve batch-processing times for accounting and other functions, the WakeMed Health Network last week said it will be able to upgrade to a new ...

On3, 2026, Anthropic unveiled Claude Code, an AI tool capable of modernizing decades-old COBOL systems in months rather than years.

IBM stock analysis: why its mainframes and enterprise software are insulated from AI disruption, with strong FCF and growth ...

There are few advantages to growing old, but if you were lucky enough to train, back in the hidden midst of times past, in programming languages COBOL or PL/I, you may have landed in later life into a ...