Mainframe

Laid-off 60-year-old Kyndryl exec says he was told IT giant wanted 'new blood'

As spinoff quietly erases claim that average age in mainframe group was 35

On-Prem02 Jun 2023 | 54

OpenText CEO: Micro Focus buy is an enterprise portfolio play

Interview Climbing the software stack, new owner sees IBM and ServiceNow as rivals

Software04 May 2023 |

IBM shrinks z16 and LinuxONE systems into standard rack configs

That means more space and less energy consumption

On-Prem05 Apr 2023 | 15

IBM teases AI-infused hybrid cloudy upgrade to z/OS - Bingo!

Mainframes dating back to 2017 can run forthcoming OS, which has something for everyone – even COBOL coders

Systems01 Mar 2023 | 10

BT taps Kyndryl to migrate mainframe apps to the cloud

Applications to do with legacy copper and consumer broadband 'cannot be shut down'

On-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 21

IBM top brass accused again of using mainframes to prop up Watson, cloud sales

Special report Securities fraud lawsuit reloaded

SaaS18 Jan 2023 | 38

Micro Focus prepares for private ownership, turnaround still WIP

Russia and strong dollar weigh heavy on 2022, but OpenText is ready for COBOL expert

Software14 Nov 2022 | 1

Google wants to copy-paste your mainframe applications into its cloud

GCN Preview service claims to eliminate risks of migrating mission-critical workloads

PaaS + IaaS12 Oct 2022 | 5

IBM updates desktop mainframe emulator

For just $5,500 and the cost of a quad-core x86 box, z/OS 16 for test and dev on the desktop can be yours

Systems28 Sep 2022 | 21

IBM board probes claims of fudged sales figures that led to big bonuses for execs

Exclusive Law firm hired, special panel formed to look into allegations

Systems01 Aug 2022 | 34

IBM’s first cloudy mainframes scheduled to launch this week

It’s not IaaS, it's reserved for test and dev – and will feed the golden goose that is the z/OS ecosystem

PaaS + IaaS29 Jun 2022 | 8

AWS says it will cloudify your mainframe workloads

Buyer beware, say analysts, technical debt will catch up with you eventually

Off-Prem09 Jun 2022 | 10

IBM ordered to pay $1.6b to BMC

Big Blue's 'routine eschewal of rules' justifies large penalty, judge says

Systems31 May 2022 | 33

Why is IBM selling post-quantum crypto when it's still a pre-quantum company?

Opinion We answer today's burning question: should YOU buy an IBM z16?

Systems11 Apr 2022 | 24

IBM deliberately misclassified mainframe sales to enrich execs, lawsuit claims

Special report Lawsuit accuses Big Blue of cheating investors by shifting systems revenue to trendy cloud, mobile tech

SaaS07 Apr 2022 | 84

IBM highlights real-time fraud detection in z16 mainframe

Big iron also claimed to be safe against encryption breakage by quantum computers

Systems05 Apr 2022 | 34

IBM files IP lawsuit against mainframe migration firm

Claims shell company formed to license mainframe products for reverse engineering

Legal22 Mar 2022 | 12

Mary Coombs, first woman commercial programmer, dies at 93

Obituary Back when debugging the Lyons Electronic Office led to interference from the building's elevator

Software12 Mar 2022 | 57

Oracle creates new form of free Solaris

To keep FOSS developers and non-commercial users (almost) caught up with continuous release cadence

OSes04 Mar 2022 | 40

Fujitsu confirms end date for mainframe and Unix systems

Once Japanese giant's main squeezes, they're being ditched at end of decade

Systems25 Feb 2022 | 68

IBM Cloud to offer Z-series mainframes for first time – albeit for test and dev

z/OS VMs coming sometime in the second half of 2022

PaaS + IaaS15 Feb 2022 | 14

Hardware boffin starts work on simulation of an entire IBM S/360 Model 50 mainframe

With microcode intact so it can talk to an original operator's console

HPC27 Jan 2022 | 47

IBM confirms new mainframe to arrive 'late in first half of 2022'

Hybrid cloud is Big Blue's big bet, but big iron is predicted to bring a welcome revenue boost

HPC25 Jan 2022 | 35

UK government has 'no clear plan' for replacing ageing legacy IT estate, MPs report

Police National Computer, customs rig and more fingered in PAC report

On-Prem13 Dec 2021 | 51

IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window

Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo

OSes28 Jul 2021 | 7

The classic hits keep coming from IBM: z/OS set for big update in September

Mainframe operating system to get more AI, hybrid cloud cred, expanded coprocessor support

Systems03 Mar 2021 | 12

COBOL-coding volunteers sought as slammed mainframes slow New Jersey's coronavirus response

Huge surge in applications for financial assistance show Governor Phil Murphy the ugly side of technical debt

Software05 Apr 2020 | 246

*David Attenborough voice* And here we have, in the wild, a rare glimpse... of what may be... a positive IBM quarter

Big Blue rides Red Hat into the black

Software22 Jan 2020 | 22

Remember the big IBM 360 mainframe rescue job? For now, Brexit has ballsed it up – big iron restorers

Hauliers thin on the ground, apparently

On-Prem29 Oct 2019 | 85

IBM looks to boost sales the same way it has for 65 years – yes, it's a new mainframe: The z15

Lineup looks to put a pep in the step of flailing systems group

On-Prem17 Sep 2019 | 34

IBM walks away from £870m T-Systems mainframe deal amid competition concerns

German cartel office had warned of Big Blue's dominant position if tie-up went ahead

Systems07 Jun 2019 | 5

Das geeks hit crowdfunding target: IBM mainframes are coming home

Plus a punched card reader and some extra manuals

On-Prem03 Jun 2019 | 30

Wanted: Big iron geeks to help restore IBM 360 mainframe rescued from defunct German factory by other big iron geeks

Why random plans made in pub shouldn't always be acted upon

On-Prem21 May 2019 | 161

LzLabs kills Swisscom’s mainframes – but it's not the work of a vicious BOFH: All the apps are now living on cloud nine

Software lobbed up into the clouds without having to recompile a line, apparently

On-Prem16 May 2019 | 33

Breathe in hardware, and exhale cloud: IBM stretches its revenues, profits... in the downward dog position

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's, er, two thousand sixteen

SaaS17 Apr 2019 | 10

Nearly half of IBM's $1bn Aussie framework deal comes from mainframes

Plenty of work for the Z14 plumbers Down Under

Systems09 Aug 2018 | 24

IBM loses mainframe docs down the back of the web, customers cry 'sabotage'

Broken page links flummox big iron clients of Big Blue

On-Prem21 Jun 2018 | 28

NAB mainframe turns its TOESUP* after power outage, offline 7 hours

Compensation offer after Total Outage Ends Support for Usual Performance

On-Prem27 May 2018 | 30

Honey, I shrunk the mainframe: Fujitsu freshens up GS21 kit

Performance and security boost with space left over

Systems17 Apr 2018 | 16

IBM swings shrink ray from workforce to mainframes

New z-series model fits in 19-inch rack without special cooling

Systems10 Apr 2018 | 33

IBM: We're now a, what's not losing money? Ah, a cognitive cloud champ!

Nice try, Big Blue, but it's now 22 straight quarters of revenue decline

On-Prem18 Oct 2017 | 35

Mainframes are hip now! Compuware fires its dev environment into cloud

But analysts say good luck convincing newcomers

SaaS02 Oct 2017 | 18

Mainframes, PCs, mobes tickle Fujitsu revenues in the right direction

Big overall profit turnaround in spite of x86 server slump

On-Prem27 Jul 2017 | 1

Presto crypto: IBM releases gruntier, faster Z14 mainframe

Secure shelter under expanded cryptographic umbrella

Systems17 Jul 2017 | 29

Hitachi exits mainframe hardware but will collab with IBM on z Systems

Big Blue's big iron to be loaded with Hitachi's OS software

Systems24 May 2017 | 10

Analyse this: IBM moves Watson machine learning to mainframes

Real time results from old time data

AI + ML16 Feb 2017 | 5

Bank tech boss: Where we're going, we don't need mainframes

Agile means aggressive dumping of big iron

Devops01 Jul 2016 | 32

Unisys releases its ClearPath MCP OS for VMs or x86

End of a long era as mainframe-sourced OSes will no longer require companion hardware

Software28 Apr 2016 | 15

DevOps isn't just about the new: It's about cleaning up the old, too

Paying off your 'technical debts'

Devops12 Apr 2016 | 8

Micro Focus spends $540m to add Serena its software brand museum

Brit biz finds another mainframe software base to milk

Devops22 Mar 2016 | 12

Oracle adds own cloud tier to its mainframe VTL

Latest StorageTek VSM 7 is bigger and badder

SaaS02 Mar 2016 | 2

Penguinistas slide into a big, blue mainframe ocean

Open Mainframe Project announces 2016 work schedule

OSes23 Feb 2016 | 4

Ah, that new 'baby' mainframe smell: IBM shows off z13s

Faster security baked into Quite Big Iron

Channel16 Feb 2016 | 14

IBM dons winter gear, gives Emperors and Rockhoppers a refresh

Updates all round for LinuxONE, including Ubuntu

OSes26 Jan 2016 |

All Systems z are Go: IBM ports Google language to mainframes

Hm, why could that be? Could it be to run things like Docker?

OSes12 Jan 2016 | 10

Compuware promises mainframe DevOps as old programmers croak

Like adding go-faster stripes to your Silver Ghost?

Devops05 Jan 2016 | 23