Mainframe stories

Bringing legacy mainframes into the modern IT environment
Thu, 27th Jan 2022
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Legacy mainframes also suffer from technology or architecture limitations, high maintenance costs, and heavy technical debt.

The rising importance of mainframe security
Thu, 28th Oct 2021
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Mainframe-reliant organisations should maintain a robust security posture to ensure that data remains secure.

BMC snaps up Compuware, sets sights on mainframe industry
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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According to BMC, this transaction builds on BMC’s track record of investing in its growth. The acquisition is expected to close in the coming months, subject to customary closing conditions.

Why mainframe modernisation could help drive digital transformation
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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"Mission-critical mainframe applications must be kept up to date to address modern business demands."

Three 2019 mainframe industry predictions
Tue, 1st Jan 2019
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Bill Miller presents his three predictions for the coming year in the industry that is the backbone of the expanding digital environment.

Fujitsu launches new GS21 mainframe models
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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The CPU performance of the new models has been improved by up to 20%.

2018 forecast to be the year of hardware and mainframe modernisation
Fri, 15th Dec 2017
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This expert says the advance of AI, machine learning and the IoT in 2018 will expose the importance of modernising legacy hardware and mainframes.

CSC heads back to the future with IBM Global Technology Services
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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CSC has announced an alliance with IBM, in which IBM will provide its Cloud Managed Services for z Systems.

Cloud computing revives struggling mainframe
Wed, 3rd Oct 2012
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If there was a sure thing we could expect from distributed computing, it was the death of the mainframe.

Do you know your 'IT debt'?
Thu, 31st May 2012
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Two thirds of kiwi IT decision makers users don’t know what it would cost to bring their application portfolios up to date.