mainframe

The perception of mainframe technology as outmoded or inefficient is wildly inaccurate in a number of important ways, according to IBM's chief architect for cloud computing, Frank DeGilio.

Three rivals of IBM have dropped a major European Commission antitrust complaint against the supplier, around mainframe technology.

Enterprises struggling to fill demands for Cobol skills should consider an application modernization program which could also pave the way for migration off the mainframe to an open system.

Mainframe vendor Unisys has announced a virtualization strategy that it claims will speed up mainframe processing.

Network management vendor William Data Systems says it has created an iPhone app that lets users manage IBM's z/OS mainframe environment.

IBM's new mainframe is on display at this week's SHARE conference in Boston, a testament to the relevancy of the big iron in today's enterprise IT environments. Amid the excitement over IBM's mainframe makeover, however, IT pros are concerned about the availability of skilled professionals who know how to run it.

Launched in 2005, zNextGen is devoted to recruiting and retaining young mainframe professionals. The volunteer group is celebrating its fifth anniversary at the SHARE conference in Boston.

IBM's zEnterprise system has an expansive yet still limited role. This "system of systems," as the company calls it, is still operating in a mainframe-centric universe, although a larger one.

Kristine Harper, the leader of zNextGen, an offshoot of the IBM user group Share, discusses its efforts to recruit and retain young professionals for careers in enterprise IT.

IBM is upgrading the mainframe operating system with new features for predicting failures and reducing the time it takes to recover from performance slowdowns

With its decision to begin an antitrust inquiry into IBM's mainframe business, the U.S. Department of Justice could be renewing a legal battle it fought with the company decades ago.