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IBM eyes mobile, social add-ons for mainframe
IBM is looking to bring mobile and social workloads onto mainframes as a way of keeping the expensive machines competitive.
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IBM's mainframe chief eyes mobile, social workloads
The head of IBM's mainframe group is looking to bring mobile and social workloads into the platform in another move that would help the mainframe stay relevant and fend off competition from lower-cost systems.
Ohio mainframe exodus wraps up in 84,500 hours
The Ohio Department of Public Safety successfully moved its mainframe applications to a Windows-based system, and all the work was done in-house over five years.
Mainframe to Windows in just 84,500 person-hours
The Ohio Department of Public Safety successfully moved its mainframe applications to a Windows-based system, and all the work was done in-house.
IBM keeps the mainframe alive
IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise EC12, was built with data analytics and hybrid clouds in mind -- and analysts say that's a good thing.
IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory
IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise zEC12, is big on data analytics and hybrid clouds.
CA expedites required DB2 10 upgrades for z/OS
Just in time for what will be a large number of required migrations, CA Technologies has updated its software for managing DB2 databases running on IBM z/OS mainframes.
Intel acquires HPC interconnect assets from Cray
Intel has agreed to buy specific high-performance-computing interconnect assets from server company Cray, the chip maker said on Tuesday.
ELPaaS platform helps port COBOL apps to Amazon, Rackspace, other clouds
A new development platform announced Thursday by startup Heirloom Computing will allow companies to move legacy applications written in the venerable, but still-viable, COBOL language, which often run on mainframes, to a variety of cloud computing services.
Dell buys application modernization firm Clerity
Dell said Tuesday it has purchased application modernization vendor Clerity Solutions, in its second enterprise software-related acquisition news this week.
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Dell simplifies the blade server
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Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
As baby boomers retire, the business processes they used to create their Cobol programs may walk out the door with them. Here's what IT organizations are doing about it.
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