Big Blue is to release z/OS, its z900 mainframe operating system upgraded to take advantage of the new model's 64-bit design. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

IBM Corp. today announced plans to release a promised 64-bit version of its mainframe operating system later this week — a move that users and analysts said should provide a crucial foundation for ...

The mainframe, the hardware stalwart that has existed for decades, is continuing to be a force in the modern era. Among the vendors that still build mainframes is IBM, which today announced the latest ...

IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads. IBM said this week it will soon roll out an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud ...

A maker of software that allows a single application to draw resources from multiple linked, or “clustered,” servers said Monday that it has made available a version of its software for IBM’s ...

They say that age is only a number, so with that in mind, IBM set out to prove that the 50-year-old mainframe still has what it takes to dominate enterprise computing. The new offerings include the ...

IBM has expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems. The new system uses IBM’s specialty Linux processor ...

I look back at my mainframe days very fondly. Hired to be a GIS code monkey on VM/SP, I would up also managing our machine, applying PUTs and even performing the upgade from VM/SP 5 to VM/SP 6--heady ...

As seen with the latest quarterly earnings reports, the hyperscalers continue to post strong growth with their cloud platforms. Amazon’s AWS remains dominant, with sales increasing 39% to $16.1 ...

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system. If you’ve gone to USPS.com to track and ...

IBM today announced plans to release a promised 64-bit version of its mainframe operating system later this week — a move that users and analysts said should provide a crucial foundation for building ...