Big Blue is set to announce upgrades to its mainframe computer, refreshing a high-end server line many had given up as extinct. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

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 is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption. The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest ...

For the past several years, Big Blue has transferred the technology inside its mainframes to beef up its other server lines. Now the process is going the other way. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

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When the next generation of IBM mainframe, the z17, makes its anticipated summer debut, it will be outfitted with multiple technologies aimed at making the Big Iron mainframe the ultimate AI server.

Mainframe computers are often seen as ancient machines—practically dinosaurs. But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today. If ...