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 launch of the AI-focused z17 mainframe earlier this year has been a major success. Infrastructure is expected to drive 1.5 percentage points of revenue growth in 2025 for IBM. IBM boosted its ...

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 ...