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In my article, I explored the next steps for the mainframe

The demise of the mainframe has been predicted since around 1981, but IBM is hoping to put an end to this discussion once and for all with the launch of its zEnterprise mainframe server.

The company’s latest mainframe is described by Mark Anzani, IBM’s Vice President and CTO of System Z, as being a “new workload optimised system.” Reflecting upon the new offering he says: “It is going to shift the conversation towards who can offer the best deep management of the infrastructure, and also towards the company that can drive the broadest economic benefit.”

So the mainframe is here to stay, and Anzani believes that it’s now more of a question of cross-platform workload economics, claiming that customers now have a greater choice about the platforms that they employ. That’s because zEnterprise allows mainframe customers to centralise the management of workloads that operate on different platforms and architectures, such as Java and Linux. Its introduction is therefore certainly welcomed by many industry experts. There is definitely a hope that the new system will deliver what Anzani describes as “integrated value.”

Client: CIO.co.uk

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