A small Minneapolis mainframe computer software startup is poised to change the way enterprises use and share data across the cloud. VirtualZ Computing Inc. claims to be the first and only ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is eyeing mainframe workloads with a new partner competency programme that will validate and recognise systems integrators and consulting firms that have the knowhow to move ...

In our increasingly technologically-focused world, industry relies on mainframe computers for their speed, reliability, scalability and unmatched security. Mainframe experts earn starting salaries ...

A vast majority of executives say their businesses accelerated transformation efforts in the face of rapidly changing market environments, according to those involved in a survey conducted by the IBM ...

Mainframe users looking to bring legacy applications into the public or private cloud world have a new option: LzLabs, a mainframe software migration vendor. Founded in 2011 and based in Switzerland, ...

The mainframe, the aged yet surprisingly resilient survivor of computing, is getting a face-lift. A model called the IBM z10, which is being introduced Tuesday, is far faster and has three times the ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

In a week fraught with mainframe-related news, Microsoft and Micro Focus are the latest companies to join the ruckus. Microsoft and Micro Focus teamed up on Thursday to detail a program designed to ...

Only half a dozen years ago, the computing world was abuzz over the seemingly limitless possibilities of the PC client/server networks that were popping up everywhere. As a result, computer-industry ...

IBM hopes that the z890, which can be purchased with a processing capacity as low as 26 MIPS (million instructions per second), will appeal to companies looking to consolidate a large number of ...