In Pictures: IBM's new System z mainframe
IBM is pinning its growth hopes on launch of this new System z
In industries like financial services where IT systems are high-volume and mission-critical, news of mainframes’ demise is greatly exaggerated (to paraphrase W.C. Fields) – at least for the near term.
Court Services Victoria (CSV) is preparing to replace a complex collection of aging case management systems employed by the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and Children’s Court of Victoria, including a mainframe-based system that is almost 30 years’ old.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has marked the 50th anniversary of its first computer — an IBM mainframe that was installed in 1966 — with a three day event that celebrated the past while looking at how CBA can leverage emerging technologies.
Good security and centralised data server capabilities have been cited as reasons why Australian businesses are continuing to use mainframes according to a new survey.
IBM is looking to boost its mainframe business with a Linux push that includes new hardware, software and the founding of the Open Mainframe Project. The company is also contributing mainframe code to the open source community.
As Westpac Bank recently discovered, keeping a data centre running smoothly can be complicated if you don’t look at alternative cooling methods for when the air conditioning fails.