Posted by Mike on Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 386 views
New workloads account for almost one-third of MIPS growth, and mainframers are as optimistic as ever about the future of Big Iron.
The mainframe has never been more essential. That’s the not-so-surprising upshot of BMC Software Corp.’s sixth annual Worldwide Mainframe Survey, which — like previous years — suggests Big Iron is doing just fine, thank you.
Big mainframe shops are big MIPS consumers. MIPS capacity continues to expand: more than two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) said their transaction volumes for existing applications are growing; almost as many (65 percent) cited business growth as an important engine for MIPS expansion. Almost one-third (31 percent) said new workloads are driving MIPS growth.
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Posted by Mike on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 338 views
The large-scale mainframe computers that run banks, insurance companies and government departments are being maintained by an ageing workforce and a skills shortage is looming.
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Posted by Trevor Eddolls on Monday, September 19, 2011 - 328 views
For many organizations, we’re beginning to a see a model of how IT customer support can be organized – and the model is coming from management who are completely platform-agnostic. To them, IT is IT – it doesn’t matter whether something runs on a mainframe or a distributed platform. And this new way of working brings with it new challenges.
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 337 views
Mainframe growth expected to accelerate with business growth and increasing transaction volumes
Mobile access and cloud are important considerations for the future of the mainframe. Read more…
Posted by Mike on Friday, August 12, 2011 - 539 views
A spokesperson from the bank confirms that technical difficulties have occurred across Southern California, citing a “mainframe issue”. Frustration and confusion are just some of the emotions felt by some Bank of America customers. …
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 321 views
Mainframe vendors in Australia have exceeded their highest yearly revenues in just six months to more than $115 million defying doomsday predictions of the platforms demise.
The figure, based on analysis by research firm IDC, covers the period from October 2010 to March 2011 and is proof of the platforms unprecedented success in the Australian market. A similar pattern is also evident in New Zealand.
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Posted by Mike on Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 226 views
IBM and Apple give customers what they want, whether it’s a mainframe or a tablet — but RIM gives customers what they used to want
Apple and IBM — two very, very different companies — have learned to listen to their customers and give them what they want, whether it’s a stodgy mainframe or a supercool tablet. Read more…
Posted by Mike on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 278 views
For two decades, people in tech circles have been saying that the mainframe is on its way out, or that it’s dead altogether. Funny thing about that — someone forgot to tell IBM.
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