Whatever people may think, 'mainframe futures' is not a contradiction in terms, and the classic mainframe environment has confounded predictions of its demise. If the mainframe concept didn't exist, it would have to be invented. And because it does exist, the mainframe is being reinvented.
Mainframes have always meant more to me than hardware. To me, the term mainframe means the main framework of the data centre: the hardware, the operating system, and the other major software infras...
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