mainframe
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“It was a shot to the heart and the chest and the mainframe with Luka,” James told reporters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“But the COBOL-based mainframe remains deeply embedded in large enterprises.”
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
In his view, although alternatives have been available for decades, clients are sticking with mainframe for a host of reasons: reliability and speed advantages, better cost efficiency at scale, and security such as quantum-safe encryption.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
But IBM’s z17 mainframe has still proved popular, Daryanani added, with customers seemingly gravitating toward benefits like 100% uptime, quality encryption and cost efficiencies.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Instead, Lakeside installed what was called an ASR-33 Teletype, which was a time-sharing terminal with a direct link to a mainframe computer in downtown Seattle.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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