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
That makes it unlikely that customers will move away from using its mainframes toward decentralized platforms—a potential shift known as mainframe disintermediation—over the next several years.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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
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
It was a selfie of her in front of an Indian restaurant with the message, If you want to hack into the mainframe, meet me here as fast as you can.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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