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“When we look at that sort of financial backbone, 70% by value of all transactions flow through the mainframe on a daily basis,” says Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

But neither is the mainframe business and its associated software doomed, given that it remains competitive in certain markets, he argued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The problem was the launch of the z17 mainframe program, which the company expected to be wrapping up during the second quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“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

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

For every dollar a customer spends on mainframes, they will typically spend an additional $3 to $4 across IBM, says Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

However, Morningstar’s Yang explained that mainframes fall into a different class of hardware and process different workloads than hyperscaler servers do, for instance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Before the mid-1970s, computers were hulking mainframes housed in climate-controlled rooms, accessible mainly to governments and large corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The infrastructure division, which includes IBM’s mainframes, reported revenue of $3.3 billion, which was just ahead of the $3.1 billion FactSet consensus and represented growth of 15% from the previous year.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

Computers up to that point had been the massive, expensive mainframes of the sort sitting in the white expanse of the Michigan Computer Center.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell