IT-Analysis: The Mainframe is Back | Linux Today

IT-Analysis: The Mainframe is Back

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 2004

“So much for the ‘dinosaur’ label. Sales of IBM’s mainframe, now
referred to as the zSeries, are growing at remarkable rate, not
experienced since its hey day–indeed if current mainframe growth
continues, then the mainframe is emerging like a phoenix from the
flames.

“In its latest earnings report, IBM showed mainframe revenue
growth of 44 percent, year over year. The mainframe has delivered
remarkable performance over the last four quarters to become IBM’s
largest hardware growth segment. So where’s the growth coming
from?

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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