“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?