The Present and Future States of the Mainframe

Big demands call for big solutions. This is what mainframes are all about. The mainframe has been the backbone of information technology since it was introduced to the world about 50 years ago and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Estimates are that about 75 percent of all business data worldwide still resides on mainframes and 85 percent of all business transactions are carried out on mainframes.
The mainframe world is driven by increased usage of digital services that constitute more and more of the world economy.  These services are more often than not run by mainframes in a central data center setting.  These demands are subject to the fluctuations of web-driven demand and therefore need the strengths that only the mainframe can deliver: reliability, availability and scalability all wrapped in the most secure computing environment.  

The mainframe is a self-contained processing center, powerful enough to process the largest and most diverse workloads in one secure “footprint.” The mainframe is also just as effective when implemented as the primary server in a corporation’s distributed server farm. 

This is why there has been a resurgence of mainframe business over the past year. The world’s leading mainframe manufacturer, IBM, has experienced growth of both revenue and MIPS capacity shipped.

IBM has increased its investment in mainframe technologies. These technologies include: improved work load management, memory control and usage, logical partitions (LPAR), Intelligent Resource Director, and Hardware Storage Key Protection

Every transaction and database server capability is available on mainframes today. With the increasing number of transactions worldwide and the longevity of COBOL, the mainframe is here to stay.

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As mainframe experts, MOST’s business is solidly in this camp. Our staff of technical and business mavens and our projects and products are all mainframe-centered.  You can rest assured that our knowledge and experience will help you achieve success.

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