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Mainframe Computers

ALSO CALLED: Mainframes
DEFINITION: A mainframe (also known as "big iron") is a high-performance computer used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machine can offer. Historically, mainframes have been associated with centralized rather than distributed computing,  … 
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Assuring Regulatory Compliance in Your Mainframe Environment
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: In this webcast you will get an over of the regulatory context and the issues compliance raises for the IBM mainframe environment. You will also hear about the types of solutions need to respond to these issues, and a review of specific offering t...
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Changing Report Handling and Management for Mainframes
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: A View integrates with EMC® Centera® content-addressed storage (CAS) to automate the flow of reports between mainframe and distributed platforms, offering a solution set that grows with your changing business needs.
Posted: 30 Apr 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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MAINFRAME COMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): …  although that distinction is blurring as smaller computers become more powerful and mainframes become more multi-purpose. Today, IBM emphasizes that their mainframes can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.

The mainframe is sometimes referred to as a "dinosaur" not only because of its size but because of reports, going back many years, that it's becoming extinct. In 1991 Stewart Alsop, the editor of InfoWorld, predicted … 
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