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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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...
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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.
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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 … Mainframe Computers definition sponsored by SearchDataCenter.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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