IDG Connect: Swisscom’s mainframe exit marks path to the end of an era

An old conundrum of the IT industry is that the pace of change can be slow for an area that is so often described as fast-moving and dynamic. Nowhere is this clearer than in the field of IBM mainframe computing where a model dating back to the middle of the 20th century has persisted despite sky-high costs, mounting administration concerns and a crippling lack of flexibility. But now the mainframe’s tenacious grip on corporate IT may, finally, be weakening.

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