IBM is about to launch its first ever cloud-based mainframe

Date:
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:22:56 +0000

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IBM is making Z-series mainframes available on IBM Cloud for the first time.

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IBM has confirmed the launch date for its new mainframe-as-a-service
offering, several months after the project was first announced.

In a press release, Big Blue confirmed that mainframes running its
proprietary z/OS will be available via the cloud from June 30, 2022.

The caveat is that the service will initially be open to existing IBM Cloud customers only. And even then, customers will need to ensure they use the IBM sales process to be allow-listed in order to gain access.

While this will be a functional service at launch, with users able to
generate custom images of their existing mainframes, IBM wants users to think of this as an initial test for what is to come. Mainframes in the cloud

Through its new initiative, IBM intends to make it easier to develop z/OS applications, which should in turn support its own sales. Mainframe pricing
is typically based on consumption, meaning IBM is incentivized to encourage development on its proprietary platform. Read more

IBM launches new mainframe-as-a-service offering

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The move is also designed to help the company increase its relatively small share of the cloud market, which currently sit at around 4%, well below
Google Cloud (10%), Microsoft Azure (21%) and AWS (33%).

Separately, it should also bring enhancements to performance, while reducing the need for specialist skills and on-site staff that are usually required
for server maintenance. The company says that using IBM Cloud for z/OS development should be 15 times quicker than a typical x86 environment.

As part of its initial release, VMs can be created in London (United
Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan), Toronto (Canada) and Sao Paulo (Brazil), though we expect a wider rollout in the future. Check out the best bare metal hosting providers around



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