The word on the street may be that mainframes are on the road to extinction, but don’t rule them out just yet. According to Gartner, IBM is taking steps to establish the mind-set that platforms associated with legacy applications are suitable for today?s open, e-business applications. For example, IBM?s implementation of UNIX services and Java on the S/390 platform should help put this platform on the table as a viable option, Gartner says.
Do you agree with Gartner that mainframes, as a computing platform, will remain a feasible choice? What do you think the future holds for mainframes? Do you think IBM will be able to successfully revive the S/390 platform? What do you think of Java’s potential to help revitalize S/390?
You can read the related Gartner article, which will be posted 3 A.M. Wednesday, at
https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00620010502ggp01.htm
