The software is IBM’s first 64-bit mainframe operating system and includes several new capabilities designed to make it easier and less expensive for users to run big-iron boxes.

IBM said this week it will soon roll out an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud oriented version of its z/OS mainframe operating system. Expected in the third quarter, z/OS 3.1 will support technologies ...

The OS: Z/OS. To make the most of a purpose-built CPU, you need a purpose-built operating system. Z/OS—pronounced “zee/zed oh ess,” depending on your location—is the mainframe operating ...

IBM on Monday will release z/OS, its z900 mainframe operating system upgraded to take advantage of the new model's 64-bit design. z/OS is a major overhaul of the basic software that runs the ...

As it previewed in March, IBM is set to deliver an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud oriented version of its z/OS mainframe operating system.. Set for delivery on Sept. 29, z/OS 3.1, the operating system ...

To support AI workloads at the system level, IBM intends to introduce its z/OS 3.2 in Q3 2025, an updated version of its mainframe operating system.

Finally, IBM said, it’s launching an AI-infused update to IBM z/OS itself.Set to arrive on Sept. 29, the IBM z/OS 3.1 update will feature new AI System Services that can help the operating ...

Back in that 3270 era, IBM attempted to make the mainframe part of a collection of its computing equipment with a series of operating systems (remember OS/2?) and a set of peer-to-peer protocols ...

By integrating Windows onto its mainframe servers, IBM will allow customers to run applications across multiple operating environments while managing them as a single system.