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The Mainframe Is (Still) Not Dead . . . Yet

September 8th, 2009
John Brand, VP, CIO Exec Partner
John Brand VP, CIO Exec Partner

Summary

Hydrasight believes the mainframe is neither dead nor necessarily destined for legacy status, despite ongoing claims (or assumptions) to the contrary. While so-called "next generation" data centers look to increasingly dominate enterprise IT infrastructure, the (modern) mainframe has the potential to remain a viable component of enterprise server infrastructure through at least 2020.

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