IBM mainframe
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IBM mainframe is a family of high-performance, highly reliable enterprise computers designed by IBM for large-scale transaction processing, critical applications, and centralized data management.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM Z mainframes | 1 |
| IBM large systems | 1 |
| IBM mainframe systems | 1 |
| IBM mainframes | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer family
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enterprise computing platform ⓘ mainframe computer ⓘ |
| architecture | IBM Z architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
centralized data management
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critical applications ⓘ large-scale transaction processing ⓘ |
| feature |
I/O channel architecture
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capacity on demand ⓘ centralized security controls ⓘ encryption acceleration ⓘ error detection and correction ⓘ hardware redundancy ⓘ workload management ⓘ |
| introducedBy | IBM in 1964 with System/360 architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backward compatibility
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high availability ⓘ high performance ⓘ high reliability ⓘ scalability ⓘ |
| manufacturer | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
IBM System z
NERFINISHED
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IBM System/360 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM System/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM System/390 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z15 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z16 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM zEnterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM zSeries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | IBM System/360 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
central data processing hub
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mission-critical workload platform ⓘ |
| supports |
CICS
NERFINISHED
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COBOL applications ⓘ DB2 NERFINISHED ⓘ IMS NERFINISHED ⓘ Java applications ⓘ Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ batch processing ⓘ online transaction processing ⓘ partitioning ⓘ virtualization ⓘ z/OS NERFINISHED ⓘ z/TPF NERFINISHED ⓘ z/VM NERFINISHED ⓘ z/VSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetUser |
financial institutions
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large enterprises ⓘ service providers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
airline reservation systems
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banking industry ⓘ government computing ⓘ insurance industry ⓘ retail transaction processing ⓘ telecommunications billing ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
IBM large systems
this entity surface form:
IBM Z mainframes
this entity surface form:
IBM mainframe systems