mainframe
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“It was a shot to the heart and the chest and the mainframe with Luka,” James told reporters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That makes it unlikely that customers will move away from using its mainframes toward decentralized platforms—a potential shift known as mainframe disintermediation—over the next several years.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
“The idea of shifting off of mainframe is not a new concept,” Daryanani concluded.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
“Software and mainframe performance supported strong results for what many consider a defensive name,” said JPMorgan analyst Brian Essex, who rates the stock a neutral.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Once a program was ready, you walked over to whatever mainframe computer you had access to and gave the stack of cards to an operator.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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