The mainframes future in the age of AI [Video]

Many companies are already using AI to assist with their mainframe modernization efforts, and many plan to run AI on big iron as well, survey says.

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If there’s any doubt that mainframes will have a place in the AI future, many organizations running the hardware are already planning for it.

While the 60-year-old mainframe platform wasn’t created to run AI workloads, 86% of business and IT leaders surveyed by Kyndryl say they are deploying, or plan to deploy, AI tools or applications on their mainframes. Moreover, in the near term, 71% say they are already using AI-driven insights to assist with their mainframe modernization efforts.

Running AI on mainframes as a trend is still in its infancy, but the survey suggests many companies do not plan to give up their mainframes even as AI creates new computing needs, says Petra Goude, global practice leader for core enterprise and zCloud at global managed IT …