IBM Takes System/z To the Cloud With COBOL Update

hypnosec writes "IBM is taking its COBOL server platform to the next level by updating the mainframe platform in a bid to extend and enable its mainframes to host cloud based applications and services. The latest update is looking to add XMLS Server as well as Java 7 capabilities to the System/z COBOL platform and this update would extend the overall lifespan of COBOL by taking it up a notch and gearing it towards the cloud computing arena."

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And this is why people choose IBM

[phantomfive]

IBM is more expensive, but you can be sure they have more commitment to backwards compatibility than anyone else. If you build on the right IBM technologies, you can be sure your code will be working 30 years from now. No need to rewrite ever few years with the latest fad.

Re:And this is why people choose IBM

[DarkOx]

Agree, never my snarky post higher up in this discussion. The fact is COBOL is proven to scale and does the things its really good at; probably better than anything else. IBM mainframe MVS platforms are probably the best damn environment to run it in to with the longest stretch of forward and backward compatibility to maximize your software development investment. Generally the calls to kill off COBOL come from the ignorant.