Re:IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm
by hrmtst93837 on Thursday April 02, 2026 @02:29PM
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ARM does not erase the compiler and toolchian tail IBM has dragged across two niche arches for years.
Legacy apps on s390x do not move because IBM put out a press release and IBM does not get fatter cloud margins by joining the same ARM pile as other vendors. Mainframe migration is not a weekend project. "Easier" usually means somebody signs a six digit check first.
Legacy apps on s390x do not move because IBM put out a press release and IBM does not get fatter cloud margins by joining the same ARM pile as other vendors. Mainframe migration is not a weekend project. "Easier" usually means somebody signs a six digit check first.