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Why choose IBM Z?
2.8x
IBM mainframes can process billions of transactions on a single server with speeds 2.8x faster than competitors
87%
IBM mainframes securely handle 87% of all credit card transactions ($7.7 trillion per year)
68%
IBM mainframes efficiently run 68% of the world’s production workloads – at 6% of the total IT cost
Very impressive their mainframes are everywhere...I remember the old punch card days and hanging chads. The mainframe was the size of a really large room.