IBM launches z17 mainframe to bring AI straight to enterprise data
IBM just unveiled the IBM z17 mainframe powered by its new Telum II processor, designed to score 100% of enterprise transactions in real-time. It processes over 450 billion inferences a day with 1ms latency—50% more than the z16. Why it matters: Core enterprise workloads like fraud detection and generative AI can now run directly on the mainframe without moving sensitive data off-prem.