The return of the mainframe

An interesting article in the Economist magazine, of all places, on the IBM mainframe. The title is "The Return Of The Mainframe". It's a short, but interesting read. My only thought is, did the mainframe ever really go away? I've been in this business more years now than I care to admit to, and the mainframe has been purring away the whole time.


http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15276714