Aug 24 – 30, 2026

IBM is developing a dual-architecture chip to run Arm-native AI apps on Z mainframes and Linux servers

IBM is bridging a critical gap: enabling Arm-native AI applications to run natively on Z mainframes and LinuxONE systems. This matters because enterprises have trillions in legacy mainframe compute; a chip that lets them deploy modern AI stacks without replatforming could unlock massive capital efficiency and shift the economics of AI in the enterprise data center.