IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced that it has closed the acquisition of EZSource, a company that provides automated application source code analysis to enterprises. IBM's aim is helping developers unlock numerous z Systems mainframe application codes in order to quickly and easily modify and customize the codes for enterprises. IBM believes the acquisition will accelerate the adoption of its hybrid cloud platform. Ross Mauri, general manager, IBM z Systems, said:
The IBM mainframe is a foundational technology for digital transformation. Today's developers can drown in the sea of complex application code. EZSource's application discovery technology makes it fast and easy for developers to understand and extend those applications at the speed of business.
Best Fit for Cloud: Mainframes vs. Commodity Hardware
IBM's z Systems, a robust hardware platform, has the potential to take cloud computing away from its competitors, such as Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) AWS or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), by making IBM Cloud, i.e., the combination of BlueMix and SoftLayer, more flexible. IBM still makes mainframes, which are industrial-grade hardware, because it believes the machines are capable of offering better scale and economics compared to commodity hardware for the mobile economy.
