Mainframe - A Trillion Transactions Before Breakfast

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Host Eli Mercer explores IBM's z16 and z17 mainframes, which process one trillion secure transactions daily. These centralized systems feature 256 cores, 40TB memory, and on-chip AI fraud detection, powering global banking, healthcare, and logistics with unprecedented throughput concentration. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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This episode is 23 minutes long.

When was this Mainframe episode published?

This episode was published on April 10, 2026.

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Host Eli Mercer explores IBM's z16 and z17 mainframes, which process one trillion secure transactions daily. These centralized systems feature 256 cores, 40TB memory, and on-chip AI fraud detection, powering global banking, healthcare, and logistics...

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