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The number 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything but 46 is the answer to how many Bitcoin ATMs are in Australia as of July 2018.

Ninety-two of the world’s top 100 banks, 23 of the world’s 25 largest airlines, more than 70% of the biggest retailers, and all top 10 insurers still rely on mainframes. With apologies to Mark Twain, “reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.”

The digital economy is breathing new life into the mainframe. Whether it’s buying an airline ticket, shipping an item from overseas, or making a mobile transaction, you may not know it, but mainframes are most likely powering those most popular applications.