IBM has introduced a new generation z/OS V2.5 operating system for the IBM Z line of mainframes. It will be 30 percent faster than its predecessors 2.3 and 2.4 and will not require special skills to operate the OS. IBM z/OS V2.5 is designed to accelerate the company's customers' adoption of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, as well as application modernization projects. The new OS is expected to go public on Sept. 30, 2021.