As enterprises embrace Agentic AI, they’re discovering that autonomy scales faster than trust. Mainframes were designed to delegate tasks with accountability, and their architecture shares similarities with modern Agentic AI systems. Mainframe systems used deterministic business rules (e.g., COBOL) and centralized transaction control (e.g., CICS), whereas Agentic AI systems leverage microservices, agents, and cloud-based orchestration. Data was managed through durable system memory and relational databases, contrasting with Agentic AI’s use of cloud data warehouses and vectors. All about ETCIO industry right on your smartphone!

Source: Economic Times February 21, 2026 16:33 UTC