Power8 Platform users rejoice: IBM has announced that the community-driven CentOS free software is now available to customers using the POWER8 platform. […]
Power8 for the Enterprise
Power8 is an evolution. IBM continues to enhance the features and functionality of this powerful family of server products. A recent article in IBM Systems Magazine’s November issue titled “Enterprising Power8” provides a nice summary of some of the recent Power8 announcements made by the technology giant that demonstrate its innovation across the enterprise. […]
Upgrading to IBM i 7.2
The new IBM i operating system that runs on IBM Power Systems or IBM PureSystems servers has many significant enhancements that are driving companies to upgrade sooner rather than later. It had been four years between the release of 7.1 and IBM i 7.2 in the spring of 2014. However, along the way, IBM provided […]
IBM Launches New and Enhanced Storage Offerings
Storage is an ever-growing issue for organizations of all sizes. Data is such an integral part of most business operations today there is no way of getting around the increasing demand for more storage capacity. […]
Linux – The Era of Open Innovation
We have been talking about Linux and IBM quite a bit the past few months ever since IBM announced Power8 and its relationship with the OpenPower Foundation. However, the Linux and IBM relationship is not a new one. As discussed in a publication titled “Linux – The Era of Open Innovation” posted on IBM’s website, […]
The Growth of Linux on Power8
As discussed in our June 18 blog post, support for Linux on Power Systems servers was a major part IBM’s recent Power8 announcement. It seems that industry leaders are agreeing with IBM’s focus on open source environments and seeing significant opportunity for Linux on Power Systems. With the combination of the flexibility and innovation offered […]
IBM Power8 – Open Innovation
In the past few blogs, we have discussed many of the new enhancements in IBM Power8. We’ve discussed how it enables data to become a valuable asset by delivering faster insights and helping companies gain a competitive edge. We also talked about the ability of Power8 to handle bigger data demands in cloud environments. […]
IBM Power8 is Almost Here!
Power8 is almost here and it was worth the wait with as much as 50% better price performance – yes, half the cost of Power7 Plus! […]