POWER8 is the first processor designed for Big Data, Analytics and Cloud.
There are plenty of reasons why Power Systems are the top choice of clients for scalable systems and the market place data proves it. IBM is the 8-socket and above revenue leader, according to IDC, and used by 10 of the top 10 banks, 10 of the top 10 telcos, 8 of the top 10 Insurers, and 8 of the top 10 retailers. When you add in the bold, unprecedented OpenPOWER initiative, the path for even greater collaborative innovation is unlimited.
Want to hear more? Attend a Linux on Power workshop at one of the worldwide IBM Innovation Center where industry experts will talk about the competitive advantage of IBM Power Systems.
Come hear the latest announcements and news on the OpenPower Foundation and IBM Power Systems.
IBM Power Systems Scale-up and Scale-out Offerings including the addition of the E850 and up to 192 cores and 16TB memory in the E880 and new Operating System support.
IBM Power Systems Cloud Offerings including Docker on Power support in Ubuntu 15.04, the new Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3 Kilo release and a preview of POWER8 in SoftLayer which GAs in 2Q
IBM Power Systems Big Data & Analytics Solutions including Power Systems Solution Editions for SAP HANA (Up to 40 cores and 2TB of memory) and hear about perfect linear scaling of IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration up to 192 cores
Still skeptical? Try it to believe it. Bring your Linux code and try it on systems provided by the Power Development Platform (PDP) Cloud and the IBM Innovation Centers (IICs). At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to access a POWER8 virtual server anytime and anywhere to develop, test, tune, proof of concept or demonstrate your application. Get hands on with a pre-built LAMP or WebSphere/DB2 stack. Check out the capability of Docker on Power!
Article by John Jacobson
Cloud Technical Specialist
IBM Systems