IBM® Power® is a family of servers that are based on IBM Power processors and are capable of running IBM AIX®, IBM i and Linux®.
Respond faster to business demands, protect your data from core to cloud, and streamline insights and automation. Modernize your applications and infrastructure with a frictionless hybrid cloud experience. IBM Power servers provide the agility, reliability and sustainability your organization requires.
Explore IBM Power servers
The IBM Power S1014 is a 1-socket, 4U Power10-based server designed for business-critical workloads on AIX®, IBM i or Linux®.
The IBM Power S1022 is a 2-socket, 2U server, with more than double the cores compared to Power9-based servers, workloads can be consolidated on fewer servers, reducing software licensing, electrical, and cooling costs.
The IBM Power S1024 is a 2-socket, 4U Power10-based server with pay for only what you need and share resources across systems. Data is security from end-to-end with memory encryption on the processor and downtime is minimized with industry-leading reliability and availability.
High performance four-socket rack server optimized for data intensive applications and hybrid cloud deployments.
Engineered for agility, the IBM Power E1080 is designed to securely and efficiently scale core operational workloads and AI applications across hybrid cloud.
A secure virtual server, offering a consistent experience, modernizing at your pace and price point — on and off premises.
Discover how IBM Power can simplify and accelerate your SAP HANA deployments and the impact they can have on your business.
Provide a foundation for deploying Oracle Database and app workloads to deliver a host of benefits.
Help secure sensitive data and workloads while supporting new applications across the enterprise.
Operating systems
Scalable platforms to meet your hybrid cloud needs
AIX on Power drives innovation with hybrid-cloud and open-source capabilities that help you build and deploy modern applications within a secure and resilient environment. AIX will continue to be a strategic, foundational component of the portfolio with a roadmap and support plan that extends beyond 2035.
IBM i is a platform for innovators, by innovators. Continuous availability, the latest security features and easy integration with IoT, AI and IBM Watson® provide you with the insights that are integral to your organization.
Linux on Power is an industry-standard open operating system with faster processing speed, bandwidth and inherent security.
IBM Virtual Hardware Management Console (vHMC)
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) is used to configure and control one or more Power servers. The console delivers a virtual appliance format for increased deployment flexibility.
IBM PowerSC
IBM PowerSC is a security and compliance solution optimized for virtualized environments on IBM Power servers running AIX, IBM i or Linux. PowerSC sits on top of the IBM Power server stack, integrating security features built at different layers.
IBM PowerVC
IBM PowerVC is an advanced virtualization and cloud management offering. Built on OpenStack, it provides simplified virtualization management and cloud deployments for AIX, IBM i and Linux virtual machines (VMs) running on IBM Power.
Transitioning to IBM Power10 servers drives 75% performance improvements for the same workloads and supports climate goals.
Optimizing product assortment and quantities to reduce food waste.
Extending high quality digital services to over one million people.
Enabling flexible, cost-effective services through dynamic capacity.
Building on a year of focus to help IBM Power clients grow with hybrid cloud and AI.
Choose a flexible hybrid cloud model with the agility and automation to best fit your needs.
See the latest features, technologies and changes to these models in our comprehensive Redbooks® guide.
Get the comprehensive Redbooks guide to understand the latest features, technologies and changes to IBM Power E1050.
Get up to speed on the new architecture and functions of IBM Power E1080 with our comprehensive Redbooks guide.
Flexible consumption for IBM Power is a pay-for-use model allowing dynamic delivery of more resources on private servers as business needs change.
Footnotes
¹ ITIC 2023 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report
² 2022 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Security
³ https://www.ibm.com/id-en/case-studies/mondi-group-systems-hardware-sap-s4-hana
⁴ https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/resources/power-performance/e1080/