Remote and cloud access programs

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IBM Power Virtual Server on IBM Cloud

Development, test, and CICD environment on IBM Cloud (IBM Cloud account required. Charges apply)

 Request more information by contacting Brandon Pederson, IBM Power Product Marketing Manager at bwpeders@us.ibm.com

Oregon State University - Open Source Lab

Primarily for developing and testing open source projects. There are two clusters available, and access is free to qualified open source developers.

 Learn more Request access to OpenStack cluster Request access to Jenkins Power CI

RADAR-ISV

Free Power10 resources for ISVs to develop & modernize applications with Red Hat OpenShift

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OpenPOWER Foundation hub providers

Free access to OpenPOWER hardware for development and testing on the platform. Each hub provider has specific configurations available. Choose the one that works best for your needs.

Oregon State University - Open Source Lab
Available resources: VM, Container, GPU
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VanTosh OpenPOWER Hub (Belgium)
Available resources: VM, Container
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 Emulation methods

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QEMU

QEMU is a sophisticated emulation environment that allows you to run ppc64le applications or entire Linux on Power operating systems – from anywhere. Packages for QEMU emulation of IBM Power (ppc64le) are available with latest versions of Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Red Hat Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL).

 Run a full-system Linux on Power environment from Microsoft Windows

 Microsoft Windows Subsystem for ... containerized Linux on Power

 Run your AIX VM on x86 using KVM and QEMU

IBM Power Functional Simulator

Like QEMU, the Power Functional Simulator can emulate a Power system, allowing you to run complete Linux on Power operating systems on an x86 system. Power Functional Simulator can run the complete software stack, from firmware upwards.

 IBM POWER10 Functional Simulator IBM Power9 Functional Simulator Co-creation options

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Co-create marketing collateral

We can help you market and promote your Power solutions by:

Co-creating a client story, reference, or case study and promoting it on the Power ISV showcase page, Seismic ISV references deck for Sellers and Partners, and more. Developing a co-branded data sheet for your solution and promoting it on the Power Community and more. Request more information by contacting Brandon Pederson at bwpeders@us.ibm.com

IBM Tech Zone

Power environments for building a ‘Show Me’ demo for your customers that utilize the various branding standards for Partner Plus (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum) members.

 On-Premises IBM Power AIX, IBM i and Linux Base Images Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power Virtual Server Environments

IBM Technology Expert Labs

Technical expertise with solution development support.

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