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IBM Power Virtual Server

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Announcing IBM Power Virtual Server Private Cloud

Expand hybrid cloud and AI adoption with client site capabilities of IBM Power Virtual Server.

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IBM® Power® Virtual Server is a family of configurable multi-tenant virtual IBM Power servers with access to IBM Cloud® services.

  • Expand your hybrid cloud journey with IBM Power Virtual Server. 
  • Maintain the security and trusted, high performance of IBM Power while modernizing at your pace and price point on and off premises. 
  • Get the benefits of hybrid cloud with a consistent experience and connectivity to your Power infrastructure.
IBM Power Virtual Server - in our data center or yours

Discover the enhanced capabilities of IBM PowerVS with the introduction of IBM Power Virtual Server Private Cloud.

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POWER2000: Potential new IBM PowerVS clients receive USD 2,000 Cloud credits, allowing them to try PowerVS for up to three months at no cost.

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Benefits Grow at your own pace

Extend workloads and take advantage of pay-as-you-use billing to manage costs.

Optimize consumption

Add capacity to your Power infrastructure on demand within minutes. Manage on premises or off premises.

Run mission-critical workloads

Work on nonproduction tasks and production environments simultaneously. Use virtual machines to help resolve issues faster.

Migrate to hybrid cloud

Seamlessly move and manage your workloads across cloud and on-premises environments.

Modernize Power workloads

Connect to services to transform business models, including web, DevOps and IBM Db2® workloads.

Access AI

Improve decision-making and build cognitive applications by connecting workloads to IBM Watson®.

Workloads
SAP

Accelerate SAP HANA and S/4HANA cloud modernization with “like for like” migration from Power on-premises to a RISE-ready cloud.

Oracle

IBM Power Virtual Server provides a foundation for deploying Oracle Database and application workloads. The IBM Power Virtual Server environment consists of SAN Storage, Power servers, PowerVM Hypervisor, and AIX Operating Systems that are certified for Oracle DB including Real Application Clusters (RAC).

IBM i

Gain more value from advanced technology with fewer resources and higher reliability with IBM i. Deploying IBM i on Power Virtual Server enables clients to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and enhance flexibility through operational expenditure consumption.

Use cases Business continuity planning

Keep your business running with reliable failover solutions including backup, high availability and disaster recovery. Reduce capital expenditure, planning complexity and capacity headroom.

Modernization

Connect to over 190 IBM Cloud services, with a cloud-integrated API that easily integrates to existing tooling. Shift from buying maximum capacity to provisioning on demand, as needs arise.

Data Center Optimization and Operational Excellence

Optimize your data center to drive faster growth and global expansion by aligning with certified architectures and maintaining ISV support. At the same time, reduce operational costs and improve service quality with enhanced response times and flexible pay-as-you-go billing.

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Case studies
Iptor Sweden AB

Iptor relies on IBM Power Virtual Server to support ERP for remote workers.

University of Fukui Hospital

University of Fukui Hospital renovates its medical system with IBM Cloud.

Ricoh USA

Ricoh USA moves the workloads of a leading insurance company to IBM Power Virtual Server.

Next steps

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Footnotes

¹New IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) clients who deploy PowerVS Quickstart receive $2,000 Cloud credits, allowing them to try PowerVS for up to three months at no cost. Visit Power Virtual Server with VPC landing zone and enter promo code “POWERVS2000” at checkout. New clients need to deploy PowerVS QuickStart to be eligible for PowerVS2000 credits. Credits apply to virtual server instances deployed in non-US datacenters. Promo offers valid for signup while supplies last. Offers cannot be combined with any other promos or offers. Valid on new orders only.

*Valid for any new VPC resources, including Power Virtual Servers. Applies only to new orders, credits valid up to 4 months from activation and cannot be combined with other discounts or promos. Just log in or create an IBM Cloud account and then upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go or subscription account.