IBM Power Systems
Fueled by POWER9 technology, IBM Power Systems servers are built to crush clients' most advanced data applications-from the mission-critical workloads they run today to the next generation of AI.
When Data-Intensive Workloads are the Bottom Line
The hardware you buy should meet today's expectations and prepare you for the future.
Enterprise cloud-ready
Power Systems™ integrate into your organization's private or hybrid cloud strategy for flexible consumption models.
Ranked No. 1 in every major reliability category
IBM Power Systems servers achieved the highest server reliability rankings in the ITIC 2019 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability survey.
Leading value and performance
Power Systems deliver both performance and price-performance advantages with superior core performance and memory bandwidth.
Meet the IBM Power Systems Server Family
IBM Power Systems Software
Power Systems software provides organizations with the tools they need to build and manage cloud environments, accelerate the path to AI, help ensure high availability, achieve tight security, maintain compliance and streamline a full range of other infrastructure administration tasks:
- Efficiently support a diverse array of applications running on Linux, IBM i and AIX operating systems
- Simplify private and hybrid cloud management
- Accelerate deployment of AI applications
- Meet critical business needs with high availability
- Manage security and compliance centrally
Key Software for Power Systems Servers
Operating Systems
- Linux
Selecting Linux on Power gives organizations the choice and flexibility to scale their businesses using an industry-standard operating system. With options for Linux distributions from Canonical, Red Hat, SUSE and Ubuntu, organizations can optimize their workloads for their precise business challenges. - AIX
Choosing AIX enables organizations to capitalize on decades of IBM technology innovation to achieve high performance, tight security and strong reliability. - IBM i
Running IBM i on Power Systems servers gives organizations a highly scalable and robust operating environment with a proven reputation for exceptional business resilience and low operating costs.
Power Systems Software
- IBM PowerVC
Built on OpenStack for advanced virtualization and cloud management, IBM PowerVC enables self-service provisioning, policy-based deployment, dynamic workload balancing, virtual machine capture and more. - IBM PowerVM
A secure and scalable server virtualization environment for AIX, IBM i and Linux applications, PowerVM builds on the advanced reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features and leading performance of the Power Systems platform. - IBM Cloud Private
An open Kubernetes platform that helps developers easily build and deploy containerized applications, IBM Cloud Private enables administrators to provide high availability, performance and security in an on-premises private cloud. - IBM Cloud Management Console for Power Systems
This console provides a consolidated view of the Power Systems cloud landscape. Available through an IBM Cloud™ service
Meet the POWER9 Enterprise Servers
IBM Power Systems Enterprise Servers
Accelerate your enterprise server hardware with a future-forward infrastructure
- Simplified Multicloud
Rethink how data, applications and services move across a hybrid cloud environment. With IBM POWER9™ based Power Systems, you can dynamically scale compute and memory on demand and build a cloud designed for the most data intensive workloads. - Built-in end-to-end Security
IBM Power Systems have security built in at all layers in the stack - processor, systems, firmware, OS and Hypervisor. With accelerated encryption built into the chip, your data is protected in motion and at rest. And PowerVM® is the only hypervisor amongst major competitors with no reported vulnerabilities. - Affordable Performance Scalability
Did you know that the IBM POWER9 processor drives the world's fastest supercomputers? That is the same processor that is ready to accelerate your enterprise. Whether you're moving from an older Power server or x86, the performance gain can be significant. - Proven Reliability
Today's always-on world requires resilient, mission-critical servers that deliver continuous operations. IBM servers ranked the most reliable for the 10th straight year (1) and are industry leaders for enterprise servers (1) with a maximum uptime of 99.9996% (2.1 minutes/server/annum unplanned downtime) of any non-mainframe Linux platforms.
IBM Power System E980
- Ideal foundation for world-class private or hybrid cloud
- Can power large-scale, mission-critical applications
- Flagship, high-end server
IBM Power System E950
- Enterprise-class capabilities in a reliable, space-efficient form factor
- Exceptional performance at an affordable price
Introducing IBM Hyperconverged Systems Powered by Nutanix
IBM Power Systems Hyperconverged Servers
Modernize your datacenter with best-in-class hyperconverged infrastructure designed for data-intensive and mission-critical workloads.
- Easy to manage, simple to scale
IBM Hyperconverged Systems are the industry's first hyperconverged infrastructure appliance that combines Nutanix's software-defined simplicity with the unmatched performance of the IBM Power Architecture®. - IBM CS821
Delivers a HCI solution in a 1U system designed to meet the demands of high-density virtualization and middleware applications. - IBM CS822
Provides a turnkey hyperconverged solution that targets high-performance mission-critical workloads for large enterprises in a 2U system.
Scale-out Servers for SAP HANA
- BM Power Systems Scale-out Servers
Powerful, flexible servers built to deliver value for diverse workloads and mission-critical applications in AIX, IBM i and Linux environments. - Delivered Secure
IBM Power Systems™ POWER9™ scale-out servers are delivered secure with pre-loaded firmware and operating system security patches that mitigate known Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in AIX®, IBM i and Linux operating system environments. - IBM Power System H922
- Optimized for SAP HANA
- High performance, tight security
- Dense form factor with large memory footprint
- For Linux-focused customers
- IBM Power System H924
- High performance for SAP
- Strong security with large memory footprint
- For Linux-focused customers
Scale-out Servers:
Linux Servers for Big Data Workloads
- IBM Power Systems Scale-out Servers
Powerful, flexible servers built to deliver value for diverse workloads and mission-critical applications in AIX, IBM i and Linux environments. - Delivered Secure
IBM Power Systems™ POWER9™ scale-out servers are delivered secure with pre-loaded firmware and operating system security patches that mitigate known Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in AIX®, IBM i and Linux operating system environments.
BM Power System LC922
- Highest storage capacity in the Power Systems portfolio
- Up to 44 cores and 2 TB of memory
- High performance at lower cost than comparable x86 systems
IBM Power System LC921
- High performance in a space-saving design
- Industry-leading compute in a dense form factor