Hello Power11, we’ve been expecting you.
The strap line from IBM for the newest member of the Power chip family is “Autonomous IT built for the AI era”. Catchy, but what does that actually deliver?
Let’s dive into some, not all, of the areas that see Power11 move the game on compared to the previous generation.
0 Hours of planned downtime with Power11:
Traditionally, businesses have had to schedule maintenance windows, leading to service interruptions, or worst, not applying the updates leading to significant security and operational risks. IBM Power Systems have always been at the forefront of mitigating unplanned downtime, but it’s no longer enough and we need a new mindset:
0 hours of planned downtime. Through advanced technologies like live updates, rolling upgrades, and autonomous patching, we can now perform necessary maintenance and updates without ever taking our critical applications offline. This eliminates the impact of planned outages on your business operations and allows for continuous service delivery.
The tools to always “be on” and innovative:
With Power11, IBM will re-introduce software bundles for IBM i, and they’ll be your Swiss army knife to ensure system availability, implement application automation and innovation across your IBM i landscape.
As a matter of fact, Meridian IT has been using these exact tools for several years with our customers, whether in our Cloud or traditional on-premise, to ensure seamless operation. Been there, done it and successfully too!
For servers in IBM i software band P30, there’ll be an enterprise bundle, to include:
For servers in IBM i software band P20, there’ll be a standard bundle, to include:
There is too much innovation happening right now as part of the Power11 unveiling to write about it in one entry, so look out for more insights as the days and weeks pass. As always, don’t be shy, we’re a friendly bunch here at Meridian IT, and would welcome the opportunity to help you understand what it all means for your business and how it could improve your operation.
