IBM will launch the first major update to its i operating system for Power CPU-based servers in three years. The enhancements are largely hardware-oriented, supporting both the older Power9 and the ...

IBM’s Power processors have a storied history; they were notably used in the Watson supercomputer that outsmarted humans in the game of Jeopardy in 2011. The latest chip in the family, called the ...

IBM is a company that I follow very closely, in particular its System Division, Red Hat and corporate. It has been particularly interesting to watch IBM Systems over the last several years as it has ...

Intel's x86 architecture dominates the server space, but don't count Power9 out altogether. IBM's CPU family is picking up design wins from companies working in AI and data centers. Share on Facebook ...

IBM has many goals with its upcoming Power9 chip, and one is to challenge the dominance of Intel’s x86 chips in the data center. The company wants chips based on Power architecture to take a ...