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IBM i is an integrated operating environment with a more than 20-year reputation for exceptional security and business resilience. Learn more.

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New SAP BW-EML record

Power Systems, IBM i, DB2 delivers analytics performance, efficiency, simplicity for SAP Benchmark
Benefits of SAP on IBM i (PDF, 3.16MB)

State-of-the-art capabilities - read the ITG analysis of the benefits of SAP on IBM i
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Next generation applications (US)

AriZona cuts costs by 50%, grows case sales by 14% by migrating SAP applications and database to IBM i
Flexibility of choice (PDF, 500KB)

To respond to business needs Liverpool Football Club builds a fast, reliable platform with Power Systems

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IBM Power Systems hardware is at the heart of enabling major business and industry transformations fueled by the explosive growth of big data and analytics. Power Systems help organizations drive faster business insights with industry leading performance, scalability and virtualization flexibility.

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Operating systems

Power servers deliver flexibility and choice of operating systems to enable your business to select the best applications for your business needs. Whether running 1, 2, or all 3 - coupled with PowerVM, they maximise the benefit of Power Systems in your business.

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System software

IBM's integrated approach to developing Systems and Systems Software stacks together delivers maximum utilisation, availability, and flexibility helping you deliver new advantages in your business.

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Solutions

IBM and IBM Business Partner solutions exploit key benefits in Power Systems that help you deliver new capabilities and new competitive advantages to your business.

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Migrate to Power

Over the last five years thousands of Oracle and HP UNIX clients have migrated to POWER. Learn how Power Systems has helped them improve their business performance, reduce risk, and establish a more secure future.

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Advantages

Companies embracing Smarter Computing are implementing IT infrastructure based on the IBM Power Systems platform that is designed for data, tuned to the task and managed with cloud technologies. With Power Systems, businesses can outpace their competitors by delivering services faster, differentiate their offerings by delivering higher quality services, and turn operational cost into investment opportunity by delivering services with superior economics.

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High performance computing
- Power 775 Supercomputer
- Blue Gene
IBM PureFlex System (US)
- p260-p460 compute nodes
POWER6 and older

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IBM i experts

Steve Will
You and i, IBM i Chief Architect
Mike Cain

Team Leader, DB2 for i Center of Excellence
Dawn May
i Can, IBM i Software Architect

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Steve Will

Chief Architect: IBM i Operating System

Steve is the Chief Architect for IBM i, a Power Systems operating system used by hundreds of thousands of enterprises world wide. He is a frequent speaker at client events, collects requirements from customer advisory groups, and works with professionals inside and outside IBM on future technology.

Steve's blog: You and i

This blog is used to discuss topics related to IBM i, including our strategy, benefits of the architecture, announcements, and news. It allows the large and passionate IBM i client community the ability to respond, have conversations about what we say, and make the blog really be about you and i.

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Dawn May

Senior Technical Staff Member

Dawn's current position is the technical lead for the IBM i Systems Software Development organization and IBM i Business Architect. In this position she has the responsibility for the overall strategy and plan for the core components of i.

Dawn's blog - i Can

The "i Can" blog is to share the "hidden gems" within IBM i. The name "i Can" is to convey the fact that IBM i can do more than most realize. The updates to this blog will generally be information about the latest features in the most current releases.

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Mike Cain

Team Leader, DB2 for i Center of Excellence

Mike Cain is the team leader of the IBM DB2 for i Center of Excellence in Rochester Minnesota USA. Along with a team of highly skilled subject matter experts, Mike travels the world guiding, educating and supporting clients who want to get the most out of DB2 for IBM i. He specializes in SQL query performance and scalability, as well as very large database, business intelligence and analytics within the IBM i environment. Mike is a frequent speaker at technical conferences and user groups. He has spoken to and educated thousands of people on database concepts and information management at events across the United States, Europe and Asia.