IBM i

For Power Systems plus AS/400, iSeries, and System i

Features Benefits
Integrated middleware for efficient business processing
  • Standards-based DB2 database
  • HTTP Server Powered by Apache
  • Integrated Web application server
  • Java and J2EE Web services environment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Express
  • Zend Server Community Edition providing PHP runtime environment
  • Integration with SQL, .NET, DRDA/CLI, ODBC, JDBC
  • Support for TCP/IPv6
  • Multiple file systems (Windows, UNIX, NFS)
  • Support for MySQL database
Virtualized to manage multiple applications and processes
  • Subsystem workload manager
  • PowerVM technology providing Micro-Partitioning and shared processor pools
  • Automatic balancing of processor and memory resources
Optimized for exceptional business resilience
  • Highly resilient with built-in cluster architecture
  • Transaction-based journaling leveraged by IBM iCluster and complementary ISV high availability solutions
  • IBM PowerHA for i disk-based clustering
  • IBM Storage System resiliency solutions
Trusted security with auditing and compliance tools
  • Simple-to-deploy, object-based security model
  • Virus resistance object architecture
  • Intrusion detection, prevention, and audit journal
  • Encryption of data on disk and backups
  • Secure networking with SSL and VPN
Designed for open application design choices
  • IBM Rational development tools
  • C, RPG, COBOL, C++, Java, EGL, PHP, CL
  • Supports open source applications built to Apache, MySQL, and PHP stack
  • Services-oriented Architecture
  • UNIX application runtime
Simplified operations and storage management
  • Web-based systems management
  • IBM Systems Director
  • Integrated storage management
  • Hierarchal storage management for Solid State Drives
  • Support for integrated and IBM System Storage
  • Hosts managed storage for i, AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware
  • Supported by Power VIOS virtualization
Scalable to handle nondisruptive business growth
  • Support for IBM POWER processor-based systems and blades
  • Technology independent machine interface
  • Automatic software upgrades from previous releases
  • Capacity on Demand (processor & memory)

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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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Hardware

Power Systems hardware provides the foundation for designing workload optimized systems in conjunction with software and expert domain knowledge. Power servers and blades are modular and scalable and designed from the chip through the software stack to help deliver new levels of business performance.

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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 maximize 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 utilization, 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.

IBM i 7.1

The next step for efficient, resilient business processing

See what IBM i 7.1 can do for your business

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