IBM POWER FAMILY

This infographic introduces the IBM POWER FAMILY of enterprise products and services. A global leader in compute performance, IBM POWER9 processors were used to build two of the three fastest supercomputers in the world.

June 2018 | TOP500 Supercomputers1

IBM Power Sunway TaihuLight IBM Power 122.3 PETAFLOPS 93 PETAFLOPS 71.6 PETAFLOPS

IBM POWER9 Upgrade Is it time to upgrade your system to POWER9?

IBM Power Systems are made to handle the most Cloud-ready, POWER9 servers are built to unleash data-intensive, demanding workloads in the world insights from your data pipeline. The enhanced chip while also keeping data safe. If your business already architecture and core was created for next-gen runs on IBM POWER5, 6, 7, or 8, you could benefit workloads such as AI, big data analytics, and machine learning. With unparalleled performance, POWER9 from an upgrade to POWER9. can handle your mission-critical data and workloads. Here are a few of the features POWER9 is ideal for: of IBM POWER9 Systems: ~ Enterprise workloads ~ AIX & IBM i ~ Enterprise cloud-ready ~ ~ 2 Ranked No. 1 in reliability by ITIC ~ HANA ~ Industry-leading performance and value ~ High-performance computing for machine learning, deep learning, and AI

E950 48 Cores 16TB Memory 4U Chassis POWER9 Specs 10 PCIe Gen 4 Expansion Slots E980 192 Cores 64TB Memory 5U Chassis/Paired with 2U System Controller Support for 4 Nodes 32 PCIe Gen 4 Expansion Slots

Read our blog post “Fuel Innovation with POWER9” to find out how your business could benefit from CLICK TO READ a Power upgrade.

Achieve optimal reliability, security, IBM POWER9 and performance with remote management and monitoring for Managed Services your IBM Power Systems.

Multiplatform Management Through our partnership with APSU, we can offer full-service management for Power Systems running IBM i, AIX, or Linux.

About APSU ~ More than 25 years of experience managing IBM Power Systems ~ Developers of industry-leading management platform Maximize ~ Endorsed by IBM as a trusted provider of Managed Services & Cloud solutions

Custom Support Options Whether you want after-hours monitoring, 24x7 fully managed support, or something in between, we can tailor a remote management option to meet your needs.

Read our blog post “4 Key Benefits of Remote Management for IBM Power” to learn more CLICK TO READ about managed services for IBM Power.

POWER9 Cloud Services

Get the high availability, security, flexibility, and scalability your enterprise needs with Managed Cloud on Power. Through our partnership with industry leader APSU, we can provide:

~ Multiplatform cloud hosting for production workloads on IBM i, AIX, and Linux ~ Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) for IBM i, AIX, and Linux ~ Managed cloud migrations and consulting

“5 Reasons to Consider POWER9 Cloud Services” and learn how to leverage POWER9 capabilities CLICK TO READ for your company.

With the end of support for SAP looming in 2025, now is the time to begin your SAP HANA on POWER9 migration to SAP HANA. Take the time you need to test and deploy SAP HANA with minimal disruption.

If you’re making infrastructure changes to accommodate SAP HANA, choose an infrastructure that will meet your performance demands now and in the future.

IBM POWER9 Performance Benefits IBM POWER9 provides unmatched performance for SAP HANA: ~ Run eight SAP HANA instances per server. ~ Provision new virtual servers as demand grows. ~ Scale up to larger databases as you need them. ~ Achieve 99.999% uptime.

To learn more, read our blog post “10 Reasons to Run SAP HANA on IBM Power.” CLICK TO READ

POWER9 for High-Performance Computing and AI

Big data, cognitive computing, and AI are the keys Chosen for the world’s fastest supercomputer, IBM for maintaining a competitive edge and delivering POWER9 has the bandwidth and speed to meet the a high-quality customer experience. Businesses are demands of high-performance computing (HPC) already seeing the value of their artificial intelligence and AI. initiatives, and by the end of 2018, the global business value of AI will reach $1.2 trillion, according to Gartner analysts. By 2022, analysts expect this number to reach $3.9 trillion. 2

Value (In Trillions) $4T $3T $2T $1T AI Business Value $0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Read our blog post “3 Reasons Why POWER9 is Ideal for HPC” to learn more about the unparalleled performance of IBM POWER9

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1. https://www.top500.org/lists/2018/06/ Since 1994, InfoSystems has been offering technology support and 2. https://cloud.kapostcontent.net/- pub/3dee045e-4b09-48e3-9077-8b126a9f2093/itic-2017-2018-global-server- custom solu�ons to meet any business demand. Contact InfoSystems hardware-server-os-reliability-report.pdf?kui=E2mHO3mgyvTuSgumkzvevA to discuss your business goals and technology needs. 3. https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3872933