Enhancing the IBM Power Systems Platform with IBM Watson Services

Introduction to IBM Power Systems servers

This chapter explains IBM POWER processor-based systems and IBM Power Systems servers, including AIX, Linux on Power, and IBM i. It also describes the advantages and benefits of the IBM Power Systems architecture.

The chapter includes the following topics:

•1.1, “POWER processor-based architecture” on page 2

•1.2, “Benefits of Power Systems servers” on page 4

•1.3, “Power Systems operating systems” on page 6

1.1 POWER processor-based architecture

In February 1990, the first computers from IBM to incorporate ...