IBM has announced a new line of data center chips and servers that it says will be more power-efficient than rivals and will simplify the process of rolling out artificial intelligence in business operations. IBM’s new Power11 chips mark its first major update to its "Power" line of chips since 2020.
Redesigned with innovations across its processor, hardware architecture, and virtualization software stack, Power11 is designed to deliver the availability, resiliency, performance, and scalability enterprises demand, for seamless hybrid deployment on-premises or in IBM Cloud.
For the first time ever, the Power11 general availability will simultaneously include high-end, mid-range, and entry servers as well as IBM Power Virtual Server in IBM Cloud.
These chips have traditionally vied against offerings from Intel and AMD in data centers, particularly in specialized sectors such as financial services, manufacturing and healthcare.
Like Nvidia's AI servers, IBM's Power systems are an integrated package of chips and software.
The Power11 systems, available from July 25, will not need any planned downtime for software updates, and their unplanned downtime each year averages just over 30 seconds. They are also designed to detect and respond within a minute to a ransomware attack - where hackers encrypt data and then try to extract a ransom in exchange for the keys, IBM said.
Furthermore, IBM plans to pair Power11 with its Spyre AI chip by Q4 2025 to boost AI inference performance.
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