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IBM POWER8 Servers
Do you run Windows loads? Are those loads exclusive to Windows? If yes, that's the only case where you cannot take advantage of POWER8 Systems.For all the other cases, workloads run better on POWER8. It doesn't matter if they are OLTP or web servers, in AIX, IBM i or Linux (Big Endian OR Little Endian), POWER8 Systems can run it. For HPC or AI cases where you need powerful GPU-CPU communication, POWER8 Machines have you covered as well, boasting better training times for AI models.
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
IBM LinuxONE
Well suited for: Hot/Hot active environments.
Vice President,Internet Services
Countrywide Financial CorpBanking, 10,001+ employees
Pros
IBM POWER8 Servers
- Performance
- Flexibility
- Security

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesIBM LinuxONE
- Great security, if you configure things correctly
- Performance per instance is above average if you compare to commodity x86

Verified User
Program Manager in Product Management
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
IBM POWER8 Servers
- The noise levels for the scale-out machines are too much for small offices.
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
IBM LinuxONE
- We had some milestones we did not meet due to technical issues, we had to get those escalated and finally got them resolved.
Vice President,Internet Services
Countrywide Financial CorpBanking, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
IBM POWER8 Servers
When deciding on servers to run our critical applications IBM Power systems are always at the top of our list. The tradition of reliability, performance and security is unmatched in the industry. We have a large VMware environment running x86 servers but they mainly support windows based applications like exchange

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesIBM LinuxONE
LinuxONE has better scalability and price/performance metrics.

Verified User
Program Manager in Product Management
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
IBM POWER8 Servers
- POWER8 Machines have allowed our customers to stay current on hardware and software, and to comply with the security standards required for communication.
- Newer and faster machines have solved bottlenecks in our customers' workflows, meeting their growing demands.
- POWER8 Introduces support for little endian Linux, which solves a problem some customers had when migrating to POWER8 Systems (the specific code that had endian-ness dependencies).
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
IBM LinuxONE
- Customer satisfaction from business units
- TCOA cost reduction
- Reduced maintenance cost
Vice President,Internet Services
Countrywide Financial CorpBanking, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
IBM POWER8 Servers
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
IBM LinuxONE
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional