The Best Computing Platform Available Today
December 08, 2020
The Best Computing Platform Available Today
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power Systems
IBM Power 9 is the latest and greatest Power System running IBM i. We operate below the application layer so as an IBM Business Partner supply, install and maintain this server for ourselves and for our clients. We use it as a test bed for Client Disaster Recovery testing, running operating system upgrade and ptf testing. It is primarily used by our Power Systems department. The S914 is very reliable with built in resilience and redundancy across many of it's components. For example the system can lose 2 disks and still continue to operate. The failed component can be changed while the system continues to run so no down time. It's brilliant.
- The hardware is robust and reliable.
- The hardware and operating system work together in harmony, it just works.
- It's very fast.
- It is very easy to manage, a lot of the normal housekeeping tasks are automatic.
- It can turn into a Power 10 one day!
- The green screen user interface can seem outdated but for speed of data entry with an experienced operator it beats a web site hand down.
- It's one of IBM's hidden gems, every SME Business should have one!
Do you think IBM Power servers delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with IBM Power servers's feature set?
Yes
Did IBM Power servers live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of IBM Power servers go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM Power servers again?
Yes
- End of day processing time window reduces, in one example from 20 to 1 minute for the same processing load.
- Backup times are reduced leaving more time for operation.
- The system runs 24x7 giving the business the computing functionality it needs.
I have used every IBM system in this area starting with the IBM 5280, S32, S34, S36, AS400, IBM i. The S914 is the latest offering in a very long lasting range of mid range computing systems and it's not over yet! The S914 is the fastest yet giving users the Wow factor when they start to use it and notice the improvement in response time.