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Good to have IBM POWER9 Servers
August 05, 2021

Good to have IBM POWER9 Servers

Nitish Kumar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Power9 Servers

Overall Satisfaction with IBM POWER9 Servers

It is handling the main core application in my organization, the entire business is dependent on IBM i , it helps to resolve the critical issue. It is housing the core enterprise application like JDE.
Currently, with IBM POWER9 Servers, we can have more retention with a more optimized SMT8 thread.
  • IBM POWER9 Servers are much faster than the POWER6.
  • Backups take less time to be completed.
  • Highly secure and automated server
  • Uptime
  • It could be faster
  • More CPU cores could be added.
  • Looking for some new features.
  • Allow access to certain configuration items (ie. DHCP/DNS configuration) without using a GUI
  • Speed
  • Secure
  • Automated
  • UPTIME
  • It is very secure.
  • Backups are running fast and completing in few hours.
  • More Linux libraries for AIX
With these latest IBM POWER9 Servers-based systems based on the latest technologies, IBM Cognitive Systems continues its tradition of delivering value to clients in the form of performance, RAS, and solution value.
IBM POWER9 Servers scaled up nicely from our POWER7 and POWER8 servers to provide better performance per core and more memory capacity for the cost.
It's easy to use and very secure with virtualization technology with PowerVM

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

In terms of speed, IBM POWER9 Servers are much faster than the POWER8 and POWER6. I don't think it is lacking anywhere.
Handling a large volume of data.
IBM POWER9 Servers have processors with a dynamic frequency which makes its operation energy saving when we do not use the total processing power.
The areas where IBM POWER9 Servers have had many improvements are with the databases. They have better performance than any other server of the competition.

Using IBM POWER9 Servers

7 - It is handling the main core application in my organization, entire business dependent on ibmi , it helps to resolve the critical issue. It is housing the core enterprise application like jde Edward.
Currently on IBM Power9 servers, we can have more retention by more a optimized SMT8 thread.
3 - AS400 administrator.
IT analyst
AS400 developer
  • Power VM has no vulnerability since 2003
  • Backup strategy
  • JDE applications
  • With Power Systems, clients can take advantage of superior core performance
  • memory bandwidth
  • price-performance advantages
  • the new enhanced core
  • more complexity
  • more data to manage and greater pressure to
Because Virtualization and features: The ability to micro-partition and use features like LPM are crucial for us to maximize uptime for our applications.

Evaluating IBM POWER9 Servers and Competitors

  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
We typically purchase enterprise-class servers, and the POWER9's are fully redundant, which helps reduce any unplanned downtime
I will not change the selection process.

IBM POWER9 Servers Implementation

With built-in virtualization and an ecosystem of open cloud solutions, you can cloud-enable your applications without migration and build a cloud that handles the most data-intensive workloads on earth.
  • Third-party professional services
Chilli services
  • Time taking
  • Co-location support

IBM POWER9 Servers Support

IBM is always ready to help whenever I am opening any case with IBM.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Escalation required
Yes we have purchased premium support as whenever any issue related to iseries we get the quick support from IBM.
Quick resolution.
Immediate assistance even with the low priority case.
well explained.
Reply to my question many times.
Provided links to troubleshoot the issue.

Using IBM POWER9 Servers

They are very secure and do not have many of the security issues as other platforms
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
None
  • highly scalable
  • easily clustered
  • powerful and efficient
  • license/manage for the MSP model
  • Need more support from big Cloud providers
  • initial Pricing (offset by TCO).
Yes, but I don't use it