IBM will launch the first major update to its i operating system for Power CPU-based servers in three years. The enhancements are largely hardware-oriented, supporting both the older Power9 and ...

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#1 ranked industry analyst Patrick Moorhead weighs on on IBM's new POWER9-based IC922 ML inference server.

IBM has doubled the number of Power9 CPU cores to 24, but Balog said co-processors like FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) and GPUs are playing a bigger role in server computation.

Intel's x86 architecture dominates the server space, but don't count Power9 out altogether. IBM's CPU family is picking up design wins from companies working in AI and data centers.

IBM’s ultimate goal is to challenge Intel’s x86, which dominates the server market. Expect to see Power9 servers in mid-2017. The servers will support versions of Linux and Unix.