A Slew Of Power Systems Features Are Being Sunsetted

July 17, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Big Blue has long since stopped selling Power8 machinery and has been winding down sales of Power9-based systems as its Power10 machines, which made their debut in late 2021 and early 2022, are ascending. So, it is natural that features for Power8 and Power9 machinery are being withdrawn. But even some features with the newer Power10 machines are also being withdrawn, in some cases because supplies are running out and in other cases because better features have been introduced.

You have to keep up with these things so you can get what you need before IBM stops selling whatever that …