Building A More Perfect IBM i Cloud On Power10 Iron

January 24, 2022 Timothy Prickett Morgan

As we get closer to the launch of the entry and midrange Power10 machines, we can’t help but think about the innovative uses that these machines might be put to. We think, for instance, that these machines could be the foundation of a new generation – and a new kind – of IBM i cloud based on a mix of entry one-socket Power S1021 and two-socket Power S1022, and Power S1024 machines augmented in a very special way with four-socket Power E1050s.

To one way of thinking, the easiest way to build a big cloud capable of supporting thousands of …