Power S812 Gets Another Reprieve, And Other Power Systems Stuff
December 2, 2019 Timothy Prickett Morgan
For whatever reason, Big Blue did not create a cut-down version of the Power9 entry server aimed at the smallest of the small businesses that run themselves on the IBM i platform. Meaning there was no Power S912 or Power S912 Mini replacement for the Power S812 and its specially priced Power S812 Mini. (The former is based on the Power9 chip, while the latter is based on the older Power8 chip, which has a lot less oomph per core.)
Back in March, IBM extended the life of the Power S812 and its Mini variant until November 29 of this …
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