IBM releases 256-core Unix server IBM Power 795

IBM. strengthens its position in the production. Unix-based systems. processors. Power7. , Including servers for large enterprises, releasing a new server. IBM Power 795. scalable up to 256 processor cores Power7.

Power 795 is the largest Unix- IBM Server today. It is aimed at large companies, working with powerful applications or combine on a single machine with multiple tasks IBM PowerVM.

IBM has also released several Power7- server younger line with one or two processors. In conjunction with the middle-class servers, released earlier this year, a new stage of progress Power7 line marked the beginning of the presence of such vehicles in all classes. IBM servers.

All new systems are available with Linux or AIX or i- OS (i is the new name IBMi5/OS IBM). They will compete with Unix servers from Hewlett-Packard and Oracle.

Few organizations need a powerful system as the IBM 795, therefore, according to Steve Sibley, director of marketing for IBM, the company hopes to data centers as the main buyers of 795. The new server will be able to easily support the huge number of virtual machines with 256 cores and 8 terabytes of memory.

Price of the new system starts at $ 500,000.