IBM introduces Power11 servers with boosts in uptime, security, and energy efficiency

What just happened? IBM has introduced a new version of its Power server built with a redesigned processor, updated hardware architecture, and an enhanced virtualization software stack. The end result, dubbed Power11, is said to be the most resilient server in IBM Power platform history with an uptime rating of 99.9999 percent.

To achieve that level of uptime, IBM has implemented advanced technologies like automated workload movement and autonomous patching that enable planned system maintenance to take place without critical applications needing to go offline.

Paired with IBM Power Cyber Vault, customers will enjoy a system that's incredibly resilient to cyber threats. According to IBM, Power Cyber Vault protects against threats like encryption and data corruption with proactive immutable snapshots that are automatically captured, stored, and tested on a pre-defined schedule. Built-in quantum-safe cryptography, meanwhile, protects servers from firmware integrity and harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.

With Power Cyber Vault ...