2018-06-24T06:46:00Z

What is your primary use case for IBM Power Systems?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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DV
Real User
2024-01-16T09:53:04Z
Jan 16, 2024

In my company, we use the system for the data center and our IBM Cloud Pak System.

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Rohintan-Karanjia - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Top 10
2023-12-11T10:44:23Z
Dec 11, 2023

We are consultants. Usually, those permissions are provided for core banking operations, so we need to do the infrastructure sizing first. We tailor the hardware to their specific needs. It is primarily used for core banking solutions.

Md Al-Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-11-14T06:12:00Z
Nov 14, 2023

We use the solution as a database server. The core banking database runs on IBM Power LAPR with terabytes of memory (20 TB of database size). Performance and availability is top-notch. With database clustering, we ensure the high availability of our database. Runtime resource allocation made life easy when required. It can be used as an application server as well. With the application server's HA (IBM Power HA) clustering, we ensure the high availability of our application.

Getachew Zeleke - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-11-02T16:59:05Z
Nov 2, 2023

We use IBM Power Systems for bank systems and databases. All banking systems use IBM Power Systems. Our additional operating and virtual and vRO systems, expansion systems, everything is IBM.

RQ
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2023-09-27T17:08:36Z
Sep 27, 2023

My company uses IBM Power Systems for databases with Oracle and some IBM solutions.

SS
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-27T12:27:16Z
Jun 27, 2023

We are running two of our ERPs with IBM Power Systems.

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MA
Real User
Top 10
2023-03-29T13:24:00Z
Mar 29, 2023

Using IBM Power Systems, one of our latest resolutions was with POWER9. In our organization, we use IBM Power Systems S922 and S924. S924 is a basic database server with 5200 storage. So, that's the server acting as a database server. S922 is for IBM Spectrum Protect and backup. In the solution, an identical product means hardware production, and DR. HA is then implemented.

MertPolatay - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-02-28T12:15:18Z
Feb 28, 2023

I primarily use Power Systems for high availability and security.

Senghak Ky - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-08-30T11:25:00Z
Aug 30, 2022

We use it to run our important systems and applications.

Phylis Mandawa - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-08-22T14:43:29Z
Aug 22, 2022

I am unsure of what the primary use case of this solution was, as my role was only related to deploying the solution.

Amjad Banna - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-06-30T15:08:00Z
Jun 30, 2022

We are currently using IBM Power Systems for applications and database core banking.

Md Al-Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-05-13T13:51:31Z
May 13, 2022

IBM Power Systems is used for data centers for CVS, activation, and databases.

Raul Tapia - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-11T22:40:43Z
Feb 11, 2022

I use IBM Power Systems for databases.

KM
Real User
2022-01-04T21:49:18Z
Jan 4, 2022

The use case is for hosting a lot of the bank's applications.

IS
Real User
2021-11-22T12:16:14Z
Nov 22, 2021

The solution is used for defense purposes. It is used in many places, such as banks.

TV
Reseller
2021-10-28T20:23:47Z
Oct 28, 2021

We primarily use the solution for running an ERP. Use cases can go from very small to very big. I'm talking about a hardware device, and therefore it can run all kinds of different software. The virtualization is outstanding. It can go from very, very small to very, very big. We personally use it so that we can use multi-tenancy. I can have multiple clients on one server and I can cut it up into tiny pieces. Where a customer would normally have to buy, let's say, one solution for a hundred thousand dollars, instead, they can share that a hundred thousand dollars with five other customers as one customer doesn't actually need a complete server. Clients can share it for cost reasons.

AE
Reseller
Top 20
2021-02-03T20:06:48Z
Feb 3, 2021

IBM Power Systems is used for the core banking applications. We have accounts with financial enterprises in Egypt. We propose this solution if you are a bank, you are upgrading or migrating bank applications from Oracle or other vendors, and you would like to have a stable platform in terms of hardware and software.

HA
Real User
2021-01-27T16:13:26Z
Jan 27, 2021

We use the solution primarily to provide services for the employees in our institute. Basically, it's the domain active directory. We also use it for its own server and providing the internet and our email server. We shifted recently to the Microsoft Product F365. We got the enterprise license for that as well. We don't use it to provide cloud services. We actually provide local services.

ES
Real User
2021-01-12T21:19:15Z
Jan 12, 2021

I am a system administrator, and I work with AS/400. I take care of the upgrades. I am also making the CL programs (CLP) and working on RPG skills for myself. We have multiple environments. We have Power9, Power8, and Power7. V7R4 is the latest one out there, but V7R3 is the latest one that we have. Companies don't deploy the latest version unless they are sure, and they have got feedback from others about the version. We also have disaster recovery and backup machines.

TS
Reseller
2020-11-29T05:38:58Z
Nov 29, 2020

We've used IBM Power Systems in our passport and immigration department. It's a government-run department. We've also used it with a few SMEs. They required smaller versions offsite with our systems. We did sell an IBM system to a couple of universities where they had about 20,000 students. It's used in a variety of instances and environments.

it_user1406979 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
2020-11-10T05:38:39Z
Nov 10, 2020

We use this solution for the cloud and for some requirements related to the database.

FA
Real User
2020-10-29T17:43:00Z
Oct 29, 2020

The banking sector primarily uses Power Systems. It is run on their core banking environments due to its stability, reliability, and availability. When it comes to the telecom sector, telecom sectors have been utilizing Power Systems for middleware applications and CR.

SA
Real User
2020-10-27T18:11:00Z
Oct 27, 2020

In 2013, I joined IBM Pakistan as an IT specialist. Where I used to work as a system manager, the guy who used to work with Power Systems, with OSAIX and IBM storage. Then, I was shifted to IBM Europe in the Czech Republic. There's a CIC center in Brno, where I've worked with IBM as well, but as a third-level support guy. Now I'm based in Qatar, and worked for government organization. I work as a system specialist for the Power Systems and the unit support as well, the operation stuff. I worked for eight years or more before this AIX and Power Systems and storage. I worked as an operations guy for whole IT operations and as well as the implementation. Because there were so many clients from the banking sector, from the government sector, and telecom industry, they mostly have the billing systems on the Power Systems. Now, I work as a unified system specialist. IBM Power Systems is mostly used for specific IBM products because the system AIX is actually propriety of IBM. You cannot install it on any other platform. You can use it in different domains, like SAP HANA, do rack data and rack warehouses. Users in the telecommunication use it. They were using as an IBM Middleware product. An IBM Middleware product was being used solely on the Power Systems. IBM has started supporting Red Hat, so people use Red Hat and some clients do put it in a cloud environment as well. The core baking system runs on that because most of the core banking like Oracle Financials are being used on this. The use case depends on what the customer requirement is. I started working with Power4 back in 2012, and almost Power4, Power5, 6, 7, 8, and now I am working with Power9 as well.

Getachew Zeleke - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2020-08-13T08:33:46Z
Aug 13, 2020

We are a solution provider and we implement these systems for our clients. They are used for networking and other functions.

Amjad Banna - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2020-07-15T07:11:35Z
Jul 15, 2020

We primarily use the solution for its use as a bank and commercial solution. We use it for core banking and for day-to-day work on the DBA, the database.

it_user626946 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vendor
2018-06-24T06:46:00Z
Jun 24, 2018

We are using it for database servers, and performance-wise it is one of the best available servers in the market.

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