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IBM Power Virtual Server

Power Virtual Server

IBM's cloud offering for running IBM i, AIX, and Linux Power workloads on IBM-managed infrastructure without owning physical hardware.

Power Virtual Server is a non-hardware migration path off Power8, trading capital hardware spending and lifecycle planning for consumption-based cloud pricing while preserving Power binary compatibility for existing applications.

Related Terms

Power8

IBM's 2014-generation Power processor and server family, spanning the entry S812 through the flagship E880, now fully past IBM's standard end-of-support window.

Power11

IBM's current, 2025-generation Power processor and server family, the longest-runway migration target off Power8.

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