Thursday, February 18, 2010

And here comes POWER7 !

While it's been some time since I last posted much, time flies when you're working on a new generation of hardware and systems.

The latest POWER7 based systems were just recently announced. Naturally, Linux is supported. Linux already exploits the POWER7 technologies and more is coming. For example, SLES 11 has the POWER7 enabling available and was used for numerous standard benchmarks used when we launch systems and operating system updates. For some quick performance data, check out this link.

In the days and weeks coming, several of us will be collaborating together to post insights, hints, and tips on using Linux to exploit the capabilities of IBM's latest POWER-based systems. The system capabilities of what's being delivered and what's coming down the pipeline is pretty impressive.

For more links, see Linux Performance.

For a taste of what's coming, see IBM's Statement of Direction on IBM Power Systems high-end servers.
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Bill Buros

Bill leads an IBM Linux performance team in Austin Tx (the only place really to live in Texas). The team is focused on IBM's Power offerings (old, new, and future) working with IBM's Linux Technology Center (the LTC). While the focus is primarily on Power systems, the team also analyzes and improves overall Linux performance for IBM's xSeries products (both Intel and AMD) , driving performance improvements which are both common for Linux and occasionally unique to the hardware offerings.

Performance analysis techniques, tools, and approaches are nicely common across Linux. Having worked for years in performance, there are still daily reminders of how much there is to learn in this space, so in many ways this blog is simply another vehicle in the continuing journey to becoming a more experienced "performance professional". One of several journeys in life.

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