New Delhi, July 24 -- IBM has announced the launch of its Power11 servers in India, marking the latest addition to its Power server line. Designed with a focus on artificial intelligence and business continuity, Power11 has been developed with significant contributions from IBM's India Systems Development Lab (ISDL).

The Power11 servers are aimed at supporting enterprises that handle critical and data-heavy workloads, such as those in the banking, retail, telecom, healthcare, and government sectors. IBM states that the new servers are built to support AI workloads directly at the source of data, while also delivering reliability and flexibility in hybrid cloud environments.

India played a key role in the development of Power11, with engineers from the ISDL contributing across hardware, firmware, and software layers. According to Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President at ISDL, this collaboration reflects the country's growing importance not only as a user of technology but also as a contributor to its creation.

Power11 servers have been designed to offer high levels of uptime, with IBM claiming 99.9999% availability. This is expected to benefit industries where continuous operations are critical. The servers are also equipped with ransomware threat detection tools, and maintenance can be performed without taking the system offline.

In addition to reliability, IBM has emphasised the energy efficiency of Power11. The company claims the servers deliver twice the performance per watt compared to x86 servers and include an Energy Efficient Mode, which can improve server efficiency by up to 28 percent. This is expected to help organisations manage AI and traditional workloads with lower energy consumption.

Security features have also been integrated into the new system, including quantum-safe cryptography and protection against firmware-related threats. Power11 supports IBM's AI offerings such as watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift AI and will be compatible with the upcoming IBM Spyre Accelerator, expected later this year.

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