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IBM unveiled the z17 family, the latest in its mainframe portfolio, almost exactly a year ago
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The Register also asked IBM when customers could expect to see the first fruits of this partnership with Arm.
Key facts
- Moor Insights & Strategy Chief Analyst and CEO Patrick Moorhead told The Register that this is indeed all about getting Arm software running on Z and LinuxONE hardware
- This news comes over a week after Arm unveiled its own datacenter processor targeted at AI workloads, dubbed the AGI CPU
- IBM Z and LinuxONE chief product officer Tina Tarquinio stated that this initiative is a natural extension of the firm's hardware and systems strategy
- IBM and Arm are working together on getting software developed for Arm chips to run on Big Blue's enterprise systems, with an eye on future AI and data-intensive workloads
Summary
IBM and Arm are working together on getting software developed for Arm chips to run on Big Blue's enterprise systems, with an eye on future AI and data-intensive workloads. Big Blue hailed this latest arrangement as a strategic collaboration with Arm to develop new dual‑architecture hardware. The partnership will focus on three key areas, with the first being to use virtualization to allow Arm-based software environments to operate within Big Blue's enterprise computing platforms, such as the IBM Z and LinuxONE mainframe kit. The second area covers the performance and efficiency demands of modern workloads, including AI and data intensive applications. The third area is long-term ecosystem growth.