IBM Power Virtual Server

IBMCompute

IBM Power-based virtual servers running AIX, IBM i or Linux in IBM Cloud data centres, for lifting and shifting Power workloads

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USArmonk, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther13 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

Sub-services (4)

AIX virtual servers

AIX workloads on IBM Power virtual server instances

IBM i virtual servers

IBM i workloads with licences provided by IBM

Linux virtual servers

Red Hat and SUSE Linux on IBM Power

Global Replication Service

Storage-based replication of volumes between data centres for DR

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

13 regions
9 countries
Commercial regions (13)

Europe (3)

  • Frankfurt
  • Madrid
  • London

North America (4)

  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Dallas
  • Washington DC

South America (1)

  • São Paulo

Asia (4)

  • Chennai
  • Mumbai - Airtel
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

Tags

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go