INDUSTRY-STANDARD SERVERS

IBM POWER S1024 

WINNER: OVERALL 

IBM’s Power S1024 server is designed for business-critical workloads in a multi-cloud world where data must be secure and accessible from anywhere in the network. The two-socket 4U server, which runs IBM AIX, IBM i or Linux, features transparent memory encryption that secures data when in transit between storage and the processor, a capability built in at the silicon level. Because the Power10 processor at the heart of the Power S1024 has double the cores of its predecessor, workloads can be consolidated on fewer systems, reducing software licensing, electrical and cooling costs. The IBM Power S1024 was the overall winner in this category and received the highest survey score in customer need.

Subcategory Winner–Technology: Supermicro X12 BigTwin

Subcategory Winner–Revenue and Profit: Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V2

Finalist: Dell PowerEdge R750xa

Finalist: HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 Server