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C4040-250 · Question #89

A prospective IBM POWER8 customer is worried about the longevity of RISC processors. Which response should help the customer be less concerned about their investment in a Power System?

The correct answer is D. The IBM OS and Power technology roadmaps emphasize IBM's technology commitment. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A prospective IBM POWER8 customer is worried about the longevity of RISC processors. Which response should help the customer be less concerned about their investment in a Power System?

Options

  • AWith IBM's support for Little Endian, AIX and IBM i will run on x86.
  • BEven if POWER is discontinued, all IBM applications and middleware have been ported to Linux.
  • CIBM has guaranteed the OpenPOWER Foundation that IBM will continue POWER chip
  • DThe IBM OS and Power technology roadmaps emphasize IBM's technology commitment.

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    11% (5)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    77% (34)

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