Keep in mind that almost all that work will be Linux-based. This announcement was regarding AIX & i, which is off in la-la land compared to what you expect with a Linux-based system.
It's all POWER though, and I seem to be seeing more of it around recently. I had thought that it was going to just keep on shrinking into a more niche market once Macs, Xboxes, and Playstations stopped using POWER/PowerPC processors, and Intel was dominating in the cloud, but it seems like they're actually investing again in trying to get out of the relatively small niche they're in now.
Maybe it's just my perception though; I happen to have noticed POWER related things happening in a couple of different areas recently. I haven't been following it very closely.
It's all POWER though, and I seem to be seeing more of it around recently. I had thought that it was going to just keep on shrinking into a more niche market once Macs, Xboxes, and Playstations stopped using POWER/PowerPC processors, and Intel was dominating in the cloud, but it seems like they're actually investing again in trying to get out of the relatively small niche they're in now.
Maybe it's just my perception though; I happen to have noticed POWER related things happening in a couple of different areas recently. I haven't been following it very closely.