[jmsduran]

Former IBM'er here. Power Systems are not as ubiquitous as you think. Their biggest customers are insurance/banking companies, but that consumer base has been gradually shrinking with organizations migrating to more affordable commodity clouds (Amazon, etc.) and services.

The Power Division within STG has been declining in revenue for at least 6 straight quarters, and employees within that division are first on the list whenever IBM wants to perform a layoff.