IBM unveils the LinuxONE Emperor 5

Following the recent release of the IBM z17 mainframe, IBM today unveiled the LinuxONE Emperor 5, which packs much of the same hardware as the z17, but focused on Linux use.

Today we’re announcing IBM LinuxONE 5, performant Linux computing platform for data, applications and your trusted AI, powered by the IBM Telum II processor with built-in AI acceleration. This launch comes at a pivotal time, as technology leaders focus on three critical imperatives: enabling security, improving cost-efficiency, and integrating AI into enterprise systems.
↫ Marcel Mitran and Tina Tarquinio

Yes, much like the z17, the LinuxONE 5 is a huge “AI” buzzword bonanza, but that’s to be expected in this day and age. The LinuxONE 5, which, again, few of us will ever get to work with, officially supports Red Hat, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu, but a variety of other Linux distributions offers support for IBM’s Z hardware, as well.