Power8
IBM's 2014-generation Power processor and server family, the direct successor to Power7 and the first step in the Power7 modernization chain.
IBM Power8 remains a viable bridge migration off Power7, but every current Power8 model is itself now past its own IBM end-of-support date, and its IBM i ceiling (7.4) itself leaves standard support September 30, 2026.
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Power7
IBM's 2010-generation Power processor and server family, spanning the entry 710 Express through the flagship 795, now the oldest generation covered anywhere in the AS400System.com portfolio.
Power9
IBM's 2017-generation Power processor and server family, a common used-market migration target off Power7.
EOS (End of Service)
The date IBM stops providing standard hardware maintenance, machine code updates, and parts commitments for a specific model.