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IBM Form #: SG24-8592-00
Authors: Tim Simon, Abdul Haleem, Anjil Reddy Chinnapatlolla, Arnold Ness, Bijay Dev K M, Blake Hoskinson, Borislav Stoymirski, Daniel Schenker, David Spurway, Florian Dahlitz, Harshitha C, Henrik Mader, Jack Woehr, Lakshmana Ekambaram, Manish Mukul, Manvanthara Puttashankar, Nnamdi Okore-Affia, Praveen Kumar Pandey, Rajalakshmi Srinivasaraghavan, Ricardo Contreras, Vaibhav Shandilya and Henry Vo
Abstract
This IBM Redbooks publication Implementing AI on Power11: Introducing the Spyre™ presents IBM's next-generation platform for enterprise AI, showing how Power11 strengthens on-chip acceleration, system design, and hybrid AI deployment. It outlines key AI concepts and industry trends, emphasizing the need for secure, high-performance inference close to mission-critical data.
A major highlight is IBM Spyre™, a new low-power PCIe accelerator designed for scalable AI inference. With a highly parallel architecture and support for modern AI numerics, Spyre enables efficient execution of LLMs, embeddings, RAG, and other enterprise AI workloads. Integrated with Red Hat AI and vLLM, it delivers on-premises AI with predictable performance and data-sovereign control.
The publication also addresses end-to-end lifecycle requirements, security, governance, MLOps, and industry use cases - showing how Power11 and Spyre support regulated, data-intensive environments. Combined with IBM's broader software and open-source ecosystem, the platform provides a complete blueprint for deploying enterprise-grade AI on IBM Power.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to AI on IBM Power11
Chapter 2. Use Cases and Industry Applications
Chapter 3. On-Chip Acceleration
Chapter 4. IBM Spyre
Chapter 5. AI Workload Optimization on Power11
Chapter 6. AI and Security
Chapter 7. Tools, Frameworks, and Ecosystem
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