--- description: IBM adds Power Autonomous Operations, Bob Premium for i, and the compact Power S1112 server for local AI inference. title: IBM Power S1112 Brings Local AI Inference to the Edge as Power Goes Autonomous image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IBM-Power-S1112.png --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Storage-Review-2x.png)](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [Consumer Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [News](https://www.storagereview.com/news) » IBM Power S1112 Brings Local AI Inference to the Edge as Power Goes Autonomous # IBM Power S1112 Brings Local AI Inference to the Edge as Power Goes Autonomous by Harold Fritts on July 15, 2026 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise)  ◇  [Server](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise/server) IBM has expanded its Power server lineup with new software to automate infrastructure management and application development. The announcements include IBM Power Autonomous Operations, an agentic control layer for system management, and the IBM Bob Premium Package for i, an AI-driven development assistant for IBM i environments. IBM also introduced the Power S1112, a compact single-socket Power11 server designed for on-premises AI inference. The releases build on last year’s Power11 launch, which IBM positioned around availability, resiliency, and scale across on-premises and IBM Cloud deployments. The company frames these newer additions as extending autonomous IT capabilities across the platform, from application code through runtime operations. IBM cited its Institute for Business Value 2026 Tech Leader Study, which projects enterprises will deploy an average of 1,661 AI agents by 2027, a 38% increase that IBM says leaves tech leaders managing hundreds of thousands of autonomous decisions daily, beyond the reach of manual governance. IBM’s stated rationale for these releases is that closing that gap requires infrastructure capable of self-management, freeing IT teams to focus on application work rather than routine operations. Hillery Hunter, General Manager for IBM Power and CTO at IBM Infrastructure, said the goal is to let enterprises pursue rapid AI deployment without trading off system stability, positioning increased automation in Power as a way to handle routine availability, optimization, and security tasks while preserving control and resilience. ### **Power S1112: Compact Server for Local AI Inference** The Power S1112 is a single-socket Power11 system intended for organizations that are extending AI workloads to the edge or on-premises locations outside the data center. It uses Power11’s on-chip Matrix Math Acceleration (MMA) to handle inference locally with reduced latency. ![IBM Power S1112 hero](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IBM-Power-S1112.png) IBM’s performance claims put the S1112 at twice the per-core performance of the Power S914 and three times that of the older Power S814, based on published CPW results for 4-core configurations. IBM also claims up to 69% better energy efficiency than the S914 in a smaller physical footprint; by IBM’s own footnote math, a 10-core S1112 delivers 539 CPW per watt against 319 for an 8-core S914. | Power Servers | Chassis | Processor(s) | Number | Memory | Supported Operating Systems | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IBM Power E1180 | 1 – 4 units of 5U system nodes and 2U system | Up to 4 | Up to 256 | 16 TB per node(up to 64 TB) | IBM AIX, IBM i, or Linux | | IBM Power E1150 | 4U rack | Up to 4 | Up to 120 | 16TB | AIX | | IBM Power S1124 | 4U rack | Up to 2 | Up to 60 | 8TB | AIX, IBM i, or Linux | | IBM Power S1122 | 2U rack | Up to 2 | Up to 60 | 4TB | AIX, IBM i, or Linux | | IBM Power S1112 | 2U rack | 1 | Up to 10 | 512GB DDR5 | AIX, IBM i |   Alongside the new server, IBM Technology Lifecycle Services is launching Power Expert Care Premium Essentials, an incident-focused support tier exclusive to the S1112. It includes priority access to IBM specialists, faster response times, and automated support tooling. ### **Power Autonomous Operations: Automated Infrastructure Management** Power Autonomous Operations is IBM’s new control plane for automating day-to-day infrastructure tasks across Power environments. The platform continuously monitors system behavior to identify and address issues such as capacity constraints before they cause disruptions. ![]() IBM reported internal testing results from an eleven-system Power environment, where the platform resolved a capacity-related issue in 3.33 minutes, compared to 52.59 minutes using traditional manual workflows, a roughly 15x reduction in resolution time. IBM says this is intended to eliminate hours of manual dashboard monitoring and analysis each month. The platform includes an embedded AI agent that supports natural-language, chat-style interaction to manage and tune Power environments, which IBM says reduces the need for deep domain expertise for routine tasks. ### **IBM Bob Premium Package for i: AI-Assisted IBM i Development** IBM i remains widely used for core business operations across industries, but modernizing IBM i applications has historically required specialized RPG skills, limiting the pool of available developers. IBM Bob is positioned as an AI-driven development assistant that provides an agentic software development lifecycle experience for IBM i, aimed at helping engineers understand existing codebases, implement changes, and onboard onto IBM i development more quickly. Early adopters are already reporting results; Heartland Co-Op estimates new-to-platform developers understand complex IBM i applications 60% faster with Bob. The Premium Package for i builds integrated support for IBM i standards into the development lifecycle, with the goal of expanding the number of engineers who can work on and modernize IBM i applications. #### **Availability** The Power S1112 is expected to be generally available on July 24. Power Autonomous Operations is scheduled for general availability on September 23, 2026. 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