Arm称IBM未来Z与LinuxONE系统将引入可运行Arm软件环境的双架构处理器

The industry is converging on Arm as the platform for modern cloud computing, reflected in the next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure being built and deployed by companies including AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and OpenAI. That momentum – reinforced by a software ecosystem of more than 22 million developers worldwide – is now extending into mission-critical enterprise computing.

IBM has spent decades powering some of the world’s most demanding enterprise workloads. With its first dual-architecture processor, announced this week at Hot Chips , enterprises will have access to the Arm compute platform across the cloud, on-premises on standard servers and within high-reliability IBM mainframe environments – all while tapping into the same software ecosystem.

The processor, designed for future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems, marks the first tangible milestone from IBM’s strategic collaboration with Arm established earlier this year. It will allow Arm-native Linux environments to run alongside z/OS and existing Linux applications, bringing Arm software directly into these enterprise systems while giving Arm workloads the benefit of IBM’s enterprise-grade security and resilience.

As more cloud and AI software is created and optimized for Arm, the new processor gives enterprises another way to benefit from those capabilities – expanding access to modern software without requiring customers to move critical workloads elsewhere.

A new model for enterprise computing

IBM’s approach introduces a new dimension to heterogeneous computing. Rather than treating Arm as a separate subsystem, each processor core is designed to natively execute both IBM and Arm instructions, allowing Arm and IBM software environments to coexist within the same enterprise system.

That matters particularly for IBM Z and LinuxONE customers in industries such as financial services, where security, availability and operational continuity are essential. The result expands what IBM’s enterprise systems can support without asking customers to sacrifice the capabilities they already depend on.

Building the next era of enterprise infrastructure

IBM’s decision to bring Arm compute and its software ecosystem to Z and LinuxONE reflects a broader shift: software built and optimized for Arm across modern cloud and AI infrastructure is extending into the next generation of mission-critical enterprise computing.

This combination brings that software momentum together with the security, reliability and scale enterprises have long expected from IBM – and signals where the industry is going next.

Interested in building for Arm on future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems? Register your interest with IBM .

The post IBM and Arm: Expanding the Arm ecosystem for the next era of enterprise computing appeared first on Arm Newsroom .