For years, internal disk in an IBM Power server has been the default choice for many IBM i environments. It’s simple. It’s tightly integrated. It just works.

And for a long time, for most businesses that was enough.

But IBM i workloads have evolved…

If you run IBM Power Systems servers or IBM Storage arrays like FlashSystem, you’ve likely seen the recent price increases. Starting on April 1, 2026, IBM raised prices on main memory (DRAM) and flash storage:

High-end Power10 and Power11 servers (scale-up systems): memory prices up 55%.