Super Computing 22 OpenPOWER ADG Workshop

IBM has put forth great effort in educating individuals on the benefits of running on Power. Two programs aligning with this educational mission are PSAI and the Power Developer eXchange.

PSAI, also known as the Power Systems Academic Initiative, is an internal IBM program designed to provide educators with the resources they need to teach in-demand IBM Power skills to students worldwide. This program has been around for quite some time. However, I and many others have recently focused on renovating the program to accommodate the continual shift we have seen towards online learning heavily implemented across all levels of education, but most prominently at the college and university levels. As our efforts to update the program continue, we are operating towards providing instructors with the following:
• Access to an extensive library of technical content
• Opportunities to engage with IBM Subject Matter Experts
• FREE access to course materials and a complementary testing environment
• Remote access to Power technologies and software
• Faculty education and support
• Students develop in-demand technology skills

The Power Developer eXchange, or PDeX, is an online community designed to provide developers with a platform that contains everything they need to continue the development of open source applications on IBM Power. Members are granted access to a robust set of educational assets, a form to collaborate with others, and a means of receiving communal support. This online community is open to everyone and provides students with the opportunity to further their education on Power by accessing community content, proposing questions in the discussion forum, and even authoring technical content they can publish on the community. Students can now be active participants in the development we hope to see on Power.