This week SAP released the new SAP® Kernel 916 that also supports SAP application servers on IBM AIX® for the new SAP S/4HANA 2025 .
IBM AIX® stays one of the strategic application server platforms for SAP S/4HANA® .
For SAP® Kernel 916 on AIX, the latest IBM® Open XL C/C++V17.1.3 compiler as well as the brand new IBM® OpenSDK for Rust on AIX® was introduced to enable exploitation of the latest C++ and Rust language features on IBM® Power® hardware.
For details on the new kernel see SAP Note 1780629 - AIX: Minimal OS Requirements for SAP Kernel (access requires an SAP login).