Amazon Web Services vs IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers

Likelihood to Recommend

More suited I will say deploying your Web-server, Running some cloud applications, Deploying your micro-services, Managed database. Less suited is really hard to say but there can be some scenario where you can use free services like Google spreadsheet scripting for smaller data management and small workflows. Workflow automation is something you need multiple vendors to talk to each other at that time its preferred to go for something else.

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Rahul Chhajed

Software Engineer

AtlantisInternet, 11-50 employees

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Heavier usage of processor and/or memory with higher network requirements. Such as a robust, vertical database cluster or a robust Redis cluster. Their bare metal offerings are very suited for these use-cases as well as data-science requirements for modeling servers. Basically, anything that requires a large hardware requirement, these servers can deliver.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Online Media Company, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Amazon Web Services

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Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

Dynamic scaling

Elastic load balancing

Pre-configured templates

Monitoring tools

Pre-defined machine images

Operating system support

Security controls

Pros

What I like in it, is its simple notification service which provides a mobile messaging feature to enable push messaging to my mobile devices as well.
It helps in sending out notifications to all my teammates with full integrity.
Responsive Support.
Offers a variety of features that help to manage my workload.

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Martha Batruny

IT Manager

PerficientInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Multiple locations for distributed computing allowing faster download speeds for our customers and staff alike
Full service of domain registrations, SSL purchases, server rental, DNS servers, etc. This allows us to keep all of our necessary related services within a single console and single billing system.
Good backup system with off-site backup servers and easy disaster recovery

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Eric Thomas

IT supervisor

Internet and Mail Order Co. Ltd.Consumer Goods, 11-50 employees

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Cons

If there is one thing I think AWS needs improvement on, it is the administration dashboard. It can be a nightmare to use especially when trying to access billing. This could be made better, honestly, as there should be a simplified way to access simple admin features.
While AWS was fairly easy to integrate into our solutions, it is not as easy to use without some IT knowledge. The dashboards are complicated and designed for someone who is computer savvy. If you are just want to keep track of billing, for example, you may need to take a course or spend a few hours with someone being walked through the admin console.
AWS does tend to be slow at times. If you do not have a fast internet connection, it can take time to access services that are hosted on AWS. This is not always the case but we have had clients complain about this if they are trying to access a service from multiple points (IP addresses). The only real fix we found was to make our files cache to another server and only keep current data accessible to clients.

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Nathan Sichilongo

Regional Manager

Dotcom ZambiaConsumer Services, 11-50 employees

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Ability to switch OS/platform license to customer's own license without being re-deploy.
Procedure for easy hardware refresh (especially hard drive) to ease cloning content to new hard drive. We have a 6 years disk and we very concern about it.
Other than that, everything is OK.

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C-Level Executive in Corporate

Airlines/Aviation Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Amazon Web Services 9.4

Based on 10 answers

We are almost entirely satisfied with the service. In order to move off it, we'd have to build for ourselves many of the services that AWS provides and the cost would be prohibitive. Although there are cost savings and security benefits to returning to the colo facility, we could never afford to do it, and we'd hate to give up the innovation and constant cycle of new features that AWS gives us.

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Marc Schriftman

Director of Software Development

Moxie Software, Inc.Computer Software, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Amazon Web Services 7.3

Based on 5 answers

We find it quite easy to use. The only challenge is at the outset figuring out exactly what you need, given the large number of available services and options which could take a bit of time to get familiarised with and to decide on.

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C-Level Executive in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Amazon Web Services 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Availability is very good, with the exception of occasional spectacular outages.

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Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

AWS does not provide the raw performance that you can get by building your own custom infrastructure. However, it is often the case that the benefits of specialized, high-performance hardware do not necessarily outweigh the significant extra cost and risk. Performance as perceived by the user is very different from raw throughput.

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Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Amazon Web Services 7.6

Based on 25 answers

Amazon Web Services boasts a really quick and helpful support with multiple communication options as well. For instance, on my personal account I incurred a minor charge due to mismanagement of a service. Upon contacting support, they quickly explained the issue to me and upon request waived the bill as a first time error.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers 7.7

Based on 2 answers

The support is decent and in an emergency they will help you if you make enough noise. However the creation of "class of customers" within the IBM ecosystem I think is a step backwards as it can put emergencies on the back burner simply because we didn't pay enough in monthly fees

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C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Internet Company, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

Amazon Web Services 10.0

Based on 3 answers

The API's were very well documented and was Janova's main point of entry into the services.

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Brian Lusenhop

Vice President Marketing and Product Management

SPIDA SoftwareInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers 8.2

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I've used IBM professional services in a few cases (not for my company but for some of my clients), and the people in professional services are really helpful. You call them and set a meeting for the initial planning session, but they usually most of the work already done, they just ask some questions and they fill in the blanks. However, in some cases implementation can take longer than planned.

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Gerardo Fernandez Ruiz

Consumer Electronics, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services is well suited when we have a huge amount of data to store, process, manipulate and get meaningful information out of. It is also suitable when we need very fast data retrieval from the database. They provide a superior product at a fair price which allows us to further our goals and push the limits of what we are capable of as a team / company.

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Verified User

Technician in Customer Service

Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employees

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We've also had good success with Mac colocation services like MacStadium, being cheaper with unlimited networking, quite dependable and also very flexible when used with VMware, but with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers we have a lot more options on data center locations, fantastic network routing between data centers and any server capacity I would need. With regards to Azure, AWS, etc., those models just don't work for our projects, too many restrictions on networking and other details. IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers are just easier.

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Gustavo Villarreal

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Telecomunicaciones VGInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

AWS has lowered our employee cost, because you don't have to hire Network/Server Admins to manage infrastructure.
Increased productivity by incorporating Continuous Integration with AWS and our development life cycle.
Increased customer confidence by being able to provide HIPAA level security in our development and production environments

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 11-50 employees

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This service helps us to have a professional hosting service in less than a week.
We had to get quality hardware in a professional managed data center. The cost was higher than if we had had an in-house solution, but totally worth it.
The higher cost vs cloud was a factor to switch to another cloud provider.

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Project Manager in Social Media

Entertainment Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon Web Services Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers Editions & Modules

Edition

IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers	starting at $0.51¹
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers	starting at $324.00²

per hour
per month

Additional Pricing Details

IBM Bare Metal Servers provide performance, flexibility, on-demand provisioning, and control. Choose between hourly or monthly pre-configured servers or customize with single to quad processing solutions that range from 4 to 72 cores. Bare metal servers are available worldwide and with no monthly contracts so you can build the best solution for your workloads. Order a monthly bare metal server built to spec, and we’ll have it to you in two to four hours—with 500 GB/month outbound bandwidth included. Order an hourly bare metal server, and we’ll have it ready for you in 20 to 30 minutes. Public outbound bandwidth is charged per gigabyte.

Rating Summary

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Likelihood to Recommend