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AWS CloudFormation vs IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

AWS CloudFormation
62 Ratings
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
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AWS CloudFormation

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Score 8.3 out of 100

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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

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Feature Set Ratings

    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

    AWS CloudFormation

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    8.4

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    84%
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers ranks higher in 8/8 features
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers ranks higher in 8/8 features

    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4
    84%
    74 Ratings

    Dynamic scaling

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.3
    83%
    69 Ratings

    Elastic load balancing

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.5
    85%
    56 Ratings

    Pre-configured templates

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.0
    80%
    64 Ratings

    Monitoring tools

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.5
    85%
    73 Ratings

    Pre-defined machine images

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4
    84%
    71 Ratings

    Operating system support

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2
    82%
    77 Ratings

    Security controls

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0
    90%
    71 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

    Likelihood to Recommend

    8.0

    AWS CloudFormation

    80%
    5 Ratings
    8.4

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    84%
    81 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    AWS CloudFormation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    82%
    1 Rating

    Support Rating

    AWS CloudFormation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    77%
    3 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    AWS CloudFormation

    AWS CloudFormation is well suited for scenarios where all of your resources need to be provisioned on AWS but it is not suited for hybrid cloud deployments. It's very easy for someone new to learn. The level of customization offered as part of the template specifically for AWS services is great. There is also a UI tool where we can drag and drop the services we want and it generates an yaml file which is very easy to use. The visibility of stacks and its resources and one place where we can track and identify the issues in deployment is great.

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    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is well-suited for use when an organization requires the ability to create multiple infrastructure environments in a short period of time without having to manage hardware or software. On the other hand, it is not appropriate for use in scenarios that require a high level of security or compliance, as the infrastructure is hosted on shared hardware.

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    Pros

    AWS CloudFormation

    • SaaS
    • Paas
    • Iaas
    • On promises

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    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    • IBM VPC connect through any ssh and it's easy to handle it through any instance.
    • Public key and private key for access server is best part in security concerns.
    • Lightweight application to be easy to host on VPC rather than software as a service.

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    Cons

    AWS CloudFormation

    • Error Description upon Failure Needs to be Improved.
    • Slow to create, delete or update.
    • Need to delete resources manually. It can ask before starting deletion whether to skip those resources or delete them.

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    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    • Softlayer is designed primarily for advanced clients, and can be a little finicky like many other advanced services, such as highly-customizable options for nearly every part of a service. You build your servers by specs, just like a real server, rather than clicking a few buttons to get a basic cookie-cutter server.
    • Costs are much higher than one would expect, however, you do get what you pay for, and having high-quality equipment available at hourly rates is going to cost.
    • Support is surprisingly mediocre, and the primary cause of most complaints about softlayer. I personally have had no problems with support, but, remember that this is an "advanced" service, and even my eyes go cross-eyed looking at the config options of a server. I would imagine support is focused and trained for dealing with experienced Linux admins, and developers, and would not be of much help to anyone that accidentally ventured in, expecting an EC2 style experience.

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    Pricing Details

    AWS CloudFormation

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0

    AWS CloudFormation Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Free Tier - 1,000 Handler Operations per Month per Account$0.00
    Handler Operation$0.00092
    1. none
    2. per handler operation
    Additional Pricing Details
    There is no additional charge for using AWS CloudFormation with resource providers in the following namespaces: AWS::*, Alexa::*, and Custom::*. In this case you pay for AWS resources (such as Amazon EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancing load balancers, etc.) created using AWS CloudFormation as if you created them manually. You only pay for what you use, as you use it; there are no minimum fees and no required upfront commitments. When you use resource providers with AWS CloudFormation outside the namespaces mentioned above, you incur charges per handler operation. Handler operations are create, update, delete, read, or list actions on a resource.

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    Optional

    Starting Price

    $0.01 per hour

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers Editions & Modules

    Edition
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (dedicated host)starting at $0.221
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (dedicated host)starting at $149.002
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (multi-tenant)starting at $0.0383
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (multi-tenant)starting at $25.214
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (reserved)starting at $0.025
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (reserved)starting at $13.276
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (transient)starting at $0.017
    1. per hour
    2. per month
    3. per hour
    4. per month
    5. per hour
    6. per month
    7. per hour
    Additional Pricing Details
    IBM Cloud virtual servers include 250 GB of outbound public bandwidth, unmetered inbound public bandwidth, and unmetered private and management network bandwidth.

    Likelihood to Renew

    AWS CloudFormation

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers 8.2
    Based on 1 answer
    It's hard to imagine not renewing having spent so much time setting up our infrastructure to utilise the CVS

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    Support Rating

    AWS CloudFormation

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers 7.7
    Based on 3 answers
    It is adequate, but you need to be ready to argue your point - which is fair enough, I suppose, but being given the opposite of the benefit of the doubt every time does not necessarily result in an enjoyable user experience.

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    Alternatives Considered

    AWS CloudFormation

    We didn't look into anything else as Cloudformation was "built-in" for AWS, it just kind of made sense to go with that. Terraform was something that we briefly looked into Terraform but decides to stick with Cloudformation because our task was relatively "simple". Apparently if it's a bit more complex, Terraform might be the way to go.

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    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    IBM virtual server is the most trusted brand to get good supports and high productivity. We used it for the most scalable servers to use and meet the needs. It provides scalability, security all in a single place to backup and use and store your data without any worry.

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    Return on Investment

    AWS CloudFormation

    • It has a positive ROI
    • Less time inverted in bugs
    • More stable source code

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    Manuela Jacqueline Mercado Rodríguez | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

    • Supports businesses who want compute power on demand (instances are ready within minutes).
    • It can give you access to a 32-core CPU at $0.29 for short running or interruptible processes - enabling cost-efficient number crunching.
    • Given me a taste of the powers of remote compute power for compilation and development.

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