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70 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
Server Virtualization

CenturyLink Public Cloud
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.5
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
85%
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions ranks higher in 5/5 features
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions ranks higher in 5/5 features
Virtual machine automated provisioning

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
24 Ratings
Management console

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
24 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
23 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration

N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
22 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security

N/A
0 Ratings
8.7
87%
24 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

7.0
CenturyLink Public Cloud
70%
1 Rating
8.1
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
81%
24 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
80%
1 Rating
Usability

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
90%
3 Ratings
Availability

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
90%
2 Ratings
Performance

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
90%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
90%
10 Ratings
Implementation Rating

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
75%
4 Ratings
Product Scalability

CenturyLink Public Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
80%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
CenturyLink Public Cloud
I believe for small to mid business application hosting Centurylink provides an adequate service. When moving to larger scale business enviornments I believe the limitations, slowness is going to become a problem

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions provides a simple interface that is easy to use and fast to implement and get started without any hassle. A secure way to migrate multiple data across Cloud platforms and it will allow you to move the workload to and from Cloud at no cost and no need to invest in new resources and skills.
Automation Engineer
Morgan StanleyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
CenturyLink Public Cloud
- Offloading the requirements for hosting apps in house - cost savings
- Access ability - users could access documents and programs from anywhere
- Collaborative work ability - multiple users could work within the same enviornment

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
- Adaptable valuing relying upon size and scale.
- The presentation is first rate. Our on-prem climate was continually experiencing slack and general languor. With IBM running everything, it's much smoother.
- Start another group as little as one ESXi worker or scale a current bunch.
CEO & MD
Gurjartech Pvt LtdInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
CenturyLink Public Cloud
- Perhaps ease of use - it's not convoluted but a little more streamlined of an interface would be great
- Make your presence more known - in a world of heavily advertised cloud options CenturyLink is not at the top of the pile and I think it may be due to a lack of awareness in the business community. Advertise!
- Streamline functionality - interface can be a little slow at times.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
- Support is horrible and or non-existent
- Documentation is out of date and incorrect for the most part
- IBM employees and salespeople are not aware of features or offerings
- Does not integrate the Zerto, only Veeam and has limited options for data migration
VP
The Systems House, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
CenturyLink Public Cloud
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—CenturyLink Public Cloud Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$9 Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Editions & Modules
Edition
On-demand | 0.01011 |
---|---|
On-demand | 0.092 |
On-demand | 0.0000683 |
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours) | 12.804 |
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours) | 0.095 |
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours) | 0.0000686 |
Add-on | 13.007 |
Add-on | 0.0001648 |
Add-on | 0.0000419 |
- Per vCPU (hourly)
- Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
- 0.25 IOPs 1 GB
- Microsoft license (monthly) per 1 vCPU²
- Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
- 0.25 IOPs 1 GB (Per gigabyte of storage (hourly))
- Veeam backup license
- IBM Cloud Block Storage 1 GB (hourly)
- IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)
Additional Pricing Details
See console for details: https://cloud.ibm.com/infrastructure/vmware-solutions/console/ordernew/vdc.Likelihood to Renew
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 8.0
Based on 1 answer
We are highly likely to renew this product as it has quickly very integral across our organization and is useful in almost all of our core data analytics and business processes. We have to ensure the cost side is manageable and still worth it upon renewal - but don't see this as a major hurdle

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employeesUsability
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 9.0
Based on 3 answers
It is easy to use and setting it up is simple. The only con is that the pricing is a little bit high as well as documentation is a little low; so we had to do some personal learning to be able to fully utilize the product, or hop on the phone with someone.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Networking Company, 201-500 employeesReliability and Availability
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 9.0
Based on 2 answers
We view IBM as one of the most reliable vendors we have dealt with from an availability perspective. No issue whatsoever in terms of getting answers and solutions in a timely manner when we need them.

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employeesPerformance
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 9.0
Based on 2 answers
We use this product both on a stand alone basis and have also integrated it with various internal systems. We have not experienced any delay / issues when using the product in either instance - excellent and consistent performer across the board

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employeesSupport Rating
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 9.0
Based on 10 answers
Overall, just a great experience here. No one in my opinion gets a perfect 10/10 rating (no one is ever perfect), so 9/10 is probably as good as it gets! From initial planning to post implementation support, the IBM Cloud and professional services has been there for my group as much as we have needed them. Great job!

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesImplementation Rating
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 7.5
Based on 4 answers
IBM professional services helped us plan and implement the project with great success. They guided the project from planning, scoping, pre-implementation, testing, roll-out, then production and post-production support. We were very impressed with their knowledge of VMware and really appreciated their desire to make our project a success. I would highly recommend them!

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
CenturyLink Public Cloud
I did not select the application hosting environment - I was a user. That being said I do not have much of a voice in the difference between hosted services that I have experienced.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions stacks up against them, we fully agree there are so many features in IBM cloud for VMware Solutions that make it unique and different. The system provides us hypervisor security level and the system even has live backup and storage capacity of data. This system provides us with accuracy that helps us to reduce errors and vulnerability.
Regional Business Manager
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdPharmaceuticals, 5001-10,000 employees
Scalability
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The product is highly scalable - our primary concern upon implementation was this very issue. We found it integrates with our own internal systems in a very seamless manner - have had absolutely no issues on this front

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employeesReturn on Investment
CenturyLink Public Cloud
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
- It has a positive impact on the cost required to maintain our vSphere environment by allowing us to get rid of our vsphere hardware and not worry about maintenance either.
- There have been very few negatives, but one would definitely be the open-ended cost associated with cloud products in general.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 1001-5000 employees