Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued) vs. SAP on IBM Cloud

Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)

SAP on IBM Cloud

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	Score 6.3 out of 10	N/A	Lumen Public Cloud is a set of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DBaaS and cloud management tools partially based on technology acquired from the tech company Tier 3 in 2013. The service is not available to new customers.	N/A
SAP on IBM Cloud	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	SAP on IBM Cloud helps businesses maximize efficiency by running their SAP applications on IBM Cloud. Businesses can use SAP on IBM Cloud to move from on-premises solutions to cloud-based with higher availability, flexibility, and performance, as well as simpler disaster recovery processes.	N/A

Pricing

Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)

SAP on IBM Cloud

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	SAP on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	SAP on IBM Cloud
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Ibm cloud Pro Real time Pro Time data
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Learning curve Minus New users Minus Data recovery

Features

Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)

SAP on IBM Cloud

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
	Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued) - Ratings	SAP on IBM Cloud 8.5 2 Ratings 5% above category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Dynamic scaling	00 Ratings	8.72 Ratings
Elastic load balancing	00 Ratings	8.62 Ratings
Pre-configured templates	00 Ratings	7.62 Ratings
Monitoring tools	00 Ratings	8.62 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images	00 Ratings	8.21 Ratings
Operating system support	00 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Security controls	00 Ratings	9.12 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	SAP on IBM Cloud
Small Businesses	Linode Score 9.0 out of 10	Linode Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	SAP on IBM Cloud Score 9.1 out of 10	F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	SAP on IBM Cloud Score 9.1 out of 10	Amazon S3 Score 8.9 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	SAP on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (19 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.8 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Lumen Public Cloud (discontinued)	SAP on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) 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 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM There are some specific scenarios where SAP on IBM Cloud is less appropriate. For example, if a company is looking for a platform to run small or experimental applications, then SAP on IBM Cloud may not be the best option. Additionally, if a company is looking for a very customized or tailored solution, then SAP on IBM Cloud may also be less appropriate. However, for most businesses who are looking for a secure, scalable, and reliable platform to run their business applications, SAP on IBM Cloud is an excellent option. Incentivized Mike Koolwijk Onlinemarketing consulent Read full review
Pros	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) 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 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM Reaching multiple business data across various platforms Analytics are the best and effective Intelligent capabilities and reporting tools are excellent Easy to manage project Incentivized Veronica Derrick Automation Engineer Read full review
Cons	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM The new user has to pass though a serious training. Getting fully manipulation of the features may take some time. Multiple data access for the new user. Incentivized Hannah Caleb Quality Engineer Read full review
Support Rating	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) No answers on this topic	IBM I am giving the overall support for SAP on IBM Cloud 9 out of 10 because IBM Cloud provides excellent quality tech support via phone and chat. So far, I have not had a negative experience working with IBM Cloud support staff. They are easy to reach, helpful, and courteous Incentivized Ausrine S. RPA Developer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM I have tested out both Microsoft Azure and SAP on IBM Cloud and can confidently say that SAP on IBM Cloud is the obvious choice. The key advantages of SAP on IBM Cloud compared to Microsoft Azure are that IBM Cloud offers free unlimited access to tech support, provides higher object storage space as well as unlimited private virtual servers. Incentivized Ausrine S. RPA Developer Read full review
Return on Investment	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) No answers on this topic	IBM Security to our data and easy to recover when need arises. Flexible contracting capacity and rapid expansions. Ready to use Cloud functionalities and quick support for easy implementation. Incentivized Daisy Cooper Restaurant Manager Read full review
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