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Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) vs. IBM Power Virtual Server

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Virtual Private Cloud has a network of 27 regions and 200+ countries and territories, boasting little to no downtime for its users. It is automatically configured or can be done by the user and allows you to bring your own IP addresses to reduce downtime caused by migration.

    $0

    per ingress traffic

    IBM Power Virtual Server

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AIBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Editions & Modules
    egress traffic
    $0 - 0.15
    per GB
    ingress traffic
    $0
    based on services that process ingress traffic: Load Balancers, Cloud NAT, Protocol forwarding.
    Premium Tier (egress rates)
    $0- $0.23
    per month per GB of data delivered
    Standard Tier (egress rates)
    $0.045, $0.065, $0.085
    per month per GB of data delivered: 150-500TB, 10-150TB, 0-10TB
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    193 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    187 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    194 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    165 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    177 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and IBM Power Virtual Server
    Feature
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Power Virtual Server
    8.6
    197 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings8.9195 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.8195 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.8189 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings9.7190 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings7.0194 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.7191 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.9193 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings8.0192 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings7.0168 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Small Businesses
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    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.8
    (195 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    An effective pricing strategy is in place. Google Cloud VPC is the most secure since it runs on a private network and never contacts the public network. Google is well-known for its AI/ML and Kubernetes engines, both of which have a leg up on the competition. Google Cloud VPC's database services are yet to be improved.
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    IBM
    It is really impactful in terms of scenarios like ERP systems and Data Analytics where heavy data needs to be analysed in terms of volume and their needs to be high scalability offering so in that scenario it is a great asset and features like distribution of workload using AI capabilities by leveraging modern IBM offerings like Watson is really helpful the area in which it could improve is native development of application in terms of adoption of New cloud Technologies
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    Pros
    Google
    • Serverless connector helps Cloud Run services to communicate privately.
    • Serverless connector supports auto scaling.
    • Being serverless, the cost is based on usage for serverless connector.
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    IBM
    • It is good in managing our documents in a precise manner.
    • It is a comprehensive tool and supports other languages like JAVA and Python and it is useful for us.
    • It is quite a valuable tool available at a reasonable price in the market and it is a scalable tool.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Sometimes the group settings tab lags a little
    • Although overall it's easy to use, some of the sections lack documentation
    • Routes section is very poorly implemented, requires a lot of digging to learn how to use
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    IBM
    • The software appears to be geared for a no-programming approach, which implies that making changes is more difficult.
    • The user base is small making it monotonous and difficult to come up with new methods.
    • The number of rankings is not as large as competitors.
    • The admin end is poorly designed, as they are unable to receive and respond to client feedback.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Easy to understand the architecture, easy of implementation and support with perfect documentation. Results driven performance in terms of latency and speed. Able to perform heavy workloads and huge transformations, also integrated SAP systems and Oracle robust deployments. But looking more in terms of AI capabilities to achieve more innovation.
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    Usability
    Google
    VPC is a difficult concept to grasp and recommendations for configuring it would be helpful in educating the users to make the right choice while using the product in configuring networking for their cloud deployments. Also, the user interface can be intuitively designed so as to suggest templates to perform common configurations with regard to VPC.
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    IBM
    It provides strong support for Terraform, Ansible, and API-based management gives power users flexibility and efficiency and IBM Cloud UI is modern and relatively easy to navigate. Interfaces and workflows are consistent with on-prem Power Systems management tools. Areas to be improved - Compared to AWS or Azure, the UI could be more streamlined in how it presents all related services (e.g., networking, logging, storage) that tie into PowerVS
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Very easy to use.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    While there’s room for improvement, it generally works very well.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    As with most IBM products the ongoing support for IBM Power Virtual Server is solid and consistent. IBM provides a clear roadmap for receiving support of their products. Both voice and online response is offered. It is obvious that IBM has the internal systems and culture to maintain support functions. This starts from the initial support call to the problem analysis and continues through the problem resolution. Documentation and communication are consistent within this process.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    It is economic.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google VPC and networking infrastructure is very matured and is built later after Amazon VPC. It made sure to address all the limitations faced by amazon VPC. Google Virtual private cloud is across regions while amazon VPC covers only one region but multiple zones. Google VPC is a global resource while AWS is a regional resource.
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    IBM
    They both have their own ups and downs and it totally depends on the team which suits them best. IBM Power Virtual Server has Performance, Scalability, Reliability and Availability, Compatibility, and Good Vendor Support. The specific use case and workload requirements played a significant role. Some workloads may benefit from IBM Power Systems' architecture, while others may perform equally well on alternative platforms.
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    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Built to handle thousands of concurrent users, high query loads, and massive datasets especially in data-heavy industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. In-memory processing, dynamic query optimization, and intelligent caching mechanisms help it scale efficiently under load. You can configure clusters of Cognos servers to distribute workload and ensure high availability, even during peak usage
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Using Google Cloud VPC cloud storage has saved us on infra budget and per TB storage cost
    • Using MySQL databases on Google Cloud VPC has improved the performance and cost of operation and maintenance
    • Better pricing model has improvement on operational cost and increased revenue
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    IBM
    • We have had a return on investment of 30%.
    • There have also been 80% fewer application crashes due to a lack of resources that previously ran on the X86 platform.
    • Administration management has been simplified and staff can dedicate themselves to the development of applications, instead of providing support to users when the applications do not respond efficiently, this made staff 45% more productive.
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