IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions vs. SAP on IBM Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions is designed to make cloud adoption easier, allowing the user to optimize the value of existing on-premises infrastructure, while leveraging the same tools, technologies and skills in the cloud. The solution provides rapid scalability, deployment in 35+ global data centers and access to disaster recovery, backup, security and compliance solutions from an array of ecosystem partners. To address varying workload needs, IBM Cloud…
$0
IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)
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
IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Editions & Modules
Add-on
$0
IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)
On-demand
$0
0.25 IOPs 1 GB
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
$0
0.25 IOPs 1 GB (Per gigabyte of storage (hourly))
Add-on
$0
IBM Cloud Block Storage 1 GB (hourly)
On-demand
$0.01
Per vCPU (hourly)
On-demand
$0.09
Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
$0.09
Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
$12.80
Microsoft license (monthly) per 1 vCPU²
Add-on
$13
Veeam backup license
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
8.0
24 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP on IBM Cloud
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Ratings
Virtual machine automated provisioning6.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Management console8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration8.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
-
Ratings
SAP on IBM Cloud
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(24 ratings)
9.0
(19 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(5 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsSAP on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
I think IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions would be a good fit for a medium to a large company looking to outsource their current in-house VMware products. The IBM solution would allow them to outsource their current infrastructure so that the company could then concentrate on their core business, whatever that may be. A smaller company with a smaller VMware footprint would probably not be a good fit here. It's a pretty complex process to get things started, so it might not be worth it for a smaller company.
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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.
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Pros
IBM
  • 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.
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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
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Cons
IBM
  • 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
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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.
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Usability
IBM
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.
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IBM
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Support Rating
IBM
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!
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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
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Implementation Rating
IBM
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!
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
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.
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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.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • 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.
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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.
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