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IBM Cloud Internet Services vs. IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks

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    IBM Cloud Internet Services

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Cloud Internet Services is a set of edge network services for securing internet-facing applications from DDoS attacks, data theft, and bot attacks, as well as optimizing their web apps or ensuring global responsiveness and the ongoing availability of their internet-facing applications.

    $275

    per month, per domain

    IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Networking Services for Software-defined Networks (SDN) transforms hardware and device-centric network to a virtual, software-defined network for improved agility, security and cost efficiency.N/A
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    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
    Editions & Modules
    IBM Cloud Internet Services - Standard
    $275.00
    per month, per domain
    IBM Cloud Internet Services - Enterprise
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    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    In terms of business challenges, it simplifies the job of my engineers and significantly increases the productivity of my teams when they collaborate with IBM teams all over the world. Now that we have completed a proof-of-concept using the services supplied by IBM, we expect it to assist us in managing them more efficiently; thus far, management has been straightforward.
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    IBM
    As service providers in Information technology, IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks has been of priceless value in management of virtual networks. It is crucial to improve our flexibility in administration of networks regardless of the usage bandwidth whether around the company or on our clients' networks. If you are looking to improve agility and configuration of your networks, then IBM would be the best SDN for that.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Integration with IBM Cloud applications
    • Easy to manage web application firewall
    • Ease of protecting CloudFoundry applications
    • Good console UI
    • Protection for rare managed service offerings such as CouchDB through IBM Cloudant
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    • Network evaluation
    • Network performance
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Request proxying is done by way of DNS name resolution, which is inflexible.
    • Proxy services do not work on wildcard DNS entries.
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    IBM
    • It should have a standard API for inter plane connections.
    • Centralized controller is ineffective.
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    Usability
    IBM
    I have seen faster and more user friendly interfaces like Azure
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    IBM
    I have used Salesforce to explore it as an app but I have found them both able to solve my needs and requirements when it comes to security. While I choose IBM Cloud Internet Services for more accessibility, a better price was available with Saleforce. Although that is just my observation.
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    IBM
    IBM is a company that has a lot of experience in networking services, in addition to having a better integration with other products of the same brand, for this reason we use IBM Networking Services
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • It had a positive impact with a big improvement on the performance of web applications.
    • Services are quite fast to implement and easy to maintain from an IT perspective.
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    IBM
    • Loosening from the hardware constraints in network provisioning.
    • We are top performing in Network modernization.
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