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OpenVZ vs. VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenVZ

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux supported by Virtuozzo and fundamental to that company's commercial offering. It is open source and free.

    $0

    per month

    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX into a natively-integrated stack of virtual compute, virtual storage, and virtual networking built upon IBM Bluemix bare metal servers.N/A
    Pricing
    OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of OpenVZ and VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    OpenVZ
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Management console9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Virtuozzo
    If you are considering to use Docker and Kubernetes then you can give a try to OpenVZ and Proxmox. It is a good alternative and it is as good as Docker and Kubernetes
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    IBM
    Multiple capabilities that VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud provides are excellent and very much involved in secure data migration and management, easy to monitor server performance and the virtual capability is on top and the data analytics using the platform are provided in real-time and the reports are the most useful, especially on the critical situations within the business development.
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    Pros
    Virtuozzo
    • It is container-based virtualization
    • It is not resource-heavy
    • It is better then KVM
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    IBM
    • Dashboard understanding is easy.
    • The ability to handle big data.
    • Data extraction tools are very active.
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    Cons
    Virtuozzo
    • Since it is a container-based solution, you can't run any other OS, except for Linux
    • It is not so popular as Docker, but it's not that bad
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    IBM
    • Only setting the advanced functionalities.
    • The basic knowledge can not full manipulate the platform.
    • To create reports for big data is sometime very turf.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Virtuozzo
    Kubernetes and Docker are de-facto standards today, but I think that OpenVZ and Proxmox are better solutions
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Virtuozzo
    • It's free, so you can try it and figure out if it suited for your needs
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    IBM
    • Live virtual capability are excellent.
    • Great tool for the huge volume of data management and migration.
    • Data accessibility is faster and the analytical capability is amazing.
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