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IBM Cloud Internet Services

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What is IBM Cloud Internet Services?

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.

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IBM Cloud usage for PPC infrastructure

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Alexandre CarvalhoView profile
Senior Technical Support Engineer in Information Technology at FalconStor Software (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am testing it. Building backup servers and clients and virtual tape libraries on both x86 and ppc infrastructures.

Pros

  • build servers in Power PC architecture (ppc)
  • take advantage of IBM datacenters infrastructure around the world
  • continue to use your apps running on AIX

Cons

  • browser interface. a little slow and not many features as Azure has
  • better information displayed on web interface. sometimes it does not return an error when it does not create the service.
  • current ibm i OS images are not the lastest (not all fixes and patches are applied)

Return on Investment

  • no significant impact
  • but a valued option if you need to run IBM I servers or other OS on PPC architecture
  • there are competitors with better interface

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Spectrum Protect, IBM AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat OpenShift

Other Software Used

IBM Spectrum Protect, IBM AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Usability

The best solution for security, reliability and performance on IBM Cloud applications.

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Ramindu DeshapriyaView profile
Lead Consultant - Technology in Information Technology at Virtusa (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • 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

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Weak Identity and Access Management

Return on Investment

  • Reduced security configuration time for Internet of Things applications by more than 50%
  • Provided better security incident SLA for CouchDB databases via IBM Cloudant
  • Reduced security verification time for CloudFoundry applications by ~15%

Alternatives Considered

AWS WAF and Pivotal GemFire

Other Software Used

IBM Cloudant, IBM Cloud Foundry, IBM Cloud Block Storage

IBM Cloud Internet Services has excellent security features for users.

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Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is now being utilized as an inbound reverse proxy for DNS name resolution, TLS endpoints, traffic metrics, intrusion detection, source IP address limitation, and other firewall capabilities through IBM Cloud Internet Services. In addition, using DNS name resolution as a technique of intercepting and proxying requests is not always necessary or acceptable in some situations.

Pros

  • No restrictions on the source IP address can be applied.
  • Intrusion detection is supported by this software.

Cons

  • Request proxying uses inflexible DNS name resolution.
  • Proxies cannot function with wildcard DNS.
  • Friendly and straightforward installation directions.

Return on Investment

  • Close collaboration with IBM to find the cheapest solution.
  • The company can back it up.

Other Software Used

IBM API Connect, IBM API Management

We chose IBM Cloud and don’t regret it. With some more simplification, it will be 100% ok.

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Christophe MEUNIER-JACOBView profile
CEO & Co Founder in Corporate at eiver (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Scalability
  • High availability
  • Local data centers allowing to fulfill customer’s data privacy policies

Cons

  • Pricing model
  • Ability to purchase online directly from IBM (vs corporate wholesaler)

Return on Investment

  • Close teamwork with IBM to find the best and cheapest solution
  • Openness to new features based on WATSON

Alternatives Considered

IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics

Other Software Used

OVH Dedicated Servers, Couchbase Data Platform, Postman, Kubernetes

The Cloud Services are ready and secure !!

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Telmo SalazarView profile
Gerente Tecnologías de la Información in Information Technology at Tiendas Industriales Asociadas (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Protection against online threats.
  • Domain management through IBM's intuitive interface.
  • Prevents interruptions caused by harmful traffic, while allowing good traffic, keeping websites, applications and APIs highly available and high performance.

Cons

  • Installation guides that are more friendly and simple
  • Clearer messages for the installation processes

Return on Investment

  • The implementation of IBM Cloud Internet Services has favored the company's ROI. The use of cloud services has several benefits for the company such as the scalability and sharing of resources which incurs economic savings for the company and therefore favors the ROI of it.
  • Another benefit to be highlighted is the business cloud that facilitates the management of the services contracted to the different providers of public and private clouds, under a single solution and therefore helps to save costs and obtain an expected ROI in the company.

Alternatives Considered

Barracuda Web Filter, Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Other Software Used

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure