IBM Cloud Internet Services Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 9 out of 10

Score

9 out of 10

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TrustRadius Insights for IBM Cloud Internet Services are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Power PC Architecture Flexibility: Users have appreciated the software's ability to build servers in Power PC architecture and leverage IBM datacenters globally for their AIX applications, enhancing flexibility and performance. This feature has enabled users to tailor their infrastructure to meet specific requirements efficiently.

Intrusion Detection Support: The intrusion detection support provided by the software has been praised by users for effectively maintaining security protocols and preventing unauthorized access. This capability has instilled confidence among users in safeguarding their systems from potential threats proactively.

Firewall Protection: Users have positively acknowledged the firewall protection offered by the software as a robust security feature that ensures safe data transmission and safeguards against cyber threats. The reliable firewall mechanism has played a crucial role in securing sensitive information and maintaining a secure environment for various applications.

Reviews

10 Reviews

IBM Cloud usage for PPC infrastructure

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

March 16, 2022

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)

Likelihood to Recommend

well suited for those who want to use powerpc (ppc) architecture, or already have servers running on ibm cloud. less suited for regular x86 vms running windows or linux, as there are competitors with a better interface.

Alexandre Carvalho

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

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1 year of experience

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IBM Cloud Internet Services has excellent security features for users.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 27, 2022

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.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Super secure cloud services

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

September 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Internet Services is so far the best problem solver when it comes to providing security for any applications if someone is planning to combine their apps with other IBM app platforms. It is used by my department. Its UI is very interactive and easy to use, plus its security is reliable. I liked its smooth access without interruptions and good data retrieval speed.

Pros

Firewall protection
App accessibility
No interruptions in access with well spread data centers

Cons

Add more features to UI
Easy installation
Better price plans

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Internet Services are easy and accessible with good overall security so one should not worry about leaks. I would suggest [this product] the UI of IBM Cloud Internet Services [because it] is more user friendly than everyone and not just the trained professionals [which] will be able to operate it without any hassles.

Verified User

Analyst in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

March 6, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud is being used by our organization to deploy and manage applications which mainly utilize IBM Watson services such as the Natural Language Classifier and Watson Assistant. We also use IBM Cloud to deploy applications that make use of CouchDB databases through IBM Cloudant. Through IBM Cloud Internet Services, we have been able to ensure that these applications are properly protected from external attacks.

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

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Internet Services is the best solution to provide security for your applications if you plan to integrate your applications with IBM Watson Services such as the Natural Language Classifier, Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, Watson Assistant etc. These services are very easy to integrate and manage through IBM Cloud, and in turn, have out-of-the-box configurations for security provided by IBM Cloud Internet Services. It is not the best security solution to use if your applications are running on other cloud infrastructure providers' platforms.

Ramindu Deshapriya

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

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5 years of experience

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Reliable Service

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 17, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Internet Services is being used for hosting DNS and to secure internet-facing applications from data theft.

Pros

Improving performance with a few changes is easy.
Didn't fail protection.

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Internet is good for providing fast and secure internet services and has an additional capability that searches through web instances to identify suspicious activity. One of the drawbacks of most cloud services is reliability and security, but I don't think this is an issue with IBM.

Verified User

Professional in Corporate (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Secure and high-performance cloud solution

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 21, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Internet Services are being used for the storage of documents on the cloud repository. It is also used as a solution that has the ability to provide security for web properties. It is being used by multiple departments in the organization. It solves the problem of having a secure and globally accessible storage repository. Different options and plans offered help the IT department to best manage these services for the organization.

Pros

Ease of accessibility.
High performance experience for end-users.

Cons

Dependent on a Chrome browser for good performance.
Page rule setting difficulties.

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Internet Services is well suited for the global organization looking for a secure yet flexible cloud solution. In my experience, it could be difficult for mid-sized organizations due to pricing constraints.

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

IBM Cloud Internet Services provides a strong feature set for security-conscious users

Rating: 3 out of 10

Incentivized

December 16, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Internet Services is currently used as an inbound reverse proxy for DNS name resolution, TLS endpoint, traffic metrics, intrusion detection, source IP address limiting, and other firewall features.

In both single- and multi-tenant scenarios, IBM Cloud Internet Services is provisioned once per IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster (one cluster per single- or multi-tenant solution).

Pros

Supports source IP address limiting.
Supports intrusion detection.

Cons

Request proxying is done by way of DNS name resolution, which is inflexible.
Proxy services do not work on wildcard DNS entries.

Likelihood to Recommend

The UI is a bit clunky and requiring DNS name resolution as a method for intercepting and proxying requests is not always appropriate.

For example, if we wanted to have regional application instances with domains/hostnames that include the region details (e.g., tor01.example.com, wdc01.example.com), but wanted to hide the region-specific implementations from end-users, typically one would use CNAME DNS records (e.g., myapp.example.com) to hide the underlying A DNS records. However, IBM Cloud Internet Services does not support the use of CNAME records unless the destination is not proxied.

Verified User

Manager in Professional Services (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

The Cloud Services are ready and secure !!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 25, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

<i>[Note: reviewer is using a trial version]</i> In the company where I work, we have applications in several public and private clouds from different providers, for purposes of centralizing the administration of the same applications. We are evaluating IBM Cloud Services, so that this is not a headache and there is a single manager for all these clouds solutions. At the moment we are conducting a proof of concept with the services provided by IBM and we hope it will help us quickly in the management of them, so far the management is simple.

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

Likelihood to Recommend

One of the services for which we use and recommend cloud [solutions] in my company is in e-commerce applications since it helps us to upload information, share and scale resources easily and internally it helps us to incur economic savings.

Telmo Salazar

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

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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A company which keeps on innovating all the time

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 15, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My team of 240 engineers use it on daily basis to work on IBM projects with several IBM team worldwide. It is not used across the whole company but in my IBM team. In terms of business problems, it facilitates work of my engineers and greatly enhances productivity to work with IBM teams world wide.

Pros

User friendly
Well supported
Good speed because of spread of Data Centers world wide

Cons

Proper testing
Customer Service
User friendly

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited to work collabortively with several IBM teams world wide and across several non IBM teams as well as business partners.

Verified User

Executive in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 13, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Cloud on a production basis, addressing data collected from IOT devices/smartphones and algorithm computing to deliver car driving quality scoring for any motorist. It is used by our back end development team. We deliver real time data analytics to make the roads cleaner and safer.

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)

Likelihood to Recommend

Suits the needs of large account businesses. Not appropriate for small companies or startups as final customers (complexity)

Christophe MEUNIER-JACOB

CEO & Co Founder in Corporate at eiver (1-10 employees)

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3 years of experience

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