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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC

Score6.1 out of 10

118 Reviews and Ratings

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Top Performing Features

+4%

Security controls

Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

Cat avg: 8.7

+6%

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

Cat avg: 8.6

+4%

Dynamic scaling

Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

Cat avg: 8.7

-4%

Elastic load balancing

Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

Cat avg: 9

Worst Performing Features

-62%

Pre-configured templates

Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

Cat avg: 8

-44%

Pre-defined machine images

Range of different server configurations available

Cat avg: 8.4

-18%

Operating system support

Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

Cat avg: 8.4

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC Features from Reviews

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

IaaS provides the basic building blocks for an IT infrastructure like servers, storage, and networking, in an on-demand model over the Internet

7.2-13%

  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

    Category average: 8.6

  • Dynamic scaling

    Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

    Category average: 8.7

  • Elastic load balancing

    Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

    Category average: 9

  • Pre-configured templates

    Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

    Category average: 8

  • Monitoring tools

    Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected

    Category average: 7.6

  • Pre-defined machine images

    Range of different server configurations available

    Category average: 8.4

  • Operating system support

    Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

    Category average: 8.4

  • Security controls

    Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

    Category average: 8.7

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC Features from the Vendor

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Vendor-reviewed

  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

  • Dynamic scaling

    Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

  • Elastic load balancing

    Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

  • Pre-configured templates

    Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

  • Monitoring tools

    Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected

  • Pre-defined machine images

    Range of different server configurations available

  • Operating system support

    Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

  • Security controls

    Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

Additional Features

Vendor-contributed

  • Remote management

  • Virtual GPU support

  • Suspend billing

  • Flexible instance options

  • Spot pricing

  • Placement groups for high-availability