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IBM Power Virtual Server

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What is IBM Power Virtual Server?

IBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.

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IBM Power Virtual Server Platform, The BEST

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 3, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use IBM Power Virtual Server 8 and 9 to manage our core banking servers
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Lamin Abugah
Administrator - Information Technology
Windows System Administrator
Ecobank
IBM Power Virtual Server5 years of experience

A Better Management Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using it to manage our AIX servers on Power 8 and Power 9. Since we acquired it, configuration setup for a new server request has been much easier, saving us the time. ...
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Peter Awortwe
Analyst - Information Technology
IT Asset and Configuration Analyst, Service Catalog Manager, Knowledge Manager
Eprocess ISA
IBM Power Virtual Server2 years of experience

A global retailers view on using IBM Power Virtual Server

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 24, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use IBM Power Virtual Server to run our warehouse management on.
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Executive
IBM Power Virtual Server13 years of experience

IBM power virtual server.

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 22, 2024
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We use IBM Power Virtual Server to run our mission-critical applications. It is great for reliability and flexibility. We can run multiple LPARs on one physical server to get ...
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Gary Jasionowicz
Technician - Information Technology
Unix Admin
Henry Ford Heath System
IBM Power Virtual Server5 years of experience

Reliable and Scalable Computing Provider

Rating: 6 out of 10
March 17, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Our bank uses IBM Power Virtual Server to run our heavy data analytics workload for projects involving transaction analysis, risk monitoring, and prospecting. We've also used ...
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Engineer
IBM Power Virtual Server2 years of experience
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How IBM Power Virtual Server Differs From Its Competitors

Security

Yes data availability has improved. With it snapshot feature ,we do not need to wait for a backup tape to be returned from offsites before we can do a restore when there is a downtime and lost of application data. Our AIX servers hardly go down when patches are applied.
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Usability

One functionality that admire most about the IBM Power Virtual Server is it auto checks before an upgrade. This has eliminated the issue of user error where support could forget to check certain perimeters before upgrade begins. This has helped maintain service stability and increased revenue for …
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Security

Yes, it supports snapshots which can be reverted in case a system patch of upgrade fails.

We've not had any security breach ever since we started using IBM Power Virtual Server
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Usability

Because of capabilities of templates on IBM Power Virtual Server new hires can easily use the templates to create servers requested by users with less impact or no error for the business.

IBM Power Virtual Server also has a checklist with regards to upgrades, this aids in reducing errors and …
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Security

Yes, Power Virtual Server greatly reduces the need for downtime to do maintenance. Also, it has proven to be very reliable and has a number of built-in features to eliminate single points of failure, which also goes a long way to reducing downtime.
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Usability

Yes, Power Virtual Server is very easy to learn and use. It is highly user-friendly, which helps avoid user errors. It also has a number of checks in place to catch the mistakes before they become a problem.
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Security

Yes, reliability in an Investment Bank trading environment is critical and IBM Power Virtual Server has helped us meet and exceed our targets. Developers also have more time to focus on delivering projects and spend less time managing or finding resources for their computing needs.
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Usability

It has helped us isolate data based on entitlements and other internal bank controls. This has prevented any accidental data leaks or training models on incorrect/incomplete data.
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Security

Yes data availability has improved a lot, before it use take a lot time on management of past data of drug product. With IBM data is available in max one day. This help us a lot in resolve out market complaints which sometime also involve recall of drug from market which is equal to saving patient …
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Usability

Onsite sever maintenance required high cost, and extraction of data from it used to takes weeks. With IBM server the time has come down to a day. Which naturally helps us to extract more accurate data automatically in system with respect to search of data on onsite sever. While searching data on …
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Security

Yes data availability has improved a lot, before it use take a lot time on management of past data of drug product. With IBM data is available in max one day. This help us a lot in resolve out market complaints which sometime also involve recall of drug from market which is equal to saving patient …
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Usability

Onsite sever maintenance required high cost, and extraction of data from it used to takes weeks. With IBM server the time has come down to a day. Which naturally helps us to extract more accurate data automatically in system with respect to search of data on onsite sever. While searching data on …
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Security

The data is always available since it is on such reliable equipment on premises where the protection is from the construction of the hardware and is combined with the software so that together, it is the most reliable platform that exists. This same has been transferred to Power Virtual Server, …
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Usability

It has helped us in access control for inexperienced users by giving them access within the new applications to only the options they require and controlling the level of use they require, whether it is read-only, capture, change, or complete administration with that. They reduce errors to a …
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Security

Data availability is one of the essential features of IBM Power Virtual Server which makes us love the product. We have used many products of competitors in the past and have had data loss scenarios and outages were really frequent. The support provided by IBM team is also seamless and has …
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Usability

The UI of IBM Power Virtual Server is extremely well oriented and simple making it easier for new employees to learn and adapt to this product quickly. We had several issues with human prone errors due a bad UI interface when we used some of its competitors. The code is well thought of and works …
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Security

Yes, It has really good data protection and recovery options and due to this, we were able to meet our target for uptime without any hustle. Also, They have built the whole platform based on principles to make data-intensive applications so data availability and backup capabilities are crucial …
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Usability

it is an easy-to-use platform that helps us navigate and interact with the system more effectively, reducing the likelihood of user errors that could lead to downtime or data loss. even new user adoption is faster. it has good usability which can provide users with easy access to important data …
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Security

IBM has been in forefront of providing secure services. We have been using a lot of their services and security has never been a concern. Data is moved in an encrypted form. Its periodic security patches provide protections against latest vulnerabilities.
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Usability

IBM Power Virtual Server has enabled us to define hybrid workloads, which has significantly reduced our cost and has boosted our efficiency. We have been able to support our research team by running simulations which required high performance computing. This wouldn't have been possible without its …
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Security

Yes, it has definitely helped us in terms of security. We get patch updates regularly from IBM, and this has improved our data availability. We have also overcome vulnerabilities because of the IBM Power System Virtual Server. We haven't felt so confident with Microsoft Windows or RHEL.
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Usability

1. I love to use the command line for administration tasks. 2. Helps reduce costs by avoiding unnecessary tasks. 3. The management of infrastructure have become efficient with a reduction in incident.
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Security

Yes days availablity improved since I started using IBM Power Virtual Server. It helped a lot in securing my data in less time
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Usability

With the right servers, storage and technologies, one can apply a zero-trust approach to protect against breaches, keep data private across hybrid ecosystems and unify data protection with cyber resilience.
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Security

Data availability really increased since we start using the IBM Power servers. We have reduced the lots of systems down since we using the IBM Power servers. The vulnerability has really reduced because we keep applying the latest IBM release patch over the servers to make more secure our …
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Security

Yes, it is less vulnerable and more effective and efficient towards the tasks and it can be up by itself. Manual interaction is required for it is very feasible. It is taking very little time to come up and to start again. Usually, a user needs it more than anything because of its speed. Its data …
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Usability

It helps to use a single platform because to avoid unnecessary activities and actions to maintain it as a safer one and moreover it can retrieve back in a shorter time. It helps to avoid errors where there is an error towards any activity the user can't go ahead and complete the task and it also …
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Security

We have reduced the number of vulnerabilities in IBM Power Virtual Servers as we apply for every new patch release. Our system availability and performance have increased after applying every new patch.
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Usability

We did not face any major issue with IBM Power Virtual Server, in case of any issue we take the IBM support team's help to fix the issue. IBM provides excellent support to fix the problems to bring the server to a healthy state.
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Security

We Follow the IBM Standard to remediate the system vulnerability to increase the system stability and business productivity. We patch our system in every new update to get the new feature benefit and increase the system uptime.
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Usability

A single platform is always better to manage the project and reduce user errors. IBM Power virtual servers provide the feature to auto case log with Vendor in case any major error occurred in the system. this feature really helps us to avoid the major production outage.
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Security

IBM provides regular new security updates which help to reduce the risk of vulnerability in the system and keep secure the user data. We keep updating our system with new security features which help to increase our system uptime and improve our business.
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Security

Yes, usually it's fast when compared to other virtual power systems and [has] low [latency] accuracy and reliability makes it top [notches] services and performance is pretty good. Its precision and dependability set it apart when compared to other virtual power systems, it is usually quick and …
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Usability

It extends our power workloads onto IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers without heavy upfront costs brings more capacity to our power [infrastructure] is more accurate. Its accuracy, speed, and reliability make it to [the] top level. Basically, it's fast when compared to other virtual power systems …
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Security

Yes, our business productivity has really increased because the IBM Power System Virtual server has increased the application uptime. We did not face any major system vulnerability since we start using the IBM Power System virtual server.
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Security

IBM Power System Virtual Server provides excellent security control and helps reduce system vulnerability. IBM released a new security update and asked their clients to update their system with the new security feature, to increase system availability.
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Security

IBM Power System Virtual Servers have given 100% uptime for our clients to deliver good business results with a better security functions. We never faced any major security issue with power servers because IBM provides security update regularly.
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Usability

IBM Power System Virtual Servers are easy to deploy and manage with basic training. IBM Power System Provides an easy user interface to manage the resource and also provides the flexibility to upgrade the server capacity as per demands.
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What is IBM Power Virtual Server?

IBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.

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Features

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Product Details

What is IBM Power Virtual Server?

IBM® Power® Systems clients who have typically relied upon on-premises-only infrastructure can extend their Power IT resources onto IBM Power Systems Virtual Server to avoid the large capital expense or added risk when migrating essential workloads.

IBM Power Systems Virtual Server are colocated and connected with IBM Cloud®, integrating IBM AIX® and IBM i capabilities. The solution boasts fast, self-service provisioning, flexible management both on premises and off premises, and access to a stack of enterprise IBM Cloud services — with pay-as-you-use billing so users can more easily scale up and out.

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Frequently Asked Questions

IBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Compute Engine are common alternatives for IBM Power Virtual Server.

Reviewers rate Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime and Elastic load balancing and Pre-configured templates highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of IBM Power Virtual Server are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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A Better Management Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 12, 2024
PA
Peter Awortwe
IT Asset and Configuration Analyst, Service Catalog Manager, Knowledge Manager
Eprocess ISA (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
2 years of experience
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Likelihood to Recommend
From my little experience over this period, i will say it is well suited for server provisioning. The capability of creating templates ,which we have standardized in our environment, and reuse it any time there is a request is great. it saves configuration time. The only less appropriate scenario i can mention is the time i needed to restore a backup and realized the snapshot available did not have the most recent data but it least it had restored to a point.

IBM Power Virtual Server Platform, The BEST

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 03, 2024
LA
Lamin Abugah
Windows System Administrator
Ecobank (Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees)
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Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
5 years of experience
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Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Power Virtual Server suits very well in a hybrid environment in terms of having a standard OS images that can be re-used with different templates.

We have various templates in our environment which have been re-used

IBM power virtual server.

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 22, 2024
GJ
Gary Jasionowicz
Unix Admin
Henry Ford Heath System (Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
5 years of experience
Likelihood to Recommend
Due to its reliability, it is well-suited for mission-critical applications. It is also well suited for running multiple applications on a single server and fully utilizing the server's full capacity. However, it is not well suited for servers that require dedicated IO resources.

Reliable and Scalable Computing Provider

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
March 17, 2024
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Banking Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
2 years of experience
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Power Virtual Server is well suited for projects that require heavy computing usage and complex data analytics. Also, we have certain periods of heavy usage during the day and IBM Power Virtual Server helps us to allocate our resources appropriately when needed - scaling during peak processing hours and helps us manage our costs better that way.
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