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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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  • Dynamic scaling (187)
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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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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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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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Reviewers rate Monitoring tools highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of IBM Power Virtual Server are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
Hemant Chaturvedi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well suited and ideal for security critical and mission critical applications where performance, stability and availability are crucial. One of the best choices available for maintaining cost effective critical solutions.

Less suited to migrate from other popular public cloud services like AWS, Azure etc., due to broad learning curve for using the cloud services.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Most like about IBM Power System is- 1. Performance 2. Scalability 3. Reliability and Availability. 4. Virtual Capabilities. 5. Openness and Collaboration Dislike 1. Cost: IBM Power Systems are typically considered high-end systems and may come with the higher price tag compare to x86 servers. 2. Complexity
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Modernization on IBMi environments, integration with DB environments (especially with Oracle, DB2 and subsequently with migration to HANA). IBM needs to push OpenShift environments and containerization. It is important that the Power VS solution can host the major solutions currently planned on on-prem environments and continue to increase the list of solutions, guaranteeing customers immediate access to the benefits of IBM Cloud
Kashifahmed Sayyad | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It best suited for test environment when we are testing our software.
It is best suited for running most of the old application.
Its navigation easy and can be handled from one place.
For production environment there is still room improvement while the using it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Some organizations may have legacy applications that are designed to run on IBM Power Systems. IBM Power Virtual Server allows them to migrate these applications to the cloud without significant modifications, reducing the cost and effort of maintaining on-premises hardware. Organizations can use IBM Power Virtual Server as part of a hybrid cloud strategy, integrating their on-premises IBM Power Systems with cloud resources to create a flexible and hybrid infrastructure.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is amazing for scenarios where high work loads related to OLAP transactions for business reporting have to be performed. It is also excellent in integration with AI tools like Watson to improve the business reporting further. It also provides the flexibility of a hybrid cloud scenario and can integrate well with on-premises systems.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my opinion, the service is well suited when you have critical tasks (which require high performance compute, high reliability and availability) to run. I recommend it for hybrid operations as it enables management of workloads in physical as well as virtual servers. I think banking services can use these advantages to provide robust services.
Alfred Brock | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for a scenario where inputs and outputs are known and have been carefully designed. It is suitable for situations where there are tremendous amounts of data to deal with. It is also suited well for supporting several different versions of applications and data, for example, in SAP and SAP HANA. It is not well suited for quick changes. It is not well suited for situations where tremendous amounts of data stored in differing formats need to be worked with. The overhead in those situations is very high. As for transferring data between legacy installations of applications and with various forms of data, the overhead for that work is likewise very high.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Power System Virtual Server is used in our organization to lower the risk of our data loss because of its high performance and availability. It is a cost-effective system with good scalability that helps us run multiple applications and database workloads. Our Client has saved a lot in the data center to implement the Virtual Server over the Physical server.
Jesus Mora Luna | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Suitable for branch inventory applications, Suitable for customer registration for foreign sellers in the CRM, Not suitable for the control of drug production in laboratories due to the safety of the formulas.It can also be used for administrative applications in a company with many sites in different cities, such as accounting, payroll, human resources, and property management.
September 23, 2023

IBM Power Virtual Server

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is easy to do the OS provision over physical server with help of HMC. IBM Power Virtual Server provide the business stability and reliability.Provides high performance. Resource scalability Some negative are Window server connectivity issue. IM support is a bit costly and documents need to be improve
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Power Virtual servers are well designed for huge data systems and heavy workload projects where needed to manage and execute millions of daily operations. IBM virtual servers allow us to scale up and scale down the existing server resource as per requirement. Easy to do the OS provision, better SAN storage connectivity, and it provide the AI solution.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is more reliable, its accuracy is too good, and its performance is top-class performance. It is going be the one as competitive for all the virtual power systems and it's connectivity also seems good. It is also available for low cost, but it's good enough to have this much systems with more efficiency at lower cost. Small thing is that in very less cases it may stuck due to more usage like restless work that time it may cause disturbance to work.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power System Virtual Server is well suit for Banking, Insurance and Defence sector because these sector need high security and performance. IBM Virtual servers well know for stability, security and performance. IBM Power System Virtual Server can be use in every situation and project as per the requirement. Cost are bit high as compare of other virtual OS.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Power System Virtual Server is the best automation and elastic load balancing feature that helps us in data migration and management systems. This system also allows us to choose the pre-made templates, reducing the time and financial cost of the organization so that we can say this system is trustworthy and well suited for our organization.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power virtual servers are well suited for that client who wants to move their infrastructure from physical to virtual to save lots of money for the project; it can be a great idea for them. They can expect lots of good security features along with high system performance and uptime.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Power virtual servers are well suited for large-scale databases and applications where millions of operations/processes are run. It reduces the count of physical server infrastructure, and we can create and configure the virtual environment, like network and storage connectivity. Easy to boot from the SAN storage disk, the restoration process is much easy and quick.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Servers are well knowns to manage the heavy load database and applications with high system performance. IBM Virtual Servers provide a more flexible environment where we can run the Linux, SUSE, and AIX in the same Physical servers as per user requirements.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM's operating system has a high-security feature that keeps client information private and secure while in transit, which contributes to its overall reliability. Users can adjust the resource's scaling to meet their needs. This tool not only has a quick response time but also facilitates efficient document management. When compared to other platforms, IBM Power systems excel in performance, making them ideal for use with large-scale applications and databases.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For enterprises of all sizes with aspirations for expansion, IBM's Power System Virtual Server is a great option. Minimizing initial capital outlay is beneficial in the long term. Read Application Hosting to learn about the many types of application hosting and container technologies. The IBM Power System Virtual Server is ideal for businesses in the financial sector, manufacturing, and the logistics industry. It excels at solving challenging computational problems of significant scale.
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