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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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The best one for remote access

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 9, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It's quite useful in terms of providing support for a service that we used for about seven months. It lowered the effort required to conduct tasks and copy data. Its AI is the...
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Engineer
IBM Power Virtual Server1 year of experience

I like IBM Power Virtual Systems

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 25, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
we have 2 power servers with high available definition most off our distributed applications are running on it
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Administrator
IBM Power Virtual Server26 years of experience

Impact of IBM power system on business

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 23, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
IBM Power Virtual Server is used in many ways in our organisation to address different use cases like disaster recovery and business continuity plan to make sure that we have ...
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Bhavik Chugh
Advisor - Corporate
Account Director
Culturepictures
IBM Power Virtual Server2 years of experience

Best product experience

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 19, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It [IBM Power System Virtual Server] is really helpful in terms of supporting Tosto which we used for nearly 8 months. It helps in reducing the effort while copying the data a...
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Former Employee
IBM Power Virtual Server1 year of experience

IBM Power Virtual Server gives you power to run

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 25, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have some workloads that are hybrid in nature and IBM Power Virtual Servers help us in managing Linux workloads on it seamlessly without having to change our code. This has...
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Vice-President
IBM Power Virtual Server3 years of experience
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How IBM Power Virtual Server Differs From Its Competitors

Most Valuable Capabilities

IBM Power Virtual Server offers several valuable capabilities. The ability to deploy virtual servers (LPARs) within minutes provides exceptional agility. The flexible pay-as-you-use billing model helps optimize costs while allowing you to scale on demand. I appreciate the seamless workload …
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Achievements Enabled

Server has revolutionized our operations. We now deploy LPARs in minutes rather than months and only pay for resources we use. The platform lets us connect our critical Power workloads with cloud services without rewriting applications—something previously impossible. Our disaster recovery …
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Mobile Accessibility

I have been personally used IBM Power Virtual Server’s mobile integration, but its ability to provide on-the-go analytics and dashboard access is a key advantage for users who need real-time insights. Mobile accessibility can enhance decision-making speed, enabling users to monitor performance, …
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Most Valuable Capabilities

Hybrid Cloud Integration - It allows businesses to extend their on-prem IBM Power Systems into the cloud without needing to re-platform. Integration with IBM Cloud Ecosystem like Object Storage, VPN, logging. It makes building secure, scalable, and fully managed hybrid environments easier. You can …
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Achievements Enabled

The capabilities of IBM Power Virtual Server unlock quite a few things that were either difficult, expensive, or downright impossible in traditional on-prem Power environments. You can use PowerVS as a cost-effective DR target with replication from your on-prem systems. You can deploy workloads in …
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Mobile Accessibility

IBM Power Virtual Server’s mobile integration for on-the-go analytics and dashboards, you are tapping into a capability that is pretty underrated but growing in values especially for operations, support, and exec-level visibility. Custom dashboards built with Grafana or Kibana (integrated with IBM …
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Most Valuable Capabilities

As I shared it is all about the hybrid Linux environment that we get along with the rest of the IBM offerings to run our workloads. This enables us to offer services basis our existing infrastructure without having to add more cost and time in building new things to keep the app running.
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Achievements Enabled

Running parallel hybrid Linux workloads with existing infrastructure running on bare-metal hardware. This also adds to the overall management from a single interface and giving team and management a lot more confidence to Scale up the systems without adding more cost in development of new …
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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 Demos

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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 Pre-configured templates highest, with a score of 9.6.

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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Impact of IBM power system on business

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
April 23, 2025
BC
Bhavik Chugh
Account Director
Culturepictures (Photography, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
2 years of experience
Pros
  • It provides seamless integration between on premises and hybrid cloud
  • It offers disaster recovery solution which is a kind of a redundancy in the system itself
  • Ability to be cost effective and at the same time rapidly execution is really impactful in terms of scalability
Cons
  • Limited integration capability with legacy and both next and capabilities like AI
  • Complexity in which the process is being executed or tool is being manage or the overall ecosystem is being offered

The best one for remote access

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
May 09, 2025
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
1 year of experience
Pros
  • Accuracy
  • Reliability
Cons
  • Low latency
  • Fast when compared to other virtual power systems[.]

Best product experience

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 19, 2025
Verified User
Former Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
1 year of experience
Pros
  • Its accuracy, speed and reliability makes it to top level.
  • Basically, it's fast when compared to other virtual power systems I have seen as of now and it is low latency.
  • Performance level was too good that I never expect.
Cons
  • Sometimes it gets stuck due to heavy usage, but it is in very rare cases and for a short time only. It's not a drawback but it may cause work disturbance sometimes.
  • Low latency
  • There is bit lag in data retrieval.

I like IBM Power Virtual Systems

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 25, 2025
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
26 years of experience
Pros
  • provide the agility, reliability and sustainability your organization requires
  • Respond faster to business demands
Cons
  • i think it is ok for now

IBM Power Virtual Server gives you power to run

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 25, 2025
Verified User
Vice-President in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Power Virtual Server
3 years of experience
Pros
  • Linux workloads
  • Hybrid servers
  • Private cloud
Cons
  • Overall UI
  • Speed of deployment
  • Price
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