IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions will raise your applications to new heights!
Updated November 06, 2020

IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions will raise your applications to new heights!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions is being used throughout our entire organization. It allows us to use the IBM Cloud to host our VMware servers, thus allowing us to minimize the number of VMware servers we have in our on-site data centers. It also allows us to expand our capacity when needed so that we can serve both our internal and external customers more efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.

Pros

  • Expandability: Allows us to add more capacity very easily.
  • We like that IBM is a one-stop shop that offers a complete setup without having to deal with multiple vendors.

Cons

  • The startup implementation was a pretty difficult process.
  • The documentation we felt was rather lacking and could be improved.
  • One of our business objectives was to ensure as close to 100% uptime of our servers and applications. This solution has helped us achieve that goal.
  • Another goal was to try and minimize our datacenter footprint. This was achieved by using the product.
We believe IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions really stood out from Nutanix and Oracle VM VirtualBox. We really liked that the solution was a one-stop shop where IBM could provide all the required elements. We also trust IBM to provide the best-in-class solution to our problems and appreciate the dedicated consulting staff that were assigned to us to implement the solution.
I think IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions would be a good fit for a medium to large company looking to outsource their current in-house VMware products. The IBM solution would allow them to outsource their current infrastructure so that the company could then concentrate on their core business, whatever that may be.

A smaller company with a smaller VMware footprint would probably not be a good fit here. It's a pretty complex process to get things started, so it might not be worth it for a smaller company.

IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization
7.4
Virtual machine automated provisioning
8
Management console
6
Live virtual machine backup
8
Live virtual machine migration
7
Hypervisor-level security
8

IBM Cloud Support and Implementation

IBM professional services helped us plan and implement the project with great success. They guided the project from planning, scoping, pre-implementation, testing, roll-out, then production and post-production support. We were very impressed with their knowledge of VMware and really appreciated their desire to make our project a success. I would highly recommend them!
Overall, just a great experience here. No one in my opinion gets a perfect 10/10 rating (no one is ever perfect), so 9/10 is probably as good as it gets! From initial planning to post implementation support, the IBM Cloud and professional services has been there for my group as much as we have needed them. Great job!

Comments

  • Joe Cornejo | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Joe Cornejo
    (Vendor Representative) commented 5 years ago
    Hello, thanks for the review and the candid feedback! My name is Joseph Cornejo and I am one of the manager of the client experience team. Please let us know if there is anything that I can assist with on this issue and thanks again for the feedback!

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