A great start by IBM as they dip their toe into the Cloud marketplace - keep an eye on this one as it develops.
Updated April 08, 2020

A great start by IBM as they dip their toe into the Cloud marketplace - keep an eye on this one as it develops.

James Freeman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers - VPC

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers

IBM VPC is being used currently as a proof of concept and a training platform - our business relies on enabling other companies to achieve their own technology goals, and with cloud migrations currently big business, we make it ours to be aware of the current state of cloud provider offerings. IBM is a vital part of this. Thus through prototyping potential solutions and building on our own cloud platform knowledge, we are in a better position to help clients to make the right purchasing decisions for their business, and to help them to implement it.

Pros

  • Powerful
  • Easy to get started
  • Multiple regions

Cons

  • Clearly a "me too" offering
  • Small range of offerings compared to other providers
  • Limited range of regions
  • It has made us aware of other offerings
  • Gives us a wider range of products
  • Helps people make value based judgements on cloud provision
It does a subset of what the bigger players such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google already do - it's clearly being actively developed but currently lags some way behind them in terms of offerings and capabilities. I feel it's worth watching as I'm sure in a years time it will be radically bigger and better featured than it is now.

Do you think IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers's feature set?

No

Did IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers again?

No

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I don't, at this stage, really see the compelling reason to select IBM VPC - it's clearly a "me too" offering that is still being actively developed and can't yet offer what its competitors offer. It's a great start by a well known and trustworthy brand so I would love to see it develop into a competitive offering. But, at this stage, I would only recommend it if someone already has a relationship with or a preference for IBM services.

IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers Feature Ratings

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
5.9
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
8
Dynamic scaling
7
Elastic load balancing
7
Pre-configured templates
4
Monitoring tools
4
Pre-defined machine images
4
Operating system support
7
Security controls
6

IBM Cloud Support and Implementation

IBM Cloud Professional Services clearly know what they are doing, and although ultimately we completed our own proof of concept as a learning exercise for ourselves, I value their input and the opportunity to discuss architecture with them, bounce ideas off them, and generally their their advice and help with our implementation.
Overall, IBM Cloud's support offering is excellent - the documentation is clear and concise, and also honest when it comes to limitations. Their support team are responsive and helpful, even on the free tier, and overall I would have no hesitation in recommending them to a client for their cloud compute requirements.

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