Item: IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
Rating: 8
Author: Alex Smith

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Virtual servers are one of the easiest VPS clouds to setup. Offering a lot of flexibility, high visibility on projected costs, and accurate estimates of setup time, it takes very little time and effort to get an IBM Cloud Virtual server off the ground. The wide variety of locations lets my industry, video games, select the appropriate location depending on relative player base location, a very helpful problem to address.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Many locations available
Fast setup time
Clear cost structure

Cons

User access can be confusing.
Not a friendly interface for those not familiar with cloud technologies.
Somewhat high price when provisioning Windows servers.

Return on Investment

Lower latency for customers playing.
Higher uptime of customer-facing servers.
More options for customers in different regions to play on.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure has an extremely poor UX experience, from trying to tell how much a service will cost, to actually physically finding how to set one up through the web UI. The UX of IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is much better, they're easier to setup and they show you what their actual costs will be from the start, it's all very clear.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Slack

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Virtual servers are a great option for those looking to start out and explore the world of virtual computing and do so from around the world. As a game development company, they are a great option for those looking to deploy multiplayer games across the world with a wide range and high variety of server locations. It is perhaps less appropriate for startups in the game development industry due to high cost.

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