Been a loyal IBM Cloud Virtual Servers startup for the past 5 years | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have deployed all our services in IBM Cloud Virtual Servers. It serves all HTTP and HTTPS requests for corp CMS, application, and API for internet users.

Pros and Cons

Global private network (between US and Asia)
Each Virtual Server has the flexibility to have [a] different NIC with Pub and Private access
Flexibility in size up and down

Console access. The current one is so out of date that requires Java plugin.
Better builtin VPN server access with modern protocols

Return on Investment

Improved global performance of our applications
Improved DR because of multiple Data Centers
Storage replication function increase risk mitigation

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers Transient Pricing

We have not used this.

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers Reserved Servers

N/A

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers Dedicated Hosts

N/A

Alternatives Considered

Cloudflare

Cloudflare is awesome for [a] global edge -- accelerate end-user accessibility. We use IBM Cloud Virtual Servers as the backend service layer.

IBM Cloud Portfolio

N/A

Other Software Used

Cloudflare, Dropbox, Slack

Likelihood to Recommend

Easily get up and running. Especially for startups. Global presence. Also for startups need credits to try.

Unfortunately, there is no presence within China should you need cloud service there.