Item: IBM Power Virtual Server
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my organization, IBM Power System [Virtual Server] is used for data management, used specifically by our infrastructure team which helps us to support clients with large database.

Pros and Cons

Integration with Cloud
Easy to Use
Use of AI
High Availability

Whitepapers could be better
Workflow Management
Costly

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Power Virtual Server delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Power Virtual Server's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Power Virtual Server live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Power Virtual Server go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Power Virtual Server again?

Yes

Return on Investment

Scalability
Automation and AI
24/7 Support

Alternatives Considered

Azure AI (Cortana), Veritas NetBackup, Acoustic Content (formerly IBM Watson Content Hub) and ADAPTcrm

IBM Power System Virtual Servers are good at handling massive workloads with large-scale databases with millions of operations ongoing. Also if you need a scalable environment this will be [the] best fit. However, this comes with [the] cost the system is [a] bit costly as compared to others in [the] market.

Security

Our business-critical application needs [a] database to be scalable and to be able to handle millions of IOPS, so far IBM Power System [Virtual Server] was able to deliver what we needed, also the 24/7 support for this system is useful when we need assistance. we tried many systems but always struggled to get performance and this one has lived up to our expectations for now.

Usability

The User Interface is very helpful for our administrators to monitor the system and this system can be monitored by our administrator with minimum effort and administrators can also create reporting for the management.

Other Software Used

Aviatrix Cloud Network Platform, Microsoft Sentinel (formerly Azure Sentinel), Nasuni Cloud Storage, Grafana

Likelihood to Recommend

If you need high computing power for your databases with millions of operation[s], IBM Power System Virtual Server is [the] best fit. If your company is mid-sized and you need scalable infrastructure this system is well suited Also this system is very useful when you want to set up AI and Big data.

IBM Power System Virtual Server - Must have for Large Database

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power System Virtual Server