IBM Power Systems - You can't beat it, not even with a BIG Stick!
December 07, 2020

IBM Power Systems - You can't beat it, not even with a BIG Stick!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Modules Used

  • Power9 Servers
  • Power System S924

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power

The IBM [Power Systems S924] is used very widely in my current company. It is the backbone if you will of all the operations within the company. I always explain the system comparison as needing one Ferrari instead of 500 Fords to run business. ALL of our applications run in the company use the server in one way or another and without it the company would not succeed like it does. It is one, if not THE best system that we currently have

Pros

  • The system processes more transactions than ANY other system EVER could.
  • Our IBM system not only hosts but supports many different platforms including, IBMi, Linux, AIX, and even Windows if you wish
  • The database is world class and there are no other database platforms that can perform like the DB2 hosted on an IBM Power system

Cons

  • I would love to see a better graphical interface for managing the http servers and services hosted on an IBMi system
  • I would like to see much more hardware documentation on the IBM Power system with real world examples of how companies use it
  • Better GUI's for ACS, the client connection software. It is seriously lacking compared to other GUI's for other systems
  • Night processing has increased and provided better timings by 150% compared to our older systems
  • User issues and tickets for slowness and slow processing has declined significantly
  • Since we have the newer and better systems more companies are considering our company to host their business as they know the power and scalability of the Power system we have.

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

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Power servers's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Power servers live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Power servers go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Power servers again?

Yes

The IBM Power Systems [S924] is less appropriate in a very small scale environment. Although it would do well and provide a great platform it is quite expensive for smaller shops. Now, for larger companies requiring extreme amounts of transactions it is the perfect system. The processing power of this hardware is critical for larger businesses not only for business itself but for the users of it.

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