IBM provides great value and service
December 04, 2020

IBM provides great value and service

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power Systems Virtual Server

IBM Power Systems Virtual Server is being used by our organization as a key player in our company's multi-cloud strategy. We use IBM Power Systems Virtual Server as one of the IaaS providers and host our infrastructure on it. Along with other cloud providers, it provides stable and economic support in our cloud infrastructure construction.
  • Easy to create resource in management UI
  • High service level agreement
  • Cheaper than other cloud providers
  • More data center
  • More choices of server image
  • A walkthrough of creating resources
  • It gives us more options in cloud market so we are not locked down in one or two providers
  • The high SLA provides solid service and plays a vital role in our cloud infrastructure
  • Since it is new, our requests for features and feedback are well taken
We are using these services alongside each other and fit them in our company's blueprint of cloud infrastructure. The reason we choose IBM Power Systems Virtual Server is mainly for its security features and its value. We want to deploy to multiple clouds to decouple our reliance to only one. And IBM Power Systems Virtual Server fits right in.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Power Virtual Server go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Power Virtual Server again?

Yes

As for personal use, I would prefer a more mature cloud provider like GCP or AWS. But I can see there are lot of improvements that have been made through the years by IBM Cloud. I would recommend that my friends use if they are new to cloud and want to learn more about it.

IBM Power Virtual Server Feature Ratings

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
9
Dynamic scaling
8
Elastic load balancing
8
Pre-configured templates
8
Monitoring tools
8
Pre-defined machine images
8
Operating system support
8
Security controls
9