The cloud solution that takes you to the Olympus of Power Systems
December 12, 2020
The cloud solution that takes you to the Olympus of Power Systems
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power System Virtual Server
In my experience as an IT solutions consultant, many of our clients demand infrastructure platforms to support the systems we work with. These clients are referred to our infrastructure sales area to offer them the right solution, whether physical or in the cloud. For cloud solutions, one of our partners is IBM Cloud and within IBM Cloud we configure Power Systems instances.
Power Systems Virtual Servers gives you the power of physical equipment and the Power9 microprocessor without incurring a large initial investment, which translates into stronger sales, more stable solutions and happier customers.
Power Systems Virtual Servers gives you the power of physical equipment and the Power9 microprocessor without incurring a large initial investment, which translates into stronger sales, more stable solutions and happier customers.
- Processing power thanks to the Power9 processor.
- Resource scalability.
- Easy configuration and integration with IBM terminal emulators.
- Easy and direct Kubernetes management of AIX containers.
- The critical mass of users for IBM Cloud is lower than that of AWS or Google Cloud, making it more difficult to find qualified personnel for the implementation of IBM Power Systems Virtual Server instances.
- The learning curve in deploying Power Systems Virtual Servers can be challenging for professionals unfamiliar with IBM and its range of products.
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
- The alternative of IBM Power Systems Virtual Server has managed to diversify our offer of infrastructure solutions, which helped us close sales for the infrastructure sales area. In 2020, this last area has managed to double its profits thanks to the incorporation of high-performance offers in the cloud.
- This incorporation of high-performance instances has in turn attracted the attention of clients with specific needs in terms of processing power, who in turn are opting for our consulting services in general.
- Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Google Cloud AI
IBM Power Systems Virtual Server specializes in processing mission critical solutions that usually require specialized infrastructure. AWS EC2 instances have options for this type of processing but lack the power of the Power9 processors that IBM Power Systems Virtual Server has S922 or S924 instances.
However, for less demanding solutions, I recommend opting for AWS or Google Cloud because they have a higher volume of users and support oriented to the majority of customers.