Item: IBM Power Virtual Server
Rating: 9
Author: Gary Jasionowicz

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power Virtual Server

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Power Virtual Server to run our mission-critical applications. It is great for reliability and flexibility. We can run multiple LPARs on one physical server to get the best performance and make the best use of the resources.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Sharing of physical resources.
Performance and reliability.
Ability to move workloads from one physical server to another.

Cons

Better ability to monitor all the resources in a pool.

Return on Investment

Gives us the ability to run multiple applications on a single server.
Allows to easily move workloads to perform maintenance.

Alternatives Considered

Azure VMware Solution and VMware ESXi

Power Virtual Servers stacks up well against the competition. It's easy to use and highly reliable. I would recommend it over any of the other solutions.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Power Virtual Server go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Power Virtual Server again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Due to its reliability, it is well-suited for mission-critical applications. It is also well suited for running multiple applications on a single server and fully utilizing the server's full capacity. However, it is not well suited for servers that require dedicated IO resources.