Reliable and Scalable Computing Provider
March 17, 2024
Reliable and Scalable Computing Provider
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Power Systems Virtual Server on IBM Cloud for IBMi
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Power Virtual Server
Our bank uses IBM Power Virtual Server to run our heavy data analytics workload for projects involving transaction analysis, risk monitoring, and prospecting. We've also used IBM Power Virtual Server in our development lifecycle for Dev and UAT environments to help with ad-hoc compute requirements during software development.
- Scalability - easy to spin off more instances as required
- Reliability - its critical for us in banking to have a 99.99% uptime SLA and IBM Power Virtual Server provides that
- Virtualization - PowerVM helps us with isolation needs to separate data based on entitlements.
- Limited tools and not as widely used compared to leading cloud providers
- Cost can be prohibitive
- Complexity - Managing the cluster requires specialized knowledge
- Support needs to improve
- Lack of Developer Community to discuss and resolve issues
- Reduced costs for maintaining development and UAT environments
- Improved reliability and help achieve regulatory targets for > 99.9% uptime
- Save over 2 hours in overnight batch processing
Yes, reliability in an Investment Bank trading environment is critical and IBM Power Virtual Server has helped us meet and exceed our targets. Developers also have more time to focus on delivering projects and spend less time managing or finding resources for their computing needs.
It has helped us isolate data based on entitlements and other internal bank controls. This has prevented any accidental data leaks or training models on incorrect/incomplete data.
IBM Power Virtual Server integrates well with other IBM tools in use with the firm and helps with firmwide support. Security is critical for our business and IBM has a long-standing reputation and expertise in delivering in this area.
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