#1 most frequent
United States of America
50.0%3 installations of 6
What is IBM Power Virtual Server?
IBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads.
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
Security controls
Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES
Category average: 8.1
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA
Category average: 8.6
Elastic load balancing
Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers
Category average: 8.5
Areas for Improvement
Monitoring tools
Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected
Category average: 7.8
Automation
Automation of administrative tasks
Category average: 7.7
Dynamic scaling
Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs
Category average: 8.1
Who Buys & Uses IBM Power Virtual Server
#2 most frequent
Canada
33.3%2 installations of 6
#3 most frequent
Argentina
16.7%1 installation of 6
Pros
- Enables disaster recovery and business continuity, cited by 40% of reviewers.
- Facilitates hybrid cloud workloads and workload migration between on-premises and cloud environments.
- Supports critical applications like ERP systems.
Cons
- User interface limitations, especially with legacy systems and AI technologies, mentioned by 40% of reviewers.
- Potentially high pricing, including license and update costs, making it less affordable for smaller companies (40% of reviewers).
IBM Power Virtual Server review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I provide enablement on IBM Power Virtual Server and as part of it use the product a lot
Pros
- spin power VSIs
- provide the same power stack as on prem
- integrates well with other IBM cloud services
Cons
- UI is laggy
- network config is complex
Return on Investment
- easily migrate to cloud
- laggy UI gives a bad UX
IBM Power Virtual Server Cloud story
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are IBM partners and position IBM Products to our customers
Pros
- DR on cloud
- IBM I on cloud
Cons
- GUI restoration of millions of files from long term archiving to archiving tear. We backup data to cloud in object and storage and move it to then long term archiving
- IBM PowerVs profile changes for HANA DB, we want to use non certified profile while PowerVS instance is used as cold DR only for replciaaiton and change it to certified profile once we spin up DR as produciton
Return on Investment
- Uptime is increased
- hassel free in terms of handling on-prem power
- need to have good sale support from IBM
- Need to have more improvement in GUI d=functions rather commands
Reliable Servers for Heavy Workloads
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use IBM Power Virtual Server as it helps to manage my digital workload across multiple businesses and projects in the cloud and it is also great for application development and data encryption.
Pros
- the servers are reliable and secure
- the speed of the processors and data encryption performance is just outstanding
Cons
- it doesn’t have a agile and interactive interface
- the cost of licenses is really high
- sometimes it freezes completely, when I have other programs running
Return on Investment
- gives protection
- it's helped modernize my applications and streamline business tasks without needing extra platforms
- with its storage and automation features, I've cut down time spent on repetitive work significantly
Other Software Used
Microsoft Teams, Azure Analysis Services, Db2, DocASAP
The best tool to give data security.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
IBM Power Virtual Server is mainly for application development and data encryption and it also handle huge business tasks across cloud and on-prem setups.
Pros
- it helps us scale
- it simplifies digital management and protects data
- the hardware is designed with the latest tech, and it’s incredibly reliable with almost no errors
Cons
- the cost of licenses is really high
- it takes a lot of space, after installation
- it has a lot of manual work to do
Return on Investment
- i’ve been able to run and automate heavy workloads with minimal resources
- i got strong ERP results and streamlined our digital operations
- it reduced mismanagement in my company and gave me peace of mind with its secure, scalable design
Other Software Used
Macrometa, Geo-Tag Google My Business Photos, Bikesolution
IBM Power Virtual Server Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are an IBM BP and we already successfully migrated several customers to IBM Power Virtual Server.
Pros
- Resilience
- Flexibility
- PErformance
Cons
- Please remove the 24 hours timeout for the image exports
- Provide, if possible, a way to move images from one workspace to another
- Increase the limit of 10TB for images captures/exports to Cloud Object Storage
Return on Investment
- Regulators Compliance
- Increased uptime
- Flexibility
Alternatives Considered
IBM Power, IBM PowerHA SystemMirror and IBM PowerVM
Other Software Used
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror, IBM PowerVM, Storware Backup and Recovery
