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Amazon Web Services vs. IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Web Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.

    $100

    per month

    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions is designed to make cloud adoption easier, allowing the user to optimize the value of existing on-premises infrastructure, while leveraging the same tools, technologies and skills in the cloud. The solution provides rapid scalability, deployment in 35+ global data centers and access to disaster recovery, backup, security and compliance solutions from an array of ecosystem partners. To address varying workload needs, IBM Cloud…

    $0

    IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)

    Pricing
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Editions & Modules
    Free Tier
    $0
    per month
    Basic Environment
    $100 - $200
    per month
    Intermediate Environment
    $250 - $600
    per month
    Advanced Environment
    $600-$2500
    per month
    Add-on
    $0
    IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0
    0.25 IOPs 1 GB
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $0
    0.25 IOPs 1 GB (Per gigabyte of storage (hourly))
    Add-on
    $0
    IBM Cloud Block Storage 1 GB (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0.01
    Per vCPU (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0.09
    Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $0.09
    Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $12.80
    Microsoft license (monthly) per 1 vCPU²
    Add-on
    $13
    Veeam backup license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.—
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    Features
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates7.557 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.463 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    7.7
    24 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings5.324 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings8.923 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)