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IBM Cloud Object Storage vs. IBM Power Virtual Server

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Object Storage

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Object Storage is an IBM Cloud product in the endpoint backup and IaaS categories. It is commonly used for data archiving and backup, for web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.

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    per month

    IBM Power Virtual Server

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Object StorageIBM Power Virtual Server
    Editions & Modules
    One-Rate Plan
    As low as USD $12/TB a month
    per month
    Standard Plan
    Free up to 5GB—no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Object StorageIBM Power Virtual Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsThe One-Rate and Standard service plans for Cloud Object Storage include resiliency options, flexible data classes and built-in security. Pricing is based on the choice of location, storage class and resiliency choice.—
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud Object StorageIBM Power Virtual Server
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    IBM Power Virtual Server has been easier to use in hybrid environments than any other options considered. Workload balancing works amazing. Our organization was already using IBM services for storage and managing databases, which influenced us to go for the service. Some of …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    One of the greatest alternatives to IBM Power System Virtual Server is Microsoft Azure. First, I'd want to point out that it's a lot more expensive than the competition. Because it is less expensive than other virtual servers, even small and medium-sized businesses may afford …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Cloud Object StorageIBM Power Virtual Server
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of IBM Cloud Object Storage and IBM Power Virtual Server
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    7.9
    145 Ratings
    IBM Power Virtual Server
    8.4
    188 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.1133 Ratings8.6187 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling7.5135 Ratings8.1186 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing8.3132 Ratings8.6183 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.3135 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
    Security controls8.1140 Ratings8.7184 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings8.4182 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.4185 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.3161 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object StorageIBM Power Virtual Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    8.0
    (188 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.8
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)