Brand Leader at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
May 7, 2025
I rate IBM PowerVM between nine and ten. It provides robust solutions, but further improvements in open-source compatibility and pricing enhancements could benefit customers. My technical team can provide further insights into needed functionalities.
I rate IBM PowerVM a ten out of ten for its capabilities in the cloud environment. Although Power Virtual Servers are relatively new in India, the physical servers have been in use for over twenty years. IBM PowerVM is ideal for enterprise virtualization needs, efficiently supporting extensive transactions, particularly in the banking sector. IBM could enhance its marketing strategy to expand its reach more. Overall, I rate it ten out of ten for its effectiveness.
In terms of reliability, IBM PowerVM is one of the best tools. The tool offers a reliable virtualization technology. The most beneficial part of the product for system scalability revolves around the area of LPARs and IBM PowerHA. Most of the time, our customers don't use the tool's live partition mobility to streamline operations because the system rarely goes down. If our customers need to move to another tool, they can just switch to a disaster recovery site. I have faced no challenges in managing multiple virtual machines with IBM PowerVM. Most of our customers have, like, less than ten virtual machines or LPARs, so managing them is fairly simple. So far, there has been no focus on the AI part in areas like software or the database. The AI part is new in the Philippines, so we don't have any use cases related to it at the moment. I recommend IBM PowerVM to others, especially for critical applications. I would not recommend the tool to startup companies or those who can just move to the cloud. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
General manager at Atlas Consulting Bilisim Hizmetleri Ltd.
Real User
Top 5
Aug 12, 2024
Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten. It looks very good now. Users can start using it in a few minutes, so it's very easy to set up and very easy to use. It's secure and scalable. It's a very good choice.
I believe IBM PowerVM is a suitable solution for organizations needing reliable on-premises systems. It offers customization options and beneficial hybrid cloud capabilities. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
The product is primarily used in our company's customers' computing environment for subnetting. The beneficial feature of the product for system scalability revolves around the area involving IBM technology and the face that the tool offers different IBM Power Servers, overlaps, and performance. LPM in IBM PowerVM is a good technology, but it is not a solution for all problems. I use the solution every day on virtual appliances with big clients, and it is both a task and the main setting. LPM in IBM PowerVM streamlines IT operations, as it is part of the IT department's basic operations. Speaking about whether the product has had an impact in areas like cost efficiency and resource optimization, I would say that the solution is expensive. For every project in my company, we use IBM PowerVM. Generally, all the projects are more easy to handle with IBM PowerVM, including the integrations with other platforms. For me, it's very easy to use the tool as it is available and very comfortable. I have not tried to manage multiple virtual machines with the tool. With IBM PowerVM, I have seen a lot of success. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. IBM PowerVM is usually expensive, as are IBM Power Systems. So the advice is: if you have a tier-one workload where performance is everything, and you need to ensure that performance comes with platform stability, then PowerVM is a good choice.
Project Manager Cloud Infrastructure at Path Infotech ltd
Real User
Top 5
Jan 10, 2024
PowerVM currently only supports AIX and IBM Power Linux, excluding normal Linux. This could be improved to prevent customers from migrating to other systems. If I were to rate PowerVM overall on a scale from one, I would give it a five or six. While the solution is good, the high cost is a significant factor.
If you have enterprise requirements and seek a stable platform, IBM proves to be a suitable choice for overall enterprise solutions. Overall, I rate it a nine out of ten.
Systems PreSales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Mar 9, 2023
Our model of IBM PowerVM is deployed on-premises. Overall, I would rate this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is very good, but the operation and management features could be improved to make it user-friendly.
I rate this solution an eight out of ten. Using this solution depends on the customer's requirements, and if they are looking for a stable and high-performance solution, then IBM PowerVM is a good choice.
Chief Information Officer at a paper AND forest products with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 27, 2021
I rate IBM Power servers a eight out of ten. IBM PowerVM offers options like dedicated hard partitioning (LPAR), capped partitioning and uncapped partitioning. Careful attention needs to paid while choosing the partitioning options available in Power servers. The hard partitioning (LPAR) option is critical to control Oracle database and middleware licensing costs. This is very important. IBM PowerHA is an automatic failover clustering software that helps to achieve high availability of mission critical software. However, since Oracle allows to use its database and middleware software free of cost on the secondary servers of Power HA cluster only for 10 days in a year, the no. of failovers in a year needs to be closely tracked if the automatic failover is configured. If smaller downtime is acceptable, it is advisable to configure manual failover instead of automatic failover of PowerHA cluster software.
IT Manager at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
May 29, 2021
We are a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with IBM. We are using the latest version of the solution, although I cannot speak to the exact version number. I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten due to its very proactive support and robust hardware. They are excellent and we are very happy with them overall. I'd likely recommend the solution, however, it depends. If I've been using IBM for a long time and needed to move to, for example, Linux, it would be a difficult task. There are certain skillsets needed. You'd need some sort of support model. IBM, however, supports SAP HANA very well. You just need to be clear on future plans. That said, I give full marks to IBM as it really is a great system. So long as you don't need the cloud just yet, it's great.
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
Real User
Aug 2, 2020
We're IBM customers. We don't have a business relationship with the company. I'd recommend this solution. It's a great product and they offer great support. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Apr 23, 2020
I would rate it an eight out of ten. I would recommend IBM PowerVM to someone considering it. I wouldn't rate it a ten because it has things it can improve on.
My advice to anybody who is researching this type of solution is to choose PowerVM if they want something that is really stable. I think that it is the only answer because the other solutions have perhaps evolved too quickly. We have seen issues with VMware and especially with Hyper-V. Hyper-V is not a mature platform. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
I would rate it an eight out of ten. To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager.
Unix Team Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 29, 2020
I think everybody is going to be migrating to cloud and I think that IBM can make things easier if they also did this. I would rate IBM PowerVM nine out of ten. In the next release, I hope to see an extension of both the end part with the GUI.
Head of IT at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 22, 2019
This solution is by IBM and they are a vendor who does what they say they're going to do. I recommend IBM and this solution any day. Without hesitation, I would suggest to anybody that they try it. Overall, I am happy with this solution, although more research and any new additions are always welcome. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
ICT Business Solution Architect at Cloud Technology
Real User
Oct 13, 2019
The program has very limited solutions for the virtualization of containers, so I the next version I would like to see that improved. I will still, however, give a nine out of ten rating.
Power is server virtualization without limits. Businesses are turning to PowerVM server virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems, increasing server utilization and reducing cost. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable server virtualization environment for AIX, IBM i and Linux applications built upon the advanced RAS features and leading performance of the Power Systems platform.
I rate IBM PowerVM between nine and ten. It provides robust solutions, but further improvements in open-source compatibility and pricing enhancements could benefit customers. My technical team can provide further insights into needed functionalities.
I rate IBM PowerVM a ten out of ten for its capabilities in the cloud environment. Although Power Virtual Servers are relatively new in India, the physical servers have been in use for over twenty years. IBM PowerVM is ideal for enterprise virtualization needs, efficiently supporting extensive transactions, particularly in the banking sector. IBM could enhance its marketing strategy to expand its reach more. Overall, I rate it ten out of ten for its effectiveness.
PowerVM is best suited for medium to enterprise-level companies due to its capabilities and scalability. I would give PowerVM ten out of ten.
While I recommend PowerVM for its capabilities, the cost is a significant deterrent. Overall, I would rate PowerVM an eight out of ten.
PowerVM is highly recommended for its performance and reliability, especially for critical systems. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
In terms of reliability, IBM PowerVM is one of the best tools. The tool offers a reliable virtualization technology. The most beneficial part of the product for system scalability revolves around the area of LPARs and IBM PowerHA. Most of the time, our customers don't use the tool's live partition mobility to streamline operations because the system rarely goes down. If our customers need to move to another tool, they can just switch to a disaster recovery site. I have faced no challenges in managing multiple virtual machines with IBM PowerVM. Most of our customers have, like, less than ten virtual machines or LPARs, so managing them is fairly simple. So far, there has been no focus on the AI part in areas like software or the database. The AI part is new in the Philippines, so we don't have any use cases related to it at the moment. I recommend IBM PowerVM to others, especially for critical applications. I would not recommend the tool to startup companies or those who can just move to the cloud. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten. It looks very good now. Users can start using it in a few minutes, so it's very easy to set up and very easy to use. It's secure and scalable. It's a very good choice.
I believe IBM PowerVM is a suitable solution for organizations needing reliable on-premises systems. It offers customization options and beneficial hybrid cloud capabilities. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
The product is primarily used in our company's customers' computing environment for subnetting. The beneficial feature of the product for system scalability revolves around the area involving IBM technology and the face that the tool offers different IBM Power Servers, overlaps, and performance. LPM in IBM PowerVM is a good technology, but it is not a solution for all problems. I use the solution every day on virtual appliances with big clients, and it is both a task and the main setting. LPM in IBM PowerVM streamlines IT operations, as it is part of the IT department's basic operations. Speaking about whether the product has had an impact in areas like cost efficiency and resource optimization, I would say that the solution is expensive. For every project in my company, we use IBM PowerVM. Generally, all the projects are more easy to handle with IBM PowerVM, including the integrations with other platforms. For me, it's very easy to use the tool as it is available and very comfortable. I have not tried to manage multiple virtual machines with the tool. With IBM PowerVM, I have seen a lot of success. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. IBM PowerVM is usually expensive, as are IBM Power Systems. So the advice is: if you have a tier-one workload where performance is everything, and you need to ensure that performance comes with platform stability, then PowerVM is a good choice.
PowerVM currently only supports AIX and IBM Power Linux, excluding normal Linux. This could be improved to prevent customers from migrating to other systems. If I were to rate PowerVM overall on a scale from one, I would give it a five or six. While the solution is good, the high cost is a significant factor.
If you have enterprise requirements and seek a stable platform, IBM proves to be a suitable choice for overall enterprise solutions. Overall, I rate it a nine out of ten.
I rate IBM PowerVM an eight out of ten.
I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Our model of IBM PowerVM is deployed on-premises. Overall, I would rate this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.
PowerVM is the best option for managing direct licensing, and I would rate it seven out of ten.
I would recommend this solution to others because of its stability. I rate IBM PowerVM a seven out of ten.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is very good, but the operation and management features could be improved to make it user-friendly.
I rate this solution an eight out of ten. Using this solution depends on the customer's requirements, and if they are looking for a stable and high-performance solution, then IBM PowerVM is a good choice.
I rate IBM Power servers a eight out of ten. IBM PowerVM offers options like dedicated hard partitioning (LPAR), capped partitioning and uncapped partitioning. Careful attention needs to paid while choosing the partitioning options available in Power servers. The hard partitioning (LPAR) option is critical to control Oracle database and middleware licensing costs. This is very important. IBM PowerHA is an automatic failover clustering software that helps to achieve high availability of mission critical software. However, since Oracle allows to use its database and middleware software free of cost on the secondary servers of Power HA cluster only for 10 days in a year, the no. of failovers in a year needs to be closely tracked if the automatic failover is configured. If smaller downtime is acceptable, it is advisable to configure manual failover instead of automatic failover of PowerHA cluster software.
I rate IBM PowerVM ten out of ten.
We are a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with IBM. We are using the latest version of the solution, although I cannot speak to the exact version number. I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten due to its very proactive support and robust hardware. They are excellent and we are very happy with them overall. I'd likely recommend the solution, however, it depends. If I've been using IBM for a long time and needed to move to, for example, Linux, it would be a difficult task. There are certain skillsets needed. You'd need some sort of support model. IBM, however, supports SAP HANA very well. You just need to be clear on future plans. That said, I give full marks to IBM as it really is a great system. So long as you don't need the cloud just yet, it's great.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give IBM PowerVM an eight.
We're IBM customers. We don't have a business relationship with the company. I'd recommend this solution. It's a great product and they offer great support. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.
I would rate it an eight out of ten. I would recommend IBM PowerVM to someone considering it. I wouldn't rate it a ten because it has things it can improve on.
My advice to anybody who is researching this type of solution is to choose PowerVM if they want something that is really stable. I think that it is the only answer because the other solutions have perhaps evolved too quickly. We have seen issues with VMware and especially with Hyper-V. Hyper-V is not a mature platform. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
I would rate it an eight out of ten. To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager.
I think everybody is going to be migrating to cloud and I think that IBM can make things easier if they also did this. I would rate IBM PowerVM nine out of ten. In the next release, I hope to see an extension of both the end part with the GUI.
This solution is by IBM and they are a vendor who does what they say they're going to do. I recommend IBM and this solution any day. Without hesitation, I would suggest to anybody that they try it. Overall, I am happy with this solution, although more research and any new additions are always welcome. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
The program has very limited solutions for the virtualization of containers, so I the next version I would like to see that improved. I will still, however, give a nine out of ten rating.