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IBM Public Cloud

Read 16 IBM Public Cloud reviews
9,496 views|6,819 comparisons
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Lumen Cloud

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Carlos Bittrich
Reliable, easy to set up, and has helpful support
My organization has concentrated in the solution functionality and doesn't care much about the complexity of the infrastructure as it runs on IBM... Read more →
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  • "We are using the trial version of this solution, so we have not paid anything."
  • "The price of IBM Cloud is very cheap compared to competitors AWS and Azure."
  • "The licensing fees are straightforward and predictable."
  • "Pricing is not as fair as Amazon or Azure."
  • "In order to be competitive, you have to commit to a contract for at least one year, but you pay a fixed monthly fee."
  • "IBM Public Cloud is pretty cheap. They have an ongoing free tier that basically won't expire, so as long as your solution is small enough, you can have a test set that you can use for demos, which will cost you almost nothing."
  • "It pretty much has a standard price. There is no hidden price with IBM Public Cloud."
  • "IBM has a lesser price compared to other cloud service providers like Azure and AWS."

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    Questions from the Community
    Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
    Top Answer:IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity… more »
    What needs improvement with IBM Cloud?
    Top Answer:The front end is not pervasive, so it is very difficult get the status of your current services or account from a mobile device. 
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    What do you like most about IBM Public Cloud?
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of IBM Public Cloud is the AI integrations.
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    9th
    out of 37 in PaaS Clouds
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    9,496
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    25th
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    203
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    IBM Bluemix
    CenturyLink Cloud
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    Overview

    IBM Cloud is a full-stack cloud platform that spans public, private and hybrid environments. Build with a robust suite of advanced data and AI tools, and draw on deep industry expertise to help you on your journey to the cloud.

    Businesses like yours are moving their apps to CenturyLink Cloud. All signs point to continued cloud adoption in the years ahead. Much of this adoption will occur within large enterprises - complex organizations with complex needs. These businesses are increasingly looking for cloud services natively equipped to handle advanced enterprise requirements. That’s where CenturyLink Cloud fits in.

    Whether you’re looking to offload a few virtual machines, create new applications, or migrate legacy workloads, CenturyLink Cloud’s infrastructure and management tools offer you a more enterprise-ready path to the cloud. We also have a portfolio of managed services available on-demand, with hourly billing.

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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business22%
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    IBM Public Cloud is ranked 9th in PaaS Clouds with 16 reviews while Lumen Cloud is ranked 25th in PaaS Clouds. IBM Public Cloud is rated 8.0, while Lumen Cloud is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of IBM Public Cloud writes "Reliable, easy to set up, and has helpful support". On the other hand, IBM Public Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Google Cloud and Salesforce Platform, whereas Lumen Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Azure and Salesforce Platform.

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