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The best option for managing direct licensing
PowerVM allows us to pay for a license only for the allocated scope, unlike IBM PowerVM, for which we have to license the whole hardware.
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  • "The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project."
  • "The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only."
  • "IBM PowerVM costs more than other products but the customer does not need to pay additional money for the licenses. In VMware, you need to license everything. With IBM PowerVM it is unlimited and all-inclusive in the price you pay."
  • "The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
  • "We have to purchase the product's licenses."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on their agreement with the sales team. As for additional costs, customers need to pay for support if they opt for it. If not, they only pay for the hardware cost as per the agreement."

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    What do you like most about IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher side. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:As I understand it, IBM sells all its hardware to Lenovo, and only PCs servers are managed by IBM. It's uncertain how much longer IBM will continue in this way, especially with the current trend of… more »
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    Overview
    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.

    VMmanager automatically creates KVM based virtual machines. It provides flexible features to control and manage virtual infrastructure.

    The free version of VMmanager comes without any features limits for 30 days.

    Modern interface. VMmanager has a user-friendly interface and smart UX so it’s very easy to solve pretty any task with it. Just check it out and be surprised how intuitive it is!

    Stability and security. VMmanager gets new security updates every week. The team of developers from ISPsystem is constantly working on improving the user experience, maximizing stability and security of the overall system.

    Statistics and monitoring. You can monitor the performance of virtual machines over a certain period by specific parameters. Load statistics are collected every 15 minutes.

    Integrations with billing platforms. VMmanager is integrated with popular billing platforms BILLmanager and WHMCS. They allow automizing provisioning of VPS services to your clients.

    Sample Customers
    Sto, Soitec, SNO, Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH, Al Mansour Holding, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Huhtamaki, ELK Group, IT-Informatik, Arkansas Tech University, Pneuhage
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    Financial Services Firm31%
    Government15%
    Consumer Goods Company15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while ISPsystem VMmanager is ranked 13th in Server Virtualization Software. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while ISPsystem VMmanager is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas ISPsystem VMmanager is most compared with Proxmox VE, VMware vSphere and KVM.

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