We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and RHEV based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a complete solution."
"Technical support is great."
"PowerVM's most valuable features include swift optimisation and real-time migration."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"The stability is the most valuable aspect of this solution. IBM is the most powerful and stable platform."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"IBM PowerVM has the highest clock speed."
"The most valuable features in this solution are you do not get degradation in the performance like you could get in other solutions. There is a physical adapter that is better than a virtual one and you can assign adapters to a VM."
"RHEV’s cost is much less compared to VMware."
"Stability and speed are the most valuable aspects."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward and well-documented. The process is very similar to its competitors. The success of your setup depends on how well you plan."
"The solution has a good licensing module."
"The most valuable feature of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is its pricing."
"The solution is stable."
"Customers are moving to open source and Red Hat is the leader in this particular space. I think customers feel more confident running Red Hat Virtualization than VMware."
"The most valuable features of RHEV are all the tools, such as virtualization, management of cloud platforms, and integration of container environments. The solution has good compatibility between virtualization, content management, and cloud management. Having the full set of these tools is the advantage of it."
"IBM PowerVM could improve the price because it is expensive."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"As 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 transitioning from on-premises to cloud and hybrid models. The market is evolving. Given this market shift, it's essential to identify areas for improvement. IBM has introduced the PowerVM Series, including Linux, which is a positive step. However, customers are already moving towards x86 servers due to cost considerations. The cost of PowerVM compared to x86 servers appears to be a significant factor."
"SRM for site recovery is a feature that should be included."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"I don't know whether this has been trialed already, but IBM should give us an alert when we reach seven or eight failovers so that we can automatically switch it to manual mode. That would be great because if we cross the 10-day licensing limit, we have to pay a hefty license cost to Oracle. If IBM could view that feature, it would be helpful in license compliance."
"The program has very limited solutions for the virtualization of containers"
"The solution is quite pricey."
"The UI should be more interactive with additional features."
"This solution could be more secure."
"The solution has a very small lifecycle."
"The biggest improvement would be more third-party direct support for things like backups and provisioning through third-party portals."
"The availability of technical expertise with the solution may be limited in some areas."
"The documentation is not as good as it should be."
"There is not any proper documentation on the site to reference."
"The solution could use network virtualization."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while RHEV is ranked 10th in Server Virtualization Software with 32 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while RHEV is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RHEV writes "Offers frameworks with well-documented API and easy to use". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas RHEV is most compared with VMware vSphere, KVM, Proxmox VE, Hyper-V and Oracle VM. See our IBM PowerVM vs. RHEV report.
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