IBM Power Systems Reviews

Name: IBM Power Systems
Brand: IBM
Rating: 4 (69 reviews)

Vendor: IBM

4.4 out of 5

69 reviews
97% willing to recommend

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IBM Power Systems are built to crush the most advanced data applications - from the mission-critical workloads you run today to the next generation of AI.

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IBM Power Systems is the #4 ranked solution in top Rack Servers. PeerSpot users give IBM Power Systems an average rating of 8.8 out of 10. IBM Power Systems is most commonly compared to Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers: IBM Power Systems vs Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers. IBM Power Systems is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 64% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 17% of all views.

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Omobolaji Olaloku

Senior Enterprise System Engineer at Zenith-bank

Apr 14, 2023

We use the solution for call banking and other critical applications In general, we provide services to customers more quickly, with faster application performance and no downtime. Our boxes are highly resilient and redundant, thanks to their work components and servers, which ensure high…

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Adalberto Giaretta

Technology director at Infodive Representações e Serviços ltda

Apr 10, 2023

We use the solution for Oracle databases mostly. We are trying to bring in some new workloads, like Open Shift and Linux. It's been very reliable for Oracle databases. The performance has been very good. The reliability and availability are both excellent. It offers very good security. The…

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Lindra Heryadi

Dept Head of Enterprise Hardware Product at PT Multipolar Technology Tbk

Jan 10, 2024

IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems. We have had some minor issues with IBM's technical support. However, IBM support is good…

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IBM Power Systems market share

As of March 2024, the market share of IBM Power Systems in the Rack Servers category stands at 9.0%, marking a decrease of 6.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"The most valuable features of the solution are disaster recovery, replication, and the ability to migrate to another location."
"IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors."
"Additionally, the processing power is far superior, especially with the RSA feature for reliability, serviceability, and availability."

Room for Improvement

"IBM systems are old technologies. I couldn't renew and get to use IBM Power Systems, and it offers users very expensive support."
"IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems."
"Sometimes, the availability of additional services can be a challenge. Certain IBM software takes time to deliver to the client. It can be slow."

Pricing

"When there is an error in the SAS drive of 10,000 RPM, my company buys support for 1,500 USD."
"The solution's pricing is very, very high compared to other platforms."
"It's more about the value you get for the price. Considering its stability and performance, the pricing is good."

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