Project Manager Cloud Infrastructure at Path Infotech ltd
Real User
Top 5
2024-01-10T07:16:00Z
Jan 10, 2024
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 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.
The solution is expensive. You have to usually purchase the hardware and acquire licenses for a specific portion. This includes some room for inbox growth. Additionally, you need to buy all the necessary software and maintenance on top of that.
The price overall of IBM PowerVM is much higher than an Intel machine. So if you can buy an Intel machine for $100,000, a machine of the exact specification, it will cost you around $300,000.
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.
Chief Information Officer at a paper AND forest products with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-12-27T19:59:00Z
Dec 27, 2021
If the servers run Oracle database and middleware software, careful attention needs to paid on the impact on on Oracle license cost while replacing the servers. If virtual machines are deployed, use only hard partitioning technology like IBM LPAR. Do not use soft partitioning technology like vmware, Microsoft Hyper-V etc. We made a 7-years TCO comparison to decide on solution provider (OEM).
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.
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 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.
The solution is expensive. You have to usually purchase the hardware and acquire licenses for a specific portion. This includes some room for inbox growth. Additionally, you need to buy all the necessary software and maintenance on top of that.
We have to purchase the product's licenses.
The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive.
The price overall of IBM PowerVM is much higher than an Intel machine. So if you can buy an Intel machine for $100,000, a machine of the exact specification, it will cost you around $300,000.
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.
IBM PowerVm has a high cost.
If the servers run Oracle database and middleware software, careful attention needs to paid on the impact on on Oracle license cost while replacing the servers. If virtual machines are deployed, use only hard partitioning technology like IBM LPAR. Do not use soft partitioning technology like vmware, Microsoft Hyper-V etc. We made a 7-years TCO comparison to decide on solution provider (OEM).
The pricing is too high. there are other options on the market that are priced at less of a cost. IBM needs to begin to compete with them a bit more.
The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only.
I don't know what the licensing costs are. It's not part of my department.
My colleagues are the ones who deal with pricing.
The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project. Pricing and licensing policies are not completely transparent.