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IBM Power Systems

8.4 /10

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IBM Power Systems Ratings

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92 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Power Systems?

0% Negative

4% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Effective Service
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Network Performance Management

Applications Monitoring

Automated Remediation

Capacity Management

Patching Automation

Server Performance Monitoring

Access Rights Management

Event Correlation & Management

Network Configuration Management

Deployment Model

Storage Monitoring

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

IBM Power Systems Reviews

Trace'McF J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Automating processes with stability

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates IBM Power Systems from other similar products?

We have determined that IBM Power Systems has demonstrated to be an up-end-coming solution. This made us even more confident in our decision to use this application since it was an application that came from a Brazilian company. It runs the systems without opening the office packages, which speeds up the overall procedure. As a result of its native integration with AI and OCR, it can generate ease and speed.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The feature of the service that appeals to me the most is its ability to operate multiple systems on a single machine. In addition, IBM applications can easily be integrated with large-scale databases to automate queries without hassle. Every time I have been stuck, the documentation has helped me.

What do you dislike most about this product?

With the equipment at hand, however, we initially encountered a lack of monitoring, which made our path extremely challenging. But because of the Team's assistance, we made significant progress and passed through processes that would have taken longer without them. We also discovered tool failures at critical spots, which resulted in additional development time and a few small restrictions. We recognize that these are flaws that can and should be fixed and that they can be easily improved.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The out-of-the-box functions are excellent and make it simple to develop various applications. It offers excellent customer assistance and enables productivity to be increased without any lag. Since we implemented them, we have been able to automate many tedious processes.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Thomas R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Super Speed for the win.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Power Systems from other similar products?

The main thing that sets IBM Power Systems apart is that it can handle every aspect of business and is lightening quick.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Just the shear efficiency , reliability and speed, but on top of this it is cost effective and reduces the need for hardware maintenance etc.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It would be nice if the green screen could be updated to a more user friendly aesthetic interface. The third party tools that are out there to overcome this aren't great so it would be nice to see some development in-house from IBM.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Would 100% recommend this product, there are too many upsides comparatively to downsides to not recommend!

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Bradley F.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Quite complicated but good when known.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates IBM Power Systems from other similar products?

The resiliency of the product.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The way it allocated storage.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Behind on the times.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s worth the money.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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IBM Power Systems Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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How much do users love IBM Power Systems?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Network Performance Management Includes network performance analysis, bandwidth monitoring, and capacity planning.

Applications Monitoring Monitor applications and associated infrastructure, including databases, middleware, and messaging components.

Automated Remediation Automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds e.g. trigger scripts to address low disk space alerts.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Patching Automation The automated deployment and installation of server patches

Server Performance Monitoring Monitor and report server performance (e.g., memory, CPU, and disk utilization).

Access Rights Management Ability to track and manage user access of sensitive data and systems

Event Correlation & Management Correlate and filter events (e.g., setting thresholds) to identify and report only meaningful alerts.

Network Configuration Management Provide configuration change tracking, configuration backup scheduling, and compliance monitoring for defined standards.

Deployment Model Deployment model(s), e.g. on-premise, cloud, hybrid, suit business needs

Storage Monitoring Monitor storage performance and capacity.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

IBM Power Systems Reviews

Trace'McF J.

Automating processes with stability

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Thomas R.

Super Speed for the win.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bradley F.

Quite complicated but good when known.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Network Performance Management

Applications Monitoring

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Event Correlation & Management

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Storage Monitoring

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