We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft and others in Server Virtualization Software."IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"The product never fails to work and is very stable in general. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in terms of managing the hardware resources such as RAM, CPU, and the network."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"We always recommend PowerVM to our customers; it is better than most solutions."
"The solution remains stable across versions."
"Nutanix does a superb job with technical support."
"The most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis AOS are storage and hyper-converged. The solution is easy to use and the administration is very good."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is stable. We didn't receive any concerns regarding any problems, The customers have no concerns about the reliability."
"Single-click upgrades are the most valuable feature. In the sector in which we work, it is tough to have downtime and arrange firmware upgrades."
"The architecture of Nutanix is the best, and the virtualization we get, out of the box, is an advantage. Also, dedupe and compression are done natively, inside the platform, so there are no additional licenses. That adds value to it."
"Ease of deployment"
"Great flexibility and scalability."
"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."
"The product's pricing could be less expensive compared to other competitors."
"IBM PowerVM does not integrate with Microsoft."
"The licensing could be better."
"A GUI version of VIOS would be a great plus for people moving from Intel-based hypervisors."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager."
"Native File-Services are under heavy development and Container Services just came out."
"In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage."
"This product would be improved if it included a hybrid cloud solution."
"We would like to see it support other systems outside of the compute stack from which it was built."
"The GUI for this solution needs improvement."
"In terms of what I would like to see improved, I would say the life cycle management. I don't know if it is because they changed to an LCM from the previous way of upgrading the hardware or software but sometimes it feels that it needs a wizard that says, "Check this, check this," telling you your options. The only thing that's a bit frustrating for me is the life cycle management interface. That's the only thing on the entire system that frustrates me."
"Deployment could be more user-friendly - currently, it requires certain skills with the network and nodes."
"I'd like it to be more API-based."
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IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 27 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 3rd in HCI with 194 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. 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 Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Proxmox VE and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, VMware vSphere, Dell PowerFlex and Hyper-V.
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