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IBM Cloud Bare Metal

8.5 /10

What is IBM Cloud Bare Metal?

IBM Cloud™ Bare Metal Servers are single-tenant physical servers that provide you performance and control with low-level access to the hardware resources. Your server isn’t shared with “noisy neighbors,” it’s all yours!

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Cloud Bare Metal won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

IBM Cloud Bare Metal Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 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 Cloud Bare Metal?

6% Negative

1% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Fair
Over Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Multi Cloud Management

Workflow Management

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Data Migration

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Load Balancing

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

IBM Cloud Bare Metal Reviews

Rahul K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Powerful and Flexible, but Watch for Costs

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates IBM Cloud Bare Metal from other similar products?

IBM Cloud Bare Metal differentiates itself from other similar products by offering fully customizable, single-tenant servers with high performance and security, as well as hourly or monthly billing options. It also provides flexibility in hardware configurations, which allows for tailored solutions without virtualization overhead. Additionally, its seamless integration with IBM’s cloud services, AI tools, and analytics makes it particularly strong for enterprise and data-intensive workloads.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of IBM Cloud Bare Metal is its high level of customization and control over hardware configurations. This allows for optimal performance and scalability tailored to specific workloads, without the overhead of virtualization.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about IBM Cloud Bare Metal is the potentially high cost associated with its fully dedicated servers. The pricing can be complex, and the expense might be significant compared to more standard cloud instances or virtualized solutions.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For those considering IBM Cloud Bare Metal, I recommend thoroughly evaluating your workload requirements and cost implications. Ensure that the high level of customization and performance benefits justify the potentially higher costs. Utilize IBM's cost estimation tools and consider starting with a smaller configuration to gauge performance before committing to larger, more expensive setups.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Pradeep Kumar V.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Rachit S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Dedicated Single-tenant server

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Cloud Bare Metal from other similar products?

IBM Cloud base support the latest-generation NVIDIA GPUs and x86 microarchitecture from Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC1. It allow multiple bare metal servers to communicate on the IBM Cloud virtual private network as if stationed on the same rack

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are many aspects of IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers that I find impressive, but if I had to choose one, I would say it is their flexibility. IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers allow users to customize their servers with over 11 million different configuration combinations1, including CPU technology from Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, and NVIDIA GPUs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It might take longer to configure and deploy than other cloud services, as they require more customization and fine-tuning. They may not offer the same level of individual support and attention as smaller cloud providers, as IBM is a large company with many clients.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely worth using this product i will recommend it.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Unique Features
Efficient Service

IBM Cloud Bare Metal

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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

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

Multi Cloud Management Includes multiple cloud computing services, file transfers, and security guarantee.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

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

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 Cloud Bare Metal Reviews

Rahul K.

Powerful and Flexible, but Watch for Costs

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pradeep Kumar V.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rachit S.

Dedicated Single-tenant server

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Multi Cloud Management

Workflow Management

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Data Migration

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Load Balancing

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training