Get started with this important migration today, with free migration services and promos from IBM Cloud.
As IBM continues to invest and innovate on the IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud Gen2 infrastructure, we’re focusing our efforts to bring you the maximum value in a single VPC Infrastructure platform. In order to accomplish this, we are formally announcing that official date for the end of life of VPC Gen1 is February 26, 2021. The VPC Gen2 platform offers enhanced features to date, including the following:
- 5X faster virtual server provisioning—provision 100 virtual servers in <1 minute
- Up to 80 Gbps network performance on virtual server profiles
- The latest and greatest features, like Auto Scale and Network Flow Logs
Promotional offers
- To aid you in this migration, IBM is providing migration assistance free of charge. We’ve partnered with Wanclouds to provide you:
- Migration advice and planning
- Network architecture migration
- Virtual server and volume migration
- Advice on solution continuity
- IBM is offering you two months free to help ease the complexity of your VPC Gen1 to VPC Gen2 migration. Here’s what you need to know about this promotion:
- Calculated based on your current VPC Gen1 monthly bill (based on July 2020 usage).
- Equivalent to up to two months of free service credits toward your current solution.
- Lasts 60 days from when the promo is first applied.
- As a VPC Gen1 user, you should have received an email with your promo code, but if you need help to determine your promo code, please check with your CSM or click our live chat link.
Ready to get started?
Reach out to your assigned CSM directly today if you have any questions. If you do not have one assigned, you can reach out to our Digital Customer Success team via Live Chat.
If you want a more self-serve approach, fill out this form to have Wanclouds contact you or email them directly at gen1-gen2@wanclouds.net. You can expect a response from them within 24 hours.
Related links
- IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud
- Getting Started with VPC
- Compare compute generations
- VPC Price Plans
- Migration Guide
Terms and Conditions
Offer valid for until December 31, 2020. Discount applies only to the components detailed in the product’s promotional description (VSI, Storage, and Bandwidth). This promotion will not be activated unless the bill of materials is strictly followed. Any additional add-on will be charged at full list price. Discounts applied will last for 60 days from the start date or until credits are consumed. Customer will accrue standard billing charges and full list price if not canceled after 30 days. The discounts cannot be combined with any other promotions, discounts, or offers. The VSI, Operating System, Storage, and Bandwidth are pre-set and cannot be modified. Offers are valid while supplies last and offers may not be available in all data centers. Valid on existing customer accounts only. For existing customer accounts, the promotion applies to new orders only. The promotions are limited to one per account. The discount applies to the IBM Cloud list price. Additional exclusions may apply.