IBM Cloud Virtual Servers deployment options
Choose the best virtual server option to help you migrate and modernize your resources
Choose the best virtual server option to help you migrate and modernize your resources
Support both small development teams and large enterprise businesses with scalable, customizable IBM Cloud® virtual compute options. Whether you need to move apps to the cloud, modernize applications, ensure data resiliency against failure, or use new deployment topologies, the IBM Cloud can accommodate your unique needs.
Select the right virtual compute offering to fit your needs.
Features | IBM Cloud® Virtual Server for VPC | IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic Infrastructure | IBM® Power® Systems Virtual Servers | IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions | IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Virtual Servers |
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Architecture
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Typical x86 VM or s390x VM
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Typical x86 VM
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IBM® PowerVM®
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VMware VM
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zLinux VM
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Networking throughput
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Up to 80 Gbps network bandwidth per instance
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Up to 10 Gbps
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Up to 16 Gbps
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Up to 10 Gbps
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40 Gbps
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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for Classic are our previous generation virtual machines (VMs) available in all IBM Cloud data centers worldwide. VMs are deployed to the same VLANS as physical servers, enabling you to spread workloads across virtual servers and bare metal servers while maintaining interoperability.
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for Classic are ideal for:
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared enables you to provision your VMware workloads with ultimate capacity, flexibility and scalability. Whether you’re looking to begin your cloud journey with a development and testing environment, a disaster recovery site, or a full enterprise-grade hybrid cloud transformation, IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared is designed to provide a cost-effective, self-service entry to the cloud for your VMware workloads within minutes.
This offering delivers a familiar look and feel so that you can leverage your existing VMware resources, skills and operational tooling.
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared is ideal for:
IBM Power® Systems Virtual Servers deliver IBM POWER9™ VMs on the IBM Cloud public infrastructure-as-a-service platform. These cost-conscious virtual servers are for IBM AIX® and IBM i clients that want to enhance a variety of on-premises workloads with the scalability, flexibility and efficiency of the cloud. It’s the best of IBM POWER® and the best of IBM Cloud in a single, convenient, economical, self-managed, pay-as-you-use environment.
IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers are ideal for:
IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers — built on the security-rich IBM LinuxONE platform and powered by IBM Z® technologies — can give you complete control and authority over your business-sensitive workloads. No one but you, not even IBM Cloud admins, can access your workloads.
IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers are ideal for:
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