G2

Shahid S.

IBM Power Systems Brand Leader

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/4/2025

"PowerVM is a Reliable, Available & Secured virtualization platform for mission-critical workloads"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Power VM?

IBM PowerVM provides a reliable, secure, scalable, efficient, and highly available virtualization environment for IBM Power Systems for running IBM AIX, IBM i, and various Linux distributions. Key features like Dynamic LPars, Micro-pratitioning, Live Partition Mobility, Shared Processor Pools, Strong Isolation and Security, and many more, position IBM PowerVM as a leader in Virtualization marketplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Power VM?

HMC and PowerVC requires training for new users. Only available for IBM Power Systems. Features and functionality can vary on different operating systems (AIX, IBM i and Linux). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Power VM solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use IBM PowerVM to run multiple virtual machines on our IBM Power Systems infrastructure. It allows us to run multiple workloads; such as Oracle databases, legacy SAP applications, and test environments — on a single server, which helps us reduce hardware costs and improve efficiency. Currently, we are deploying SAP HANA in-memory database and S/4HANA applications on IBM Power10 systems. PowerVM enables us to create flexible and secure partitions (LPARs) tailored to these high-performance workloads. We have been using an older version of SAP for years, and as part of our upgrade to S/4HANA, PowerVM plays a critical role in ensuring smooth migration and optimized resource allocation. PowerVM also gives us the ability to move workloads between systems with minimal or no downtime (Live Partition Mobility - LPM), which supports our high availability goals and business continuity. The solution is used in our production data center and is central to our server virtualization and modernization strategy. The product is mainly used in our data center for running core enterprise applications, and it plays a key role in our server virtualization and consolidation strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.