Utilizing IBM Cloud VPC images to maximize their potential
Maximizing Performance with IBM Cloud VPC ImagesIBM Cloud VPC instances are created using images. Choose a stock, custom, or catalog image based on your needs What are stock pics?
The default operating system for IBM Cloud VPC environments is a stock image It deploys virtual or bare metal servers of various architectures
IBM offers many alternatives On IBM Cloud VPC, IBM support Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, and Fedora
Stock photos may be deployed and used immediately for any purpose, which is a major benefit. Custom images can be made from stock photographs
Customers develop virtual servers using custom operating system images with their own specifications Antivirus, databases, and other software can be added to custom images
Catalog images are bespoke images you or an IBM partner add into a private or public catalog Other cloud providers call them marketplace images
IBM Partners and ISVs can share IBM Catalog pictures using public catalogs Partners and ISVs must undergo onboarding before publishing photographs publicly from the collection