We only use the VPN when we want to connect to our remote site. The VPN client or the branch will dial a VPN connection, and the connection is established. That's the time we have the link to connect to our branches.
IT head at Ficobank
A stable and easy-to-use solution that can be used as a virtual server
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Virtual Server is a stable and easy-to-use solution."
- "The solution's user interface could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Virtual Server is a stable and easy-to-use solution.
What needs improvement?
The solution's user interface could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Microsoft Virtual Server for one year.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Microsoft Virtual Server an eight out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Virtual Server is a very scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is very complex.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through an in-house team. It took us four hours to deploy the solution. We follow basic procedures to deploy the solution.
What other advice do I have?
Users should get formal training before using Microsoft Virtual Server.
Overall, I rate Microsoft Virtual Server an eight or nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Android Developer at Fizetési Pont Kft.
The tool is perfectly stable and can be used for virtualization, but it is expensive, and the rollouts must be made easier
Pros and Cons
- "The tool is perfectly stable."
- "The product must provide easier rollouts."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for virtual machines.
What is most valuable?
The tool is perfectly stable. It was the only mature option when we were looking for a solution.
What needs improvement?
The product must provide easier rollouts. The booting of virtual servers must be made easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for many years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Ten people from our company are using the tool.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was not straightforward. It was a bit of a pain.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment can be done in-house. We required two people for the deployment and maintenance of the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have a perpetual license for a specific server. The solution is very expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I do not have much experience with server infrastructure. I recommend AWS to others. Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Application administrator at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is easy to deploy and offers good performance
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's performance is good."
- "It would be good if the tool's integration improved."
What is our primary use case?
I just use the solution for installation and configuration.
What is most valuable?
The solution's performance is good.
What needs improvement?
It would be good if the tool's integration improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I use Microsoft Virtual Server from time to time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. If you deploy the solution on the cloud, there is not much work to do. If you deploy it on-premises, you have to maintain it 24/7. The solution takes about ten minutes to deploy, but the time taken depends.
What about the implementation team?
I set up the solution myself, though we sometimes need one to ten people to deploy and maintain the solution, depending on the environment.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed on the cloud but can also be on-premise. I rate Microsoft Virtual Server a ten out of ten and recommend the solution to others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Has cheap price but needs to improve network performance
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the tool's cheap cost."
- "Microsoft Virtual Server should improve its network performance."
What is our primary use case?
I use the tool to reset servers.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the tool's cheap cost.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Virtual Server should improve its network performance.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for more than ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Virtual Server is stable.
What about the implementation team?
We did the deployment in-house.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Virtual Server a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Data Engineer at Berief Food GmbH
User-friendly product with good scalability features
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Virtual Server is user-friendly."
- "The platform’s dashboard features could be better."
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Virtual Server is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The platform’s dashboard features could be better.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Microsoft Virtual Server’s stability a seven or eight out of ten. Sometimes, we have to restart it while updating firmware every six months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The platform has good scalability. We have more than 40 servers and 975 clients using it.
How was the initial setup?
We can refer to many YouTube tutorials for the platform’s setup procedures. It helps our executives from the IT department. It takes ten minutes to complete and requires a team of five executives for the configuration.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is an expensive product.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Virtual Server an eight out of ten. It is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses, as per my experience.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Infrastructure Manager at Seguros Banorte
Good monitoring, self-service, and administration features
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are monitoring, and the self-service that they have for a customized environment."
- "This solution helps us because our data center is in another part of the country, and we do not have to travel to work on it."
- "The response time from technical support could be faster."
What is our primary use case?
We use this product for virtualizing all of our environment.
We have between 80 and 85 apps that run our core services. We are an insurance company and we have a lot of internal apps.
How has it helped my organization?
This solution helps us because our data center is in another part of the country, and we do not have to travel to work on it. I can do things remotely from my desk.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are monitoring, and the self-service that they have for a customized environment.
The administration is very good.
What needs improvement?
The response time from technical support could be faster.
The price of this product could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
Our offices began using Microsoft Virtual Server about five years ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable product and we use it on a daily basis. For the most part, it works very quickly.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For our environment, the level of scalability is fine. We have approximately 50 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
I would rate technical support a nine out of ten. If the response time were quicker then it might be perfect.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was really easy.
What about the implementation team?
We hired an integrator to assist us with the implementation and deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is a one-time cost and there are no licensing fees.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to hire external, trained professionals with the correct skills for these specific products.
In summary, this is a good product and although it has issues, they are minimal. From my perspective, I think that everything is going well.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Support Specialist - Technical at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Helps to deploy website applications and server speed is fast
Pros and Cons
- "The tool is productive and performs well. The server speed is also fast."
- "We've faced challenges with migrating virtual machines from one host to another. Also, managing Microsoft updates has been a struggle. We have to update the host node every month when new updates are released, and our virtual machines go down every time there's an update. This causes downtime repeatedly and irritates our clients. It should also be lightweight."
What is our primary use case?
We are a data centre and hosting provider. We provide our clients with a dedicated server and VM. My client uses Microsoft Virtual Server to deploy website applications.
What is most valuable?
The tool is productive and performs well. The server speed is also fast.
What needs improvement?
We've faced challenges with migrating virtual machines from one host to another. Also, managing Microsoft updates has been a struggle. We have to update the host node every month when new updates are released, and our virtual machines go down every time there's an update. This causes downtime repeatedly and irritates our clients. It should also be lightweight.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Virtual Server is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My company has more than 1000 customers.
How are customer service and support?
We do not take direct support from Microsoft. We have experts in-house.
How was the initial setup?
We deploy the tool manually. The deployment process involves meeting the client's requirements. We install the necessary memory and configure the system to meet these specifications. My company has more than 100 resources to manage Microsoft Virtual Server.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall product an eight out of ten. The tool's compatibility with other operating systems is fine. We enjoy better manageability because we handle everything in-house, leveraging our expertise in Microsoft.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
System administrator at Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
Provides easy monitoring and easy troubleshooting
Pros and Cons
- "The solution provides easy monitoring and easy troubleshooting."
- "The solution’s pricing could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We are embarking on a virtual environment for our disaster recovery before embarking on our production. We tested several virtual servers. When they are successful during the DR environment, we plan for our production environment with a very small-scale noncritical production environment.
When everything stabilizes after a few months, we return to the production environment for critical systems. We migrate from the physical to the virtual. It takes about one and a half years to do that with help from our local vendor.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides easy monitoring and easy troubleshooting.
What needs improvement?
The solution’s pricing could be improved. When embarking on a virtual environment, the sizing is not done properly. Capacity planning should be comprehensively done before embarking on any virtualized environment.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Virtual Server for 11 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around ten users use the solution in our organization.
Microsoft Virtual Server is a scalable solution.
What about the implementation team?
A feasibility study needs to be done properly for the solution's deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Microsoft Virtual Server’s licensing is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Users must read everything about their virtual environment before they go for any enhancement on the solution.
Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited
The tool's integration with Microsoft products are good
Pros and Cons
- "The tool's most valuable feature is its workload. Its integration with Microsoft products is good."
- "Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its patching. It should offer us a review before updates. The solution should also improve its pricing."
What is most valuable?
The tool's most valuable feature is its workload. Its integration with Microsoft products is good.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its patching. It should offer us a review before updates. The solution should also improve its pricing.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Virtual Server is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The tool's support is prompt.
How was the initial setup?
Microsoft Virtual Server's deployment is not so complex.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Consultant at GMS SOLUTIONS
Enhances the overall flexibility and scalability of our operations
Pros and Cons
- "The standout features are its seamless network integration, robust data restoration capabilities, and versatile computing functions."
- "While I am generally satisfied with the solution, it could slightly improve its stability."
What is our primary use case?
In our operations, Microsoft Virtual Server is crucial for managing virtual machines in testing and development. We utilize cloud databases in the Amazon Partner Network for efficient data handling, integrating web servers, and web services. Third-party Internet services and the APN connector system enhance our connectivity, providing a robust network infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Virtual Server's standout features are its seamless network integration, robust data restoration capabilities, and versatile computing functions. These qualities are invaluable for cloud computing and networking, enhancing the overall flexibility and scalability of our operations.
What needs improvement?
While I am generally satisfied with the solution, it could slightly improve its stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Virtual Server for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability as a seven out of ten. It could improve by adapting to new features and changes occurring every three months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability at a seven out of ten. We have over 100 users of the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support as a seven out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
Setting up and deploying can be a bit complex, and the time it takes depends on different factors. We have various environments, like development and production. If everything goes smoothly, it is quick, but if there are issues, it takes time to fix them. The deployment process involves moving through different stages, checking for problems like missing incidents or security issues.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate Microsoft Virtual Server as an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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