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Creative Head/Director at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
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Top 10
Stable and easy to install and use
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution was easy to install."
  • "I would like to see better performance."

What is our primary use case?

The version we use is not updated. 

The solution allows us to manage multiple VMware in a single, vCenter, console. It is very useful.

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better performance. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using vCenter Orchestrator for around six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

How are customer service and support?

I do not have knowledge of the technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution was easy to install. 

The implementation process takes between 30 to 43 minutes. 

What about the implementation team?

When it comes to the deployment, they have an administrator. We will provide them with support should an issue arise. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license. 

What other advice do I have?

We have around 10 customers making use of the solution.

My recommendation is that one solely go with vCenter.

I rate vCenter Orchestrator as a ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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System Admin at Institute of Space Technology (IST)
Real User
Good management tools and distributed resource scheduler, but the GUI should be enhanced
Pros and Cons
  • "The backup and recovery times are very quick."
  • "The GUI should be enhanced in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We recently deployed a SAN in our office and the servers deploy on vCenter Orchestrator.

We also have a wireless deployment for different controllers, and we have many ERD solutions in our office that are hosted on VMware technology.

Many of our older, physical servers are being converted into VMs, and then we use vCenter Orchestrator with them as well.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS).

The backup and recovery times are very quick.

The management tools are very good.

What needs improvement?

I think that vSAN can be improved.

The GUI should be enhanced in the future. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with vCenter Orchestrator for probably three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

vCenter Orchestrator is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability has not been an issue. In one project, we have between 2,500 and 3,000 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

The VMware technical support is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. Including the training that we had from the training center, our deployment took place over about six months.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated and analyzed several similar products and we selected VMware as being most suitable for our requirements.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering vCenter Orchestrator is to first collect all of their requirements or the requirements of the client. These are the basic steps and once everything is understood, the products can be properly selected.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Consultor gerente at Telefónica
Real User
Affinity rules are valuable, but a lot of experience is needed to use this solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is affinity rules."
  • "Using this solution requires a lot of experience."

What is our primary use case?

I am using this solution as a test for a future project.

How has it helped my organization?

vCenter Orchestrator is not in production yet.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is affinity rules.

What needs improvement?

Using this solution requires a lot of experience.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one month.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Support at ICL
Real User
A stable and Cost-effective method for moving between machines
Pros and Cons
  • "It is the most cost-effective method for moving data between machines."
  • "The licensing is expensive and should be improved."

How has it helped my organization?

At this moment I can't find another solution that is better than vCenter Orchestrator.

Haveri might be better in Malware.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is the free movement of data between machines. It is the most cost-effective method for moving data between machines.

What needs improvement?

The licensing is expensive and should be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for six or seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

We use it to prime the machines, and it's very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Apart from the times, we are doing the virtual relocations and it is scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy.

It can take half a day to set up two to four servers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri.

What other advice do I have?

Even though it is expensive I would still rate this solution a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior Engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
A stable, scalable solution with a quick deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's ability to template and easily implement are the most valuable features. It offers good replication as well."
  • "The solution needs to integrate with Cloud facilities like AWS and Azure."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution to run my monitoring tools. For the universities I work with, the primary use is to run everything and anything.

What is most valuable?

The solution's ability to template and easily implement are the most valuable features. It offers good replication as well. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to integrate with Cloud facilities like AWS and Azure. Containerization, which I believe they are working on, needs to improve too.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is pretty stable. As long as you look after the boxes it's running on, and ensure they're connected, then you're fine. We don't plan to increase usage at this time.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the solution is pretty good. We have about 100 or so users on the solution currently.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never really had to use technical support, so I don't have any experience with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't previously use a different solution.

How was the initial setup?

Deployment took less than a day. However, I did not handle the implementation. We only require two people for maintenance.

What other advice do I have?

We're using the on-premises deployment model.

I would rate the solution 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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IT Expert at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A complete solution that is robust enough to leave it alone
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that this solution is complete, and you don't need any add-ons."
  • "In the next release, to make it easier to write the workflows, I would l like to see more HTML GUIs."

What is our primary use case?

For the deployment, we start with the VR Automation, it's part of it.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that this solution is complete, and you don't need any add-ons.

What needs improvement?

The UI should be more simplified so that fewer tech users are required.

The workflow can be complicated. I would like a simpler workflow, and I would like it to be more friendly to use.

In the next release, to make it easier to write the workflows, I would l like to see more HTML GUIs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable.

It's running automatically, we don't touch it, everything that we are doing, we do through the VR automation, not through the Orchestrator.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support because we haven't needed to.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

The deployment was part of the VR Automations, it only took thirty minutes.

What other advice do I have?

We do not have a business relationship with VCenter Orchestrator, we are customers.

To do a day to day job, you already have everything that you need in this solution. Add-ons are not necessary. This is why it is a good solution.

I would rate this solution 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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Senior Systems Support Analyst at WARWYCK PHOENIX PCC
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
Easy to use, stable, and has good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "vCenter Orchestrator is easy to use."
  • "The interface could be improved to bring greater user-friendliness and ease of use."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use this solution for automation.

We have an on-premises deployment, and we do not plan on using the cloud.

What is most valuable?

vCenter Orchestrator is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

The interface could be improved to bring greater user-friendliness and ease of use.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for more than eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable platform.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

We have ten users, including system administrators and end-users.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their technical support engineers were quite capable of dealing with any issues that we have had. Luckily, since the platform is stable enough, we haven’t had to open many cases. There was only one that we had in the initial phase.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I definitely recommend this solution. As a whole, it is quite good. It is difficult to pick a single aspect that I would recommend. You have to use the whole thing.

From what I have been told, the newer versions have already addressed some of the issues that we have identified. We are planning on upgrading to the most recent version, and I am waiting to see what the differences are.

I would rate this solution 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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IT Manager at Garcia de Pou
Real User
Offers 100% stability and acts as a central place for our VMs
Pros and Cons
  • "It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems."
  • "Storage has room for improvement. It's a big problem for our solution. The interface also needs improvement, it should be simplified."

What is our primary use case?

We use the on-premise deployment model. 

vCenter is our primary resource for all our U.S. Enterprises. It's the central place for the VMs we are using as our servers. 

What needs improvement?

Storage has room for improvement. It's a big problem for our solution. The interface also needs improvement, it should be simplified.   

They should integrate more storage systems for the replication. There should be an integrated replication tool. We have two sites and we want to have the data between the sites and all the data replicated. There is no ability to do that now. You have to buy this ability from another vendor.

It's very expensive. The quality of the product is fine, it's good quality but the price is very high.

In the next release, they should have better data synchronization between different brands and hardware so that you can replicate two data stores. VMware should maintain decent replication. There's no synchronization between VMware and different brands. For example, one installment from Dell and one installment from HP should be able to synchronize their data.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using vCenter Orchestrator for almost ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't needed to contact their technical support. We have to pay for support but it should be free. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward, it's not complex.

What about the implementation team?

There are not many partners for this solution in our area. We would need to go to Barcelona for that. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also looked at Microsoft Hyper-V

What other advice do I have?

I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner.
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