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Virtualization Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Highly scalable, helpful technical support, and simple installation
Pros and Cons
- "VMware vSphere has plenty of features."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
VMware vSphere has plenty of features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSphere for approximately 20 years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the solution is excellent.
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How are customer service and support?
The customer service that VMware provides is good quality.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution could be cheaper compared to others.
What other advice do I have?
Though this is an expensive solution it has great functionality, do not try and go too cheap or it will end up costing you more in the long run.
I rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
Senior Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Fast deployment of services, ease of movement, and great scalability
Pros and Cons
- "The ease of movement of these machines is the most valuable. It is very easy to move these machines between physical hosts. The fast deployment of services is another valuable feature."
- "Its price can be better. It is very expensive."
What is our primary use case?
We use it in the data centers of our customers for server consolidation and new deployments.
What is most valuable?
The ease of movement of these machines is the most valuable. It is very easy to move these machines between physical hosts. The fast deployment of services is another valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
Its price can be better. It is very expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for ten years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable. It is great in terms of scalability. We have 50 to 60 users in our organization.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their technical support is great. I would rate them a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
In general terms, it is easy to deploy, but it depends on the size of the project. The deployment duration varies. A basic deployment doesn't take more than one hour.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others to go ahead with this solution. It is a very functional product. Only its price needs improvement.
I would rate VMware vSphere an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Helps to deploy and manage VMs but needs to enhance stability
Pros and Cons
- "The tool makes virtualization easy. It was free, and we could profit from its GUI. It helps to manage VMs easily."
- "The solution needs to improve its stability."
What is our primary use case?
We use VMware vSphere to deploy and manage VMs.
What is most valuable?
The tool makes virtualization easy. It was free, and we could profit from its GUI. It helps to manage VMs easily.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to improve its stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for six to seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is stable. I rate it seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is not available in the free version. However, you can get support from the community.
How was the initial setup?
VMware vSphere's deployment is easy. It doesn't take more than 20 minutes. You can download it from the official website and install it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are using the tool's free version.
What other advice do I have?
VMware vSphere's community is good. I recommend using the product if you are in the initial career phase and need to deploy a few virtual machines for testing purposes. For more extensive virtualization needs in a production environment, especially when dealing with many VMs, opting for VMware ESXi, its upgraded version, would be a prudent choice. I rate it eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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