The solution includes cost drivers that can be configured according to your environment. You can input server-wise, CPU-wise, storage, and memory costs per hour or day. Once cost drivers are provided in the costing information tab, you can track usage costs. This feature is particularly beneficial for private cloud functionality, allowing comparison between private and public cloud costs. While this feature still exists, it is less utilized for on-premises deployments.
The deployment is fast if you know what you're doing. The pricing could be a limiting factor as it's usually not cheap, but they bundle it so it might include additional services.
CEO & Majority Shareholder at Comdivision Consulting GmbH
Real User
Aug 1, 2022
I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time. That's always the question. Are you willing to invest money or time? We typically don't have that much time. So, we decide more for the money part, but that depends on each customer individually.
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VMware Technology Specialist, Product Manager at Taashee
Real User
Jan 12, 2020
It’s in INR. Our data is on four sites and these are in the development phase. Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD. Additionally, Nutanix is giving compression size and VXL this switch thing. And along with the hardware and software, and their expertise, so up to another 100K USD.
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Sep 3, 2019
If I were to compare the cost of this solution to a traditional one, I think it's a consolidation of price, where everything is in one, versus having separate applications modules for the same thing. It achieves the same outcome, pretty much.
Virtualization at a university with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 3, 2019
We were given a year's worth of service. It was included within our ELA. We were trying to do a proof of concept, which is almost over now. Educational pricing is available for this solution.
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The solution includes cost drivers that can be configured according to your environment. You can input server-wise, CPU-wise, storage, and memory costs per hour or day. Once cost drivers are provided in the costing information tab, you can track usage costs. This feature is particularly beneficial for private cloud functionality, allowing comparison between private and public cloud costs. While this feature still exists, it is less utilized for on-premises deployments.
The cost of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is fair and reasonable compared to what we receive in support and packages from VMware.
Overall, I would rate the pricing around seven out of ten as it aligns with its capabilities and usefulness, but it is not advantageous in cost.
The deployment is fast if you know what you're doing. The pricing could be a limiting factor as it's usually not cheap, but they bundle it so it might include additional services.
I would rate the pricing as three out of five.
I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time. That's always the question. Are you willing to invest money or time? We typically don't have that much time. So, we decide more for the money part, but that depends on each customer individually.
It’s in INR. Our data is on four sites and these are in the development phase. Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD. Additionally, Nutanix is giving compression size and VXL this switch thing. And along with the hardware and software, and their expertise, so up to another 100K USD.
If I were to compare the cost of this solution to a traditional one, I think it's a consolidation of price, where everything is in one, versus having separate applications modules for the same thing. It achieves the same outcome, pretty much.
We were given a year's worth of service. It was included within our ELA. We were trying to do a proof of concept, which is almost over now. Educational pricing is available for this solution.