Hyper-V Initial Setup
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Kevin Ewing
IT Director at HOMELAND TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
The Hyper-V setup was straightforward. I transitioned all three of our servers by myself on New Year's Eve. I came in at 8 a.m. and had all three servers transitioned over to Hyper-V within about six hours. The initial setup for VMware took a little longer.
First, we needed to get the Hyper-V server in place. Once we had that in place, we transitioned from the bare-metal servers to the Hyper-V transition for our initial servers. We used a solution — I believe it was called StarNet or something like that — to do our initial conversion from bare-metal to VM.
Over the next six months, we spun up our new servers and did conversions because we were running server 2008. Once we had everything on the VM's, we split up the new VM servers and transitioned to the server 2019 platform.
We have two IT staff members for deployment and maintenance. I do 90 percent of the maintenance. The other IT person does little things as needed, but Hyper-V requires little maintenance.
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Benjamin Mpolokoso
Manager ICT at NJIT
The initial setup is not so difficult. It is quite easy. It took us a week to set up the solution and get it working properly.
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Tommy Myo Min Aung
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling
The installation is simple, and it took us approximately 45 minutes.
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Suleeporn Romlee
Operation Database Administrator & Manager at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.
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Vineeth Marar
Cloud solution architect at 0
Generally, the setup is straightforward and user-friendly, significantly better compared to other hypervisors. There's always room for improvement, but Hyper-V stands out for its ease of use.
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Eloho-Unufe
IT infrastructure lead at 0
As long as you have your Server OS installed or even if it's your endpoint, you need to enable the Virtualization feature. By default, most of the time, it's already turned on within the operating system, so you need to enable it within the VM settings. The setup is much simpler than VMware, which tends to be more complex.
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Maged Elmasry
Help Desk Specialist at SESCO Trans
The product's initial setup phase is easy, considering that there are online tutorials available.
The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.
Mohidul Islam
System Administrator at Flora Limited
The initial setup is not overly complex, and the deployment time is rather fast. It offers a straightforward implementation. We had some requirements for configuration setups, et cetera, and were able to implement them as required. We had one project set up and then set up another.
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AANKITGUPTAA
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS
The solution is simple to set up. It's not overly complex.
One Windows server administrator can handle the deployment and maintenance.
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reviewer1827354
Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The only data point I have there in relation to the initial setup is a conversation with a guy who spends 90% of his time supporting VMware organizations. He's had some Hyper-V experience. He says, "It's straightforward and I see it growing." That's somebody who's in that who space telling me that just the last week.
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BasemMahmoud
Information Technology Help Desk at ServFund
The initial setup is not difficult at all.
It's very easy to install on the storage or on the server.
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MichaelHarvey
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup process for Hyper-V was not that hard. If one knows about Microsoft and virtualization, it's not a hard product to manage or install.
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RameshDasari
IT Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is straightforward, it's easy. I did it on my own without assistance.
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TJ1
System admin at Riyad Bank
The initial setup was straightforward.
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Fred M.
Consultant at a hospitality company with 1-10 employees
The initial setup for Hyper-V was straightforward. It took about one week to set up the infrastructure from zero. The implementation strategy was to virtualize a number of roles in the virtual machine but also consolidate all the roles in case of migration. The virtual machine is already clear with all the roles, and I just have to upgrade the single role on the virtual machine.
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Joseph Kobe
CEO at ICES International
Deployment is very easy.
It depends, but it can take two or three hours to implement it. If the infrastructure is difficult, it can take one or two days. It depends on the number of virtual machines currently in use.
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Reviewer1961
Works at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup was very straightforward for our organization. Once we understood it in the lab, it took maybe two weeks to completely understand it and document it. Then, we could send it out to our global branches.
Le Ban
IT Security Manager & Chief IT Engineer at JVPC
The initial setup process is easy. It takes about two or three hours to complete. We have to follow the installation documentation. It requires one person to maintain.
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Arno Wolthers
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
For me, the setup of Hyper-V was an easy process, which took only one hour from start to finish. The installation involved simply adding a roll. So for me, the setup of Hyper-V was not particularly a special task.
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Andrea Andrea
CTO at BE.iT SA
The initial setup of Hyper-V is far easier than VMware. You can deploy the solution in a matter of hours.
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Soundar Rajan
VMware Administrator at Ingram Micro Saudi Arabia
The initial setup is easy.
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NaveenA
Materials Engineer at HCL Technologies
The initial setup was straightforward as the deployment was done through the SCVM Manager. This allows the user to create virtual machines without any need for IT support. Deployment is nothing but installing the operating system on one physical server, so it takes between an hour and a half and two hours, and altogether, the project takes a month to a month and a half.
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Shashika Rathnayaka
Technical Manager at OAK integrated System Pvt Ltd
The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's not overly complex.
The deployment was quick. It took 15 to 20 minutes.
I'd rate the solution five out of five in terms of ease of setup.
We don't really need any maintenance to be done on the product. Once a month, Microsoft may provide us patches, and we tend to implement those, However, that's it. We put those in place to protect us from security issues.
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Shahzad-Ahmed
Engineer, System Admin at ebm
The initial setup is simple. There's not much to do. We input one command or just one or two clicks on the UI. Initial setup in the Windows environment for any software is not that difficult. Installing Hyper-V takes five to 10 minutes, including two server restarts. And then, we have to make the VMs, so that depends on how many we are making. That's the other factor, not the initial deployment. Migrating VMs is easy. It does not require any specific configurations because it runs on most hardware. And Windows Update comes with automatic updates. We use the WSUS server to update our servers to have controlled update patches. We keep our servers up to date, so it's easier, and it does not require any specialized hardware.
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MichelCalle
Engineer at SIP
The solution can be complex to set up. If you have a bigger implementation, you need more tools.
On average, two engineers can deploy the solution.
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Liam Lynch
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It is very straightforward, very simple, and very quick. It is very quick to set up a virtual machine. You can set it up in minutes.
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Ibrahim Mashal
System Administrator at Al Abnaa
Hyper-V's deployment is easy.
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Mohamed -Adel
IT Specialist at IPIC
Hyper-V's initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes a day.
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Alan Kuo
Project Engineer at ASE Group Global
The initial setup is very straightforward. It's easy. It's not complex at all.
Deployment doesn't take long at all. You just need to download the Hyper-V system. In some cases, you may need to install Windows onto the server. I can get it up and running and start using it almost immediately. It's that simple.
You only need one person to handle maintenance.
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Rouben Amirthasawmy
System Administrator at Sun Resorts
The initial setup was very easy.
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reviewer1647333
Works at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup was easy and pretty straightforward.
Since the solution is compatible with Azure Cloud and uses the same format, it will make it very easy for us to load the latter in the future, should we decide to do so.
Nishant Ambast
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited
The tool's deployment is straightforward. We have five resources to manage its deployment and maintenance.
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Pablo Ramírez
Datacenter & Security Manager at Binaria IT Services
The initial setup is pretty straightforward. We did not have any issues at all.
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Ali Yazıcı
IT Service Manager at Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank
The installation was not easy and it took approximately two days.
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David Oparinde
Managing Director with 51-200 employees
The implementation of Hyper-V is more difficult than VMware.
The deployment time depends on the number of servers you have in total but to deploy one of the servers, would take approximately 15 minutes. You have to, first of all, start with the installation of the server, and do all the conversion. It could take you close to four hours, depending on the speed of the machine.
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reviewer1714488
Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Hyper-V is much easier to deploy because Hyper-V is already installed inside Windows Server OS. You only need to turn on Hyper-V as a service, and then you can use it. The most convenient thing about Hyper-V is the operating system. We can do anything on top of it without any other computer.
VMware can't do this. You must have a console server, and then you can use the web to enter to the VMware to do the configuration. Hyper-V can still be configured inside the host operating system, which is more convenient.
We don't have a dedicated team just for Hyper-V. We just have a Microsoft support team. This is a Microsoft product.
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Jarek Słupiński
Freelancer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Initial setup was straightforward. It was easy and fast. It took me between a half to an hour for complete deployment. The most complex part is the networking.
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it_user326982
Service Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Hyper-V is very straightforward. It’s really just adding the appropriate roles and licenses to the servers. Once the brokers and gateways are set up, it’s really easy to just add hosting servers and VMs to those hosts.
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reviewer1563234
IT Operations Manager at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
The initial setup was very simple in my case. I've got a certification, so for me, it's almost like second nature. For someone with less experience, it's possible it may be a bit difficult.
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Aws Al-Dabbagh
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The solution is straightforward if you know how to use Windows Server. Hyper-V is basically a role on Windows Server. Therefore, you can use Windows Server for many roles on networking, on the active directory. Hyper-V is just one of them. You can just install the role and enable it and that's it. Basically, it's up.
The deployment is quite quick. It's a part of the server.
Initial setup process:
after installing the Windows Server, you select 'Add Roles & Features' from the 'Manage' Menu on the 'Server Manager' Window.
then you step through the wizard, selecting the 'Hyper-V' Role along with any features Windows requires for that role. a restart is recommended even if it's not required.
to implement a solution with redundancy, you can install the 'Failover Cluster' Role with the Hyper-V Role on 2 (or more) identical servers, and create a Failover Cluster out of the servers where VMs would "Fail Over" between servers.
then you need to set up a virtual switch to connect the VMs. you should set up at least 1 external switch to enable internet access and remote reachability for the VMs.
then you can create VMs and run them.
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Technical Support Specialist at PCMS Datafit
Deployment is easy, enable the feature using the wizard, reboot, and access the management console to start making VMs. Implementation is easy, if you can’t set it up yourself, you don’t belong in IT.
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Ahmed Gamil
PreSales Manager at UC-Solutions
The initial setup is very easy. All you have to do is watch a 10-minute YouTube video and you can deploy the hardware.
It can be deployed in different ways. If you need to have a virtual environment then it will be hosted on Microsoft Azure. If instead, you have your own private cloud then it will be hosted on-premises, on your physical servers.
The tricky part about this field is not the deployment. It's troubleshooting and finding solutions for issues. For just about any software, you can deploy anything. Even if you don't understand anything about the product, you can deploy anything from scratch and there is no issue with it. The problem is figuring how to solve issues and find solutions outside of the box. Almost all Microsoft issues are solved in this way. It's not about what you find online or in the documentation. Rather, you need to think outside the box. It's the hardest part about this field.
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Kirandas S
Technical Head ESG at Technoline Systems & Services
The initial setup of Hyper-V is easy compared to vScaler. It did not take more than two or three days for setting up the vendor cluster.
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Syed Nouman Ali Rizvi
System Admin at Institute of Space Technology (IST)
Hyper-V is a simple product overall, but it's complex to set up. If you want to configure a VLAN, you have to configure all the prerequisites. About 15 people are working with this solution, but you need only three for maintenance.
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reviewer294312
IT Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to install.
It took me two to three days to complete the design and installation.
We only need one administrator to keep this solution running.
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reviewer1625112
Manager IT at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The product is not difficult to set up. It's not overly complex. It's pretty straightforward. A company shouldn't have any problems with its implementation.
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Reviewer893
Sr. Programmer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is not straightforward, it is a bunch of Microsoft parts that you have to arrange yourself. You have to set up the networking so that you have redundancy. You then have to go in, cluster two Windows servers, which is not so easy. The Hyper-V becomes simple, but it does not happen if the other things are not properly configured.
It takes roughly four hours to install.
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Sandeep Shenoy
Works at hadafq8
The time taken for integration was to migrate the physical machine to the virtual machine. We had to do this one by one.
The set up was very straightforward, you just follow the procedure, the documentation, and it is a breeze.
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Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The networking part is confusing for the beginners
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Muzamil Yakub
Chief Executive Officer at Infoview Limited
The initial setup and installation are straightforward. The deployment time depends on the hardware. It can take anywhere from 20 minutes to half an hour. One engineer can implement, manage, and maintain this solution.
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Benjamin Bodenehim
Chief Technology Officer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
The initial setup was straightforward. It took a day to deploy.
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YaoAyivor
CTO for Pydynamix
The initial setup was complex. When compared to firing up a virtual box, there are too many prompts.
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Saad Khoudali
System Administrator at Confidential
The initial setup of this solution on a standalone server is quite straightforward. However, if you want to create a cluster of hosts, then you have to configure a large number of requirements and liaise with a lot of different systems teams, which makes it challenging.
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Reviewer4901
IT Executive at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
It was a straightforward setup. The deployment basically took two days. We prepared the hosts, migrated to the new hosts, turned off the old hardware and then we had one machine with all of the servers running. Previously we had five machines running the infrastructure, and now we have one.
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Director of IT with 51-200 employees
Pretty straightforward without any major surprises. The online documentation written up by MSFT and the legion of fans proved to be invaluable. The setup of Replica proved to be very easy.
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reviewer1109874
Solutions Specialist at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The installation is straightforward. The installation time can vary depending on if you have preloaded configurations. If you were to do it from scratch then it would take approximately 20 minutes.
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SivaKumar1
Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute at a government with 201-500 employees
The initial setup of the solution is straightforward.
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MINBALEYENEW
Works at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
No setup of Hyper-V is required. It is a feature of Windows Server 2016 and 2012.
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Shams K
Vmware Administrator at Intertech
The installation took about fifteen to twenty minutes for a Microsoft Windows server.
For deployment, you need expertise in terms of storage, network, and computing. If a customer requires a high performance, we need to look at the computing, processor, and what kind of storage and network switches we're using. You need an expertise team in order to get the best solution.
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reviewer1406361
IT Infrastructure Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is a straightforward implementation. If you want to put Hyper-V as a single load, it will take about one to two hours. If you want high availability, it will take approximately four to five hours.
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Michael Ogunlade
Head of enterprise systems at Fidelity Bank Plc
The initial setup was quite easy.
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MissileMax
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The initial setup is very easy, you just check a couple of checkmarks.
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ShaileshSurroop
Assistant Manager - IS Infrastructure
The deployment was straightforward. It took us about one week for each site. This included Hyper-V and the entire infrastructure.
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O'Neil Robinson
Manager, Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
I can't say setting up Hyper-V was particularly complicated. The deployment was about two months with the help of some integrators.
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Madhura Direckze
Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The installation is very easy, it takes approximately 30 minutes.
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A.J. DiLorenzo
Senior Systems Administrator at Privia Health
It was very straightforward for us. We did it in-house and it was very easy.
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Reviewer5227
System Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The setup was quite straightforward. It took 15-20 minutes to deploy.
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reviewer1164519
Director Of Services Nicaragua at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Hyper-V is easy to set up even though the management is a headache. For example, if you want to do integrations or troubleshooting on the platform it's really difficult.
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reviewer1260267
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is very easy to install, and it can be done in a day.
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MS Alam
System Administrator at Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets
The setup was straightforward and easy for our company. The deployment was fast.
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reviewer1505493
Systems Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
The installation and initial setup are very easy. It takes about five minutes to deploy.
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Yogesh (Datamotive)
Founder at a tech company with 11-50 employees
The installation was straightforward and I don't think that we had any major issues there. I think that it took approximately one day to deploy.
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ReviewerD658
Network Administrator II at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I was not involved in the setup of the product.
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IT Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup and configuration is not too complex, but completing the networking part is a bit complex.
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Fitsum Abebe
COO at FA IT SERVICES PLC
The initial setup was a little complex but not too bad. The deployment was carried out in-house. Along with our end users we have over two million customers who use this solution.
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JoseSuarez1
Associate designer
Setup is very simple, and you can follow along without any documentation.
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Hea43278Dpt21
Head of Department for IT Services at a government with 201-500 employees
The initial setup was easy. It took us about a year to deploy because we had to convert 90% of the bare metal machines to Hyper-V.
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CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Straightforward
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reviewer1647993
Manager
The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's not a difficult process.
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Muhammad Tariq
Program Architect (Microsoft) with 5,001-10,000 employees
The initial setup was complex. It was nearly six years ago but I remember it was complicated.
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AriGreenbaum
IT at a non-profit
The initial setup was very complex. It needs to be simplified. It took us about a day to deploy.
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Technology Systems Analyst with 1-10 employees
It's very simple.
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reviewer1019193
Founder at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The initial implementation was difficult because there are not enough management tools. The time it took was approximately three days.
We installed the Hyper-V on bare-metal hardware, created the VMs, and attached the storage, et cetera.
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reviewer1596237
IT & Security Team Leader at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is easy.
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reviewer1455690
Founder at a retailer with 1-10 employees
The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to install.
It took an hour to get the on-premises system running.
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Javier-Arrocha
Oficial de comunicaciones at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
The initial setup was easy. It took approximately 25 minutes to deploy.
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Ahmad Hassan
Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The setup was initially not easy, but Microsoft has made a lot of improvements and upgrades, and the integration is supposedly more simple.
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Ignacio Salom
Senior Principal Consultant at CCE
The setup was easy.
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Systems Architect at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It was reasonably straightforward.
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reviewer935562
Senior Buyer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The installation was straightforward.
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reviewer849252
System Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The setup was straightforward. It took us around a day to deploy. It was a manual installation which was not hard.
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