VMware vSphere Implementation Team

it_user171321 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. System Engineer VMW Specialist at a government with 501-1,000 employees

We did the implementation by ourselves.

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SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Arsium

For the deployment process involves materials, equipment, licenses, and the availability of the client team.

It took about one or two hours for one server; it's okay. The deployment was super quick. 

A team of engineers and admins is required to deploy and maintain the solution. We have a team of ten people. 

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BS
IT Supervisor at APM Terminals, Inc.

Implementation actually took longer than planned because of some issues that we did not envisage at the start. When we called HP for price assessment, they came and discovered that our power solutions were not good for their product. We had to spend extra buying new UPS units and installing them. That made the implementation take an extra month. 

For everything together, both the implementations, it was four or five months or so for us to install the new server models and the integration as well. We used the VMware ESXi as the VMware vSphere hypervisor, prepared the servers, and installed the hardware from an HP reseller. 'The installation, especially the setting up of partial integration, was actually done by HP Nigeria. Everything went great because we didn't have any issues. 

Some of the administrative tasks we were supposed to carry out by ourselves. HP gave us direction on how to go about it and it went pretty well.

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JO
Server Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Initially, we did use a vendor for the initial setup. That's even before I started at this company. The company uses their local vendors to output the hardware deployment and with the software deployment, however, it's my understanding that it's been done in-house mostly.

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Abbasi Poonawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Enterprise Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

An extended team of VMware professionals helped us with the installation, but we mostly did it ourselves. It was onboarded into our organization in 2009 — the very first version. You could say that we're one of the earliest adopters.

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Youssef_Hmani - PeerSpot reviewer
IT INFRASTRUTURE CONSULTANT at Hyfi Cloud Computing

For deployment, it typically takes around two to three days with minimal configuration. One person is often sufficient for handling such setups. It's worth noting that if we opt for solutions like Analytics or other complex configurations, the need for additional personnel may arise, but for straightforward deployments, a single person can effectively manage the process.

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Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling

I implemented this solution myself. 

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AT
Consultant senior en technologie de l'information at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm a VM expert so my level of expertise is great. My solution is an in-house one.

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RS
System Administrator at ON Semiconductor Phils. Inc.

I set up the system myself.

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FK
Head of Service and Storage Infrastructure at GS2E

We had a consultant to help us with the initial setup.

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MA
Senior Product Specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

We deploy it ourselves.

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it_user366615 - PeerSpot reviewer
Datacenter Manager at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented it in-house.

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MO
Head of enterprise systems at Fidelity Bank Plc

I used consultants for the implementation process because it was a refresh project.

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it_user194427 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I initially did the implementation on my own, with some help from VMware on best practices. I did get some help in getting my enterprise storage installed, and got some guidance from them to fine tune configuration of VMware vSwitches, to achieve optimal performance.

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EF
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

We implemented it ourselves.

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ID
IT Manager at ducart

I enlisted the help of an integrator that mostly did the installation for us.

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Ryan Dave Brigino - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Es'hailSat

We used an integrator that was a VMware partner and they assisted us with the implementation process.

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Ali Gursoy - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Cobantur

I handled the implementation myself. I didn't need the help of any integrators or consultants. I'm capable of reinstalling it or doing a whole new setup as needed. 

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MS
VMware Software Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

We handled the initial setup ourselves. We did not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant.

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AT
Senior Consultant at Cofomo

VMWare is one of the most used solution all around the world, it is easy to found some expertise on the market. Ask for a VMware certified person like VCP ou VCAP this will garanty a good knowledge of your tech support.

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it_user127791 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Representative at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup was performed by our IT consultant. The consultant then showed me how it works and configuration that one can do. I also dove deep into research on ESXi. I would say the level of expertise about 7 on a scale of one to ten because of the way we use it. View full review »
Ali Yazıcı - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Manager at Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank

I did the implementation myself.

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MK
IT Manager at KIRLOSKAR PNEUMATIC CO. LTD.

We used a reseller for the implementation and had a good experience.

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MF
IT Manager at pioneers

I did the implementation of the solution myself. We do the regular maintenance ourselves.

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YS
Senior Information Technology Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

If a person is trained, then he will be able handle the deployment and maintenance on his own. This is not complex. 

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IS
Presales Engineer at Emet Computing

We deploy and maintain this solution with our in-house team.

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it_user370284 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - System Engineering and Storage at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did most of the implementation ourselves, but we did have some initial consultation on some design thoughts.

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it_user298431 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We do it in-house.

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NT
Information Technology Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

We handled the implementation ourselves. We did not use an integrator or consultant for the deployment.

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JS
Infrastructure Engineer at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees

We use third party support for this product.

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WM
Network and Security Engineer at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We have three members that handle deployment and ongoing maintenance. These are two administrators plus a senior staff member.

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MA
Infrastructure Senior Specialist at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

We used a local partner to implement the solution.

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it_user281958 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer with 10,001+ employees

Our system was installed by a vendor team, but was configured in-house. Our vendor team provided a solid architecture solution, but it was insufficient for our requirements.

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WK
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

I can implement it myself. On one server, it takes a maximum of one hour. We have a technical team of three people for deployment and maintenance. We have one manager and two engineers.

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BA
Founder & Technology Advisor at EUC Solutions

We deploy this product ourselves.

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DF
IT Administrator at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

We have found sometimes when we have some instability it is difficult to get support for the specific issue.

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MD
Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We have five technicians for the installation and maintenance of the solutuion.

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KC
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

We deploy vSphere for our customers. We also offer maintenance and support as part of a managed service.

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OK
Solution Architect at KIAN company

I did it myself. I have worked as a VMware consultant with different companies, and I am certified in VMware. We cannot use direct support and specific consultants in our country.

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AP
IT Infrastructure Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The implementation were with VMware consultant team.

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RE
Systems Engineerineering Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

I worked with my internal team who did the installation. Mostly, my responsibility was to the VMware infrastructure, lining up the VMs, and what applications that needed to be installed.

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it_user317979 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Vice President at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

Hybrid. We brought in expertise from the vendor and reseller during the initial setup, and I would strongly suggest consulting. Expertise for initial deployments as the focus of a corporation, is the not the deployment, but the running and extension of the environment. Architecture and design is critical and specialized, and we used external resources.

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PR
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I implement it for customers.

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VL
CIO at Robusta Technology & Training

We must study and deploy a project in-house, then take it to the project Pilot/POC to introduce it  to customers.

We do additional case studies and gradually adjusted to suit each areas of business customers.

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Myo Ko - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Access Spectrum Company Limited

VMware vSphere can be installed in just two days for a normal project. However, it would take at least three months to implement everything, depending on the scope of the customer's requirements.

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Chris Childerhose - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Infrastructure Architect at ThinkON

In-house implementation as we have VMware certified users.

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it_user321357 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Maricopa County Community College District

We had vendor come out and it set up on 3.5, and once we got our feet wet, it's easy to maintain and upgrade.

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JS
Deputy director at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We did not need the assistance of outside help. I can easily handle the implementation myself. 

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RS
Delivery Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We implemented it ourselves.

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CB
Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did use a vendor for our initial implementation, 12 years ago.  Since then we have done multiple upgrades and I have done several new implementations for other orgs.  They were competent at their work and I learned a lot from them that I used in my future implementations.

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MA
Systems and Network Administrator at Gulf Precast Concrete Co. LLC at Gulf Precast Concrete Co. LLC

There were consultants who assisted with the deployment.

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CT
IT Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We did the implementation on our own.

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it_user297561 - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware(VCP5), VMware Regional Academy Director at a university with 501-1,000 employees

We did it in-house.

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it_user379716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator at a media company with 501-1,000 employees

My first environment was set up by a single colleague with my assistance. The only advice I can really give is to really know your requirements for the systems and software you intend to virtualize and build a proper sized VM environment to host them. Oversubscribing resources is, in my opinion, the biggest concern and something that happens easily. Also factor in proper storage built to handle the I/O load of a virtual environment. Lastly, build your VM environment to factor in an N+1 design to ensure if a host fails, the remaining host(s) can handle the load of all VMs that were running on the failed host and always allow for a 15% overhead of free resources under full load.

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it_user370200 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Analyst at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was not a part of the initial set-up or project team. I work on the operations team and I have only been a part of migration team when moving from old versions to newer ones, but I have never had problems.

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it_user353388 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director & Head of Technologies at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We implemented it ourselves.

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it_user515508 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

Dell M1000 full blade power edge, deployed by the manufacturer.

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it_user297717 - PeerSpot reviewer
Stevenson University Systems Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees

Implementation was done in-house.

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DL
IT Support Officer at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

I had a consultant do the VMware vSphere installation for me.

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RK
Global IT Infrastructure Architect at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees

We use an integrator to do the initial implementation. In case we have major changes to make, we will again hire the integrator to do that work.

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UF
System support engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We had an integrator with us through the process and they assisted with the setup initially.

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KA
Chief Technology Officer at perfekt

Once the solution is deployed, there is a need for specific maintenance, as there are security vulnerabilities which must be considered, or new features or versions that may be put out. 

We provide all the maintenance for the customers. As we also have services organizations, we manage some of these environments on the customers behalf.

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VA
Assitant Director - IT at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution was actually installed by the company that we ended up buying, and therefore we didn't directly handle any aspect of the implementation.

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WW
Manager IT at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

Our vendor supported the implementation. After that, we did it in-house.

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AB
Head - Server and Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Deployment was done by the hardware vendor itself. The hardware came from HP and there was a HP reseller who shipped us the hardware. The resellers team only came and did all the installation and confirmation after the design was agreed with us.

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it_user300507 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineering Associate Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees

We implemented it in-house.

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BB
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
it_user77823 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
This was done all in-house. View full review »
Tomas Sajauka - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer-Consultant at Blue Bridge Bond, UAB

We use one person for the implementation of VMware vSphere. For the maintenance and support of the solution, the amount of people needed depends on the infrastructure and size of the customer.

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EC
Database Administrator at a government with 1-10 employees

I deployed this solution myself.

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JM
Founder at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

You cannot do it by yourself. You need a certified engineer. That's a requirement from VMware and it's so that the environment is stable to avoid unnecessary scraping.

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AV
IT Infrastructure Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We implemented VMware vSphere. We need about two people to set up and maintain this solution.

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SK
Project Specialist at integra software

I completed the implementation myself.

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it_user373449 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

My company or a partner company does the implementation. With the amount of available documentation and training, the is no excuse for a poorly deployed platform on vSphere. Know how on platform usage is a different story.

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it_user231912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

I have implemented this product either from scratch or as part of an upgrade. One piece of advice that I would give is to make sure that the certificate is minimum 1024 bits (I forgot to check that). Other than that, an upgrade or set-up is very straightforward, especially with v6.

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it_user11286 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT - Server Administration with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented with a CDW team since we hadn’t done any virtualization. They were extremely knowledgeable regarding not only VMware but Cisco, Microsoft and Linux which helped us design an infrastructure that suited our needs well at the time.

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it_user320115 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

We hired a consulting firm to come in and actually develop the environment when we moved from Hyper-V.

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FG
Systems analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We had help from resellers.

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SW
System Administrator at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

We deployed with our in-house team.

I and another person are in charge of administration and maintenance. There is routine maintenance needed for virtual machines. This includes maintaining existing virtual machines, as well as creating new ones when required.

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it_user367830 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director at a government with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented it in-house. Due to a limited budget, all implementation, maintenance, and support is performed by us.

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it_user350622 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator - Backup & Storage Specialist at METRO SYSTEMS Romania

Both deployment and administration of the VMware infrastructure in our organization is performed by internal specialized teams.

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it_user85836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer with 51-200 employees

We had the implantation done via a reseller, what we did find was that the initial knowledge transfer of skills from the vendor to us was questionable (in that they came in and set it up, then really left us to it. This gave us a very steep learning curve at the outset.) If we did the project again, this is an area that I would focus on as part of the project, so that we were more comfortable with what we put in place. This doesn’t mean we had a negative experience, rather we were a little green to start with.

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it_user320238 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of Technical Support at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

We had two vendors come in, and one was quoting a SAN that was ridiculously expensive (I don’t remember who), but the other vendor, which was BPI information systems, came in with a cheaper SAN solution, because that’s where your cost is. We ran it and we’ve had no problems. My environment’s probably smaller than an enterprise, however.

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it_user292629 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Support Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The implementation was done in-house.

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OscarMunoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jefatura del Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información at SERGEAR SAC

We had a consultant that did the deployment of VMware vSphere.

We have two engineers for the support of the solution.

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AO
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We worked with an integrator.

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FT
Information Technology Specialist at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

We shared the implementation with a partner.

We do the maintenance, although we did have a problem one time that we escalated to the vendor.

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Solution lifecycle manager at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

We're working with a Hardware-as-a-Service model where we're responsible for the software and VMware is responsible for the hardware. We implemented vSphere together with the vendor.

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it_user332808 - PeerSpot reviewer
IS Director at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

All aspects of our VMware environment have been implemented using in-house resources.

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it_user313893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We did it in-house.

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it_user298443 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network/Systems Administrator at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented using an in-house team (myself). The advice I have is: When you are building a virtualization environment, be it VMware, HyperV, Citrix, KVM, etc., you need to make sure you build the hosts that are going to run the environment properly. Along with that, you need to make sure the storage infrastructure and network are healthy prior to performing an upgrade. If you “cheap” out on any of those aspects, the deployment will suffer in some way.

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MP
Vice President at a aerospace/defense firm with 51-200 employees

In-house plus one consultant.

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MC
Administrator at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We have a two-person technical team consisting of a technician and a security administrator.

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SM
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We have the staff on hand that is capable of handling the implementation ourselves. 

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it_user312804 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Analyst at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We had it initially set up by a vendor team, and I spent four months afterwards fixing their work. I would advise that you verify in advance the skills and knowledge of the implementors.

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it_user315288 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

An in-house implementation was done. All the pre-production implementation tests were made on VMware Workstation 11. Regarding vCenter 6, it is a must to install the VMware OVF tool in order to find, and make, the needed settings in the appliance *.vmx , before starting it. Having in mind the vCenter appliance is intended for ESXi deployment, in the production environment it was straightforward.

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it_user237264 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator and Sr. VMware Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
it_user293886 - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware Consultant at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We implemented it for our customers.

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it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I implemented ii in-house.

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Fredrik Hallgarde - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Manager at Real Time Services AB

I could do it myself.

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FK
Head Of Network & Technical Support at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We did the implementation of the VMware vSphere and we have a team of 15 that does the implementation and maintenance of the solution. The team consists of managers and heads of departments.

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DA
Implementation and Support Engineer at PRACSO S.R.L.
MC
Line Technical Agent at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I completed the deployment myself.

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it_user389040 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We implemented using in-house talent.

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it_user365892 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Leader at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I’ve implemented vSphere in my company and for several customers.

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it_user271026 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

I did it myself.

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SB
Engineering Manager, R&D at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

We did the implementation ourselves.

There are some maintenance tasks needed, such as updating and upgrading.

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VH
CIO at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We bought the local service from vSphere. The experience was overall good.

We have three people for its maintenance. They are system integrators and infrastructure administrators.

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FB
Senior Environments Engineer - Virtualised Environments at Derivco with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented it with out in-house team.

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it_user321048 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Technical Engineer & Solutions Architect at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Typically, what we do is the installations are done by our own premise resources with little or no experience, so that goes to show you how easy and simplistic the product is to install and or to manage overtime.

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it_user297123 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Support Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

All this was done in-house, with the help of specalist consultants, I have inherited this role and the environment is currently in flux

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it_user280956 - PeerSpot reviewer
Virtualization and Cloud Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I tried it myself in-house in my lab environment.

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it_user209226 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a cloud provider with 51-200 employees

I implemented it in-house.

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it_user183474 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees

In-house by following the manuals and training from the vendor it went by the book.

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Researcher and Professor at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did it in-house.

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it_user414402 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at ADMI France

I implemented it myself.

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it_user321048 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Technical Engineer & Solutions Architect at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
VC
CEO at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We have a team of infrastructure users who are experts in VMware. They do the installation. Two persons can do the deployment.

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it_user333873 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a engineering company with 501-1,000 employees

We used a vendor team who were 5/10.

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it_user320466 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network/Systems Administrator at South Plains Electric Co-Op

I didn’t set it up, but I think they had a consultant come in.

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it_user321078 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented on our own.

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it_user320298 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Services Manager at Oden

I did it, and it was easy.

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Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager at SnapLogic
it_user88791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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YB
Entrepreneur at WindiS

Always in house.

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SM
System Administrator at j5 Software South Africa
RR
VMware Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees

Implementation was done in-house.

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it_user418209 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We implemented it through an in-house team.

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it_user334191 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We did it in-house. We are a VMware partner so we set this up for our customers.

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it_user167028 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administartor at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The implementation was made by our own team.

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it_user284274 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director - IT Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

We implemented it in-house.

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it_user274569 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 51-200 employees

We did it in-house by our infrastructure team who are VMware Certified Professionals.

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NW
Head of Technical at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I work as an integrator, so I implemented this solution.

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it_user367836 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I do implementations myself.

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it_user326694 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Technician at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We implemented everything through our in-house administrator team, but I wasn't involved.

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it_user320919 - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Leader - Server Technologies & Storage at a government with 501-1,000 employees

We did it ourselves.

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it_user300504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice President at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

We did it in-house, and I would suggest you set up a couple of machines in a practice lab first though.

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it_user279879 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Manager of Infrastructure at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Implemented in-house

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ZB
Executive Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It is easy to install and we did it by ourselves.

We have two engineers who are responsible for maintenance.

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it_user363441 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deployment Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We evaluated our current project vendor, but discovered we had more knowledge and accountability in-house.

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it_user363687 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software QA Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

We implemented it in-house.

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it_user300498 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Engineer at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

It was done in-house.

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it_user215685 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional IT at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees

In-house team.

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it_user161850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Design Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees

In house team using the official guides available.

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SY
Technical Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

I was able to complete the installation myself.

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it_user375447 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We used in-house staff to deploy. Depending on the implementation, you would decide then on a vendor, if necessary.

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it_user334206 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

We did it in-house.

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it_user128259 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
We implemented this solution with the support from IBM, and their support was pretty good. View full review »
it_user86190 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
In-house small deployment View full review »
it_user365877 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer with 501-1,000 employees

I can do the implementation myself.

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DL
Virtualization Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I always install it myself since I like to run the latest software before i go to production. If there are any hiccoughs, I like to deal with them in pre-production, rather than finding them when I upgrade later on.

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it_user280935 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Systems Administrator at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

We used a vendor team and the expertise was good, but it could have been better.

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DN
Senior Buyer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Installation can be done on one's own. 

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it_user313041 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Systems Administrator II at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did it in-house.

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it_user339246 - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

As far as I know, it was done in-house.

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RR
VMware Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
it_user320502 - PeerSpot reviewer
Asst. manager System Operations with 1,001-5,000 employees

The first implementation was done by a vendor team, and after that we completed three upgrade project cycles in house.

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it_user367833 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITC Systems Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We implemented it in-house.

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it_user357519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees

It was all done in-house.

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AU
Principal Consultant at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees

We used system integrators. 

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VMware vSphere
March 2024
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