We're an IT services house. We implement vCloud Director and vRealize Aria for ourselves and our clients.

I implement and work with it, but I'm not the architect.

During the initial implementation of vCloud Director, our core team consisted of just two to three individuals. Despite our small team size, we received significant external assistance from specialized VMware services and expert teams within VMware. This collaborative effort enabled us to successfully deploy the product and leverage external support effectively. The deployment of vCloud Director took approximately six months, with ongoing maintenance being a continuous aspect of our operations. Given the complexity of the product, we often encounter maintenance issues that require resolution, including challenges with equipment, infrastructure, or implementation. However, we receive valuable assistance from VMware technical support, enabling us to address these issues effectively. Despite incorporating third-party components such as storage and backup solutions, we've managed to overcome challenges and maintain the platform satisfactorily.

I manage this product in our company. 

We implement the solution for customers. 

We partnered with the vendor for initial deployment. Our internal team of four included server, network, and VMware administrators. 

We deployed it in-house.

The deployment did not take a long time. The employees in the cloud engineering team deployed the solution. We need five employees from the cloud team to maintain the solution.

We used a consultant for the deployment.

We use three or four network and infrastructure teams for the deployment of the solution.

We did the implementation of vCloud Director ourselves. We support the solution 24 hours a day seven days a week and we use two to three people for the deployment. 

For VMware, we hired an engineer for a couple of days.

We integrated in-house. 

We went directly with VMware Professional Services for the integration. We wanted a guaranteed seal and quality from the vendor.

I deployed and set up this system in-house (my team staff: virtualization area), because this is a company core-business, and it is the minimum to do to learn and solve problems quickly.

We used a consultant to integrate. 

We integrated in-house.

We implemented it ourselves. 

Vendor as-well-as in-house. I give them a 5-star rating.

We did the deployment in-house.

I implemented it myself. I designed and deployed the solution myself because I have a long background with VMware. We haven't used any external companies for implementation.

We used an integrator who was great. 

We used a vendor team who were very good.

We used a vendor team who I would rate as 7/10.

The solution can be deployed by a single person, no problem whatsoever.