VMware vSphere Reviews

VMware vSphere is capable of a wide range of tasks, including file sharing, database management, email, active directory, and much more.

The most valuable feature of this solution is vMotion.

The performance is good; if I had to rate it, I would give it a nine out of ten.

It is easy to use.

I would like to see the configuration simplified. It should be easier to configure.

I have been working with VMware vSphere for a few years.

I am using version 7.0.

VMware vSphere is a stable product.

It is a scalable solution.

We have 150 customers in our organization.

At this time we do not have any plans to increase our usage.

I have never contacted technical support.

The installation was straightforward.

It took a few hours to complete the installation.

We require two people to maintain this solution.

I was able to complete the installation myself.

Licensing fees are not paid yearly, or monthly.

I would recommend this solution to others who are considering it.

It is quite simple to use. The installation is simple and it is stable. I would rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.

We have a lot of different machines running on this solution.

It has reduced our costs.

• Its consolidation.
• Its simplicity of usage.
• It is easy to maintain our data machines and take snapshots with the solution.

I would like to start to using NSX in the next release.

It is very stable.

It is very easy to go up with servers and licensing.

We do not use the technical support because we do not have problems with the solution. Sometimes we may have a small problem, but we start by using the web support and find a solution there.

We started using Hyper-V from Microsoft, then we changed to VMware, because VMware is more stable. It is easier to manage this solution.

The initial setup was easy.

It is easy to understand the licensing of vSphere. We have standard enterprise licensing.

The pricing is more expensive than Microsoft.

I also evaluated the Microsoft solution.

It is easy to manage the solution. It is scalable and very stable.

We've found that the most valuable features for us are:

• vMotion
• Replication
• Portability

It's improved our functioning in three areas:

• Deployment
• Backup
• Disaster Recovery

One way VMware could improve on this solutions is to re-incorporate the FAT client along with the web client.

I've used it for nine years.

Deployment is done with future needs in mind. But with day-to-day deployment, we haven't had any issues.

There have been no issues with the stability.

We've been able to scale out at deployment time to match our predicted future needs.

Customer service is very good.

Technical support is very good.

No previous solution was in place.

The set-up is very straightforward.

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

I don’t have a specific number on the ROI, but it has been very good.

I would recommend discussing an ELA with the vendor.

Think of the entire environment when making this decision - deployment, storage, backups, etc.

One of the most valuable features of vCenter is the high availability feature so we can have basically one of the out warehouse to DIMS and all of our important VMs are still running.

One of the benefits is that you can just deploy a virtual machine and any environment you want in seconds.

I guess all the features I'd like to see of future releases are being announced for version 6.1. All my needs are satisfied right now.

We're using VMware vCenter based on ESX for virtualization. For our development teams, we're using VMware Player as well as Workstation.

In terms of stability, we didn't have any problems yet so it's basically rock solid.

Scalability, you can just add hosts to the vSphere solution for whatever you need.

We haven't had to use tech support yet because the solution just runs.

We knew that we needed to go for virtualization because there was this big messy server wreck with all those bare metal old servers in there. It was just crazy in terms of service. We switched to virtualization, now we're good to go.

The initial setup was pretty easy. I mean, I guess, we have a pretty small environment but we had a few problems with upgrading. But those were solved by our partners.

We didn't consider any other vendors because all the other vendors didn't have the great support and the great features that you can expect from VMware.

We didn't have any problems. If you're starting to use vSphere solutions, I guess the first thing you should do is check hardware compatibility list to make sure that all your hardware is going to be compatible with your software. After that, if you run into any problems, just check the VMware knowledge base. Basically all the information you'd need is in there.

• High Availability
• Storage vMotion
• Strong support loads

• Scalability
• Cost reduction
• Efficient resource utilization

I've used it for two years.

VSAN was not as reliable as I expecting and it crashes when we get to 90% memory.

VMware support escalation tickets are so slow to answer.

It's poor.

We switched because in most cases, support was slow, so we had to find forums and internet articles for solving our issues.

It was straightforward, just following the step by step guide.

We did it in-house.

VMware products are expensive.

• Microsoft
• Citrix

Look at the scalability and pricing, as well as the ease of implementation.

Ability to automate deployments. We’re very new to this, but the potential from an automation standpoint will save our company money and IT time. Our ROI will see an impact with the potential that vRealize brings.

They understand end-user needs and provision tools that let us do day-to-day deployments and enhancements. It’s a product that continues to grow based on customer needs.

The web tool could be improved, if that’s the direction they’re going, then they need to put more resources towards it to make it good. If we’re forced to use it based on hardware, it should be improved.

Good experiences. With any tool, there’s room for growth that could enhance it.

It's extremely scalable. Our limitations are our own creativity. The key is understanding the business need. If you understand that, scalability is only limited by forecasting. You must know your own products.

Great tech support. I love those guys. Every time I had a ticket, I could escalate, and they’d work in tandem with other vendors (i.e. NetApp) to find solution.

I wasn't part of initial set-up, but I believe it’s complex based on the senior engineer’s experience. For example, right now the metrics to upgrade is complex, requiring certain elements.

Access the enormous amount of virtual apps they have to get practical performance instead of just the KB to deploy.

• High Availability
• computability
• vMotion
• DR

Our DR count changed – we had quite a few power outtages that opened our eyes to DR and by leveraging vSphere we are able to get to our goal.

I know a lot of the stuff that we have issues with have been addressed in v6 like template management. Some of the add-ons are expensive without a specific large need.

Very stable – its great.

Easy – very easy, expecially with Nutanix. It takes longer to get the hardware than to deploy it.

I’d say 10/10 – we’ve never had a problem that wasn’t solved right away if we have to call.

It was straightforward.

We looked at a couple others and VMware was just better because of vMotion, its ease of management, and the interface.

Peer reviews are pretty important, more so than online resources.

• DRS
• HA
• vMotion
• vConverter
• Distributed switch

This product has help to reduce the number of physical x86 servers from 500 to 150. This has saved server hardware costs, data center floor space, power, and cooling. This has significantly reduced the CAPEX cost.

It needs to be easier to integrate with open cloud.

I've used it for nine years.

Deploying the older v3 and v3.5 had lots of issues, but the morerecent v4, v5, and v5.5 version are much easier to deploy.

The product is stable.

No issues encountered.

VMware has good customer service.

It's good.

I have not had to switch.

It's straightforward.