it_user526068 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
You can view flows inside your network, though the GUI needs improvement

What is most valuable?

The way you can view flows inside your network.

How has it helped my organization?

We're able to implement intersects using this tool.

What needs improvement?

Make the GUI easier to use.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I recommend for anyone deploying this solution that you are going to have to get everything to point to that piece of software. So, you get a good rating, thus getting you good data.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's good. Solid.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's good.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't used technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We weren't using anything previously. We were going to implement the NSX, so we knew we needed to use this solution.

How was the initial setup?

I was involved in the initial setup. It was pretty straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

In-house.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No one else. Just VMware.

What other advice do I have?

If you are going to implement NSX, it's a great tool. It really helps. The network piece, they should look at that, and see what to do with NSX.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: good support.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Senior IT Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
We can see everything going on in NSX and get a good picture of our environment
Pros and Cons
  • "We can see everything going on in NSX and get a good picture of our environment."
  • "The product is slightly complex use, while still being user-friendly. It could use more training modules, as it is not a straightforward product."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is to use it do design and for troubleshooting the future.

We have had the product for three weeks now.

How has it helped my organization?

We can see everything going on in NSX and get a good picture of our environment.

It is still in our lab environment.

What is most valuable?

  • Its open design.
  • Figure out what's being used in our environment.
  • Building roles.

What needs improvement?

The product is slightly complex use, while still being user-friendly. It could use more training modules, as it is not a straightforward product.

For how long have I used the solution?

Still implementing.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is pretty stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been good so far.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We've owned NSX for three years and now starting to deploy it, which is why we went with vRNI. We did not even consider another solution to go with it.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple. It took about an hour.

What about the implementation team?

They are coming onsite in about two weeks.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's an expensive product because we have a lot of nodes. 

They should include the product in NSX because it's important to have it for deployment.

What other advice do I have?

Do the training before purchasing. Research the product and its competitors.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: technical knowledge. They need to understand their product.

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Systems Admin at American century investments
Vendor
Better able to understand our needs for future growth and budgeting purposes

What is most valuable?

Capacity management: the forecasting of capacity.

How has it helped my organization?

We are better able to understand our needs for future growth and budgeting purposes.

What needs improvement?

Price. Honestly, the way it's licensed is challenging.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

So far, it's been okay.

How are customer service and technical support?

It's been good. They are knowledgeable. We can reach the right person.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

As we started moving to more critical applications of this infrastructure, we needed to be able to manage it at a higher level than we had been.

How was the initial setup?

For the most part, it was pretty straightforward. Some of the advanced configurations were a little bit more difficult.

What about the implementation team?

In-house.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We used Microsoft for monitoring solutions as well, then VMware. We chose VM because it's more integrated with what we're trying to do with the infrastructure.

What other advice do I have?

The most important criteria for selecting a vendor: Functionality of the product, it's got to work, then responsiveness of the support.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Infrastructure Admin at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Enables us to easily see the path that the VM traffic is taking
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is being able to easily see the path that the VM traffic is taking, what ports are in use."

    What is our primary use case?

    We want to use it for the basics, checking out traffic flows. One of the main reasons we got it was that we have a new mobile application, and we'd like to track all the traffic between the different layers: DMZ layer, database layer, app layer.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature is being able to easily see the path that the VM traffic is taking, what ports are in use.

    What needs improvement?

    It's pretty much user-friendly, but it could always be friendlier. Anything that would make it easier would be helpful.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    So far, it has been pretty stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    As far as I know, the scalability is good.

    How is customer service and technical support?

    We have not had to use technical support yet.

    What other advice do I have?

    Make sure you check out the demo, make sure you have enough time to check out the demo, run it in your environment for a while, and study up as much as you can on it.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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