A great built in Hyperviser solution
October 24, 2019
A great built in Hyperviser solution
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Hyper-V
We utilize Hyper-V on a few servers to make best use of some of our hardware and to compartmentalize our infrastructure onto particular nodes. It was set up to help reduce hardware use. Specifically, we have Archicad in the office and it requires server nodes for each version, and we used to have a separate physical server for each version. We now have one with 2 VMs running on it.
- Reduce hardware
- Save money
- Maximize investment on kit
- Setup can be a little difficult and required some reading up on Hyper-v to get it all running properly
- When we used failover clustering, we had some issues with performance so had to stop that
- It can be tricky with updates
- It's been great at reducing physical infrastructure at our office.
- Helps maximize investment on the hardware we get.
- With the infrastructure on one box it has increased the impact if there is a hardware failure, so have to ensure good backups are kept.
The alternative is VMware, which we also use on a cluster. As this also has a free version, it's a tough one to compare. For us the reason it was chosen was as Windows licensing allows for 2 VMs with the standard license, so fitted easily into our particular setup requirements.
Do you think Hyper-V delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Hyper-V's feature set?
Yes
Did Hyper-V live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Hyper-V go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Hyper-V again?
Yes