Item: VMware ESXi
Rating: 7
Author: Tyler Cook

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use VMware ESXi to run on on prem compute workloads. We use VMware across the board on our on prem footprint. VMware helps us keep our servers running dense and enables ease of server deployment, backup, recovery, and migrations. This keeps the business up and running with minimal downtime thanks to all the virtualization features.

Pros and Cons

This is the best product for on prem virtualization.
vMotions both storage and standard help us stay agile and helps us support our applications.

VMware can get complicated with all the add-on features.
Sometimes its hard to find a starting point between their other solutions.

Return on Investment

It help us maximize our investment in compute resources
Enable us to quickly deploy new resources to meet business needs

Support Rating

I have not opened a ticket in several years. It's a but hard for me to remember any specifics. I just know we typically would get our issues resolved.

Key Insights

Do you think VMware ESXi delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with VMware ESXi's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware ESXi live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of VMware ESXi go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware ESXi again?

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are in the business of having a datacenter and purchasing your hardware. VMware is one of the best choices. It's the industry leader for server hardware.

However, if you're new to having servers and don't have a large footprint. Maybe a cloud native solution would be a better choice.

Best Hypervisor for on prem workloads

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi