Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi was used to provide virtual machines to support work-from-home for faculty, staff, and students. Virtual machines provided remote access to internal systems which would otherwise require the user to be onsite. Virtual machines were also provided to students and instructors to provide computer configurations that would otherwise not be available.
- An extremely reliable platform with greater than 99% of uptime.
- Very secure platform.
- Number of tools that enable management of the platform.
- Very stable VMware product.
- The upgrade/patch process is in need of a complete overhaul.
- VMware ESXi platform was the technology that allowed our organization to pivot from onsite to work-from-home in a matter of days during the pandemic. The college was physically closed with short notice, but operations and classes continued due to the VMware ESXi infrastructure and configuration already in place.
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?
Yes
VMware ESXi Feature Ratings
Using VMware ESXi
1 - Virtualization Engineer
1 - Virtualization Engineer
- Remote access to internal systems.
- Ability to offer any computer configuration for any class without having to purchase new hardware.
Evaluating VMware ESXi and Competitors
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
The products reliability/stability was the defining factor.
VMware ESXi Support
Pros | Cons |
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Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Support cares about my success | Difficult to get immediate help |
No. It was not budgeted for my group.
Using VMware ESXi
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Convenient Feel confident using | Difficult to use Slow to learn Lots to learn |
- Spinning up new VMs.
- Backing up VMs.
- Shutting down/Restarting VMs.
- Moving VMs between host.
- Upgrades/Patching
Yes, but I don't use it