Item: VMware ESXi
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use VMware ESXi on all our virtual appliances and is great for managing the virtual servers on them. Makes the installation easy and straight forward and can easily remove or deploy new servers plus have all the appliances setup the same way and deploy it over and over. Would recommend it for anyone building a lot of virtual servers.

Pros and Cons

Easy to install.
Easy to manage.
Troubleshooting is easy.

Upgrading is sometimes difficult.
Cost

Return on Investment

Great support.
Easy to manage.

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?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited if you are deploying an appliance with servers and you want an easy way to manage and maintain them. It's also nice if you are deploying many virtual appliances and want them set up the same way so you can easily recreate the setup. Works well on many different hardware vendors.

Easy to manage

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi