VMware ESXi critical to the reliability of our ICS systems
March 24, 2022

VMware ESXi critical to the reliability of our ICS systems

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi

It is used as the platform to host our ICS systems, both data center, and field. These systems are out HMI and supporting functions. We have 150+ VMware ESXi-based systems deployed, in over 40 states. The VMware ESXi hosts Windows-based OS servers, in addition to Linux-based support structure VMs. We do not utilize vCenter.
  • Hosting of multiple OS VMs.
  • Provides excellent troubleshooting tools.
  • It is reliable: very low down-times.
  • ESXi tends to require larger network bandwidth allocations than some of our other systems. This is problematic for remote field sites.
  • Our down-town has decreased significantly, at least by 70%, since moving to VMware ESXi.
  • Troubleshooting ability has increased.
  • Recovery capability has increased exponentially.

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

Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued), FactoryTalk Production, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
VMware ESXi shines when it comes to hosting VMs of various OSs, and provides troubleshooting mechanisms that are unparalleled.

VMware ESXi Feature Ratings

Virtual machine automated provisioning
9
Management console
7
Live virtual machine backup
9
Live virtual machine migration
8
Hypervisor-level security
7