VMware vCenter Dramatically Reduces Costs
December 17, 2024

VMware vCenter Dramatically Reduces Costs

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with VMware vCenter

We use VMware vCenter to host all 500+ of our on-prem virtual machines. It dramatically improves efficiency vs. hosting physical servers as we did 15+ years ago. We now run our entire primary datacenter on 21 hosts vs. 500+ physical servers that we ran previously.

Pros

  • Managing virtual resources
  • Seamlessly migrating VMs to hosts as needed
  • Seamless patching and upgrade process

Cons

  • Several confusing menu options
  • PtoV tools have not been kept up to date
  • Error messages could be more descriptive
  • It has dramatically reduced power requirements for our server room.
  • It has dramatically reduced the cost of purchasing new server equipment.
  • It has been remarkably stable, producing years of activity with no downtime.
It is a mostly good quality interface, with a few options that can be a little confusing and require research to figure out.
I was not involved in the evaluation, but my understanding from colleagues was that the years of experience in VMware vs. Hyper-V were very evident. VMware vCenter was simply a much more mature product.

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

Yes

Are you happy with VMware vCenter's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware vCenter live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of VMware vCenter go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware vCenter again?

Yes

VMware vCenter is great if you have a large number of servers. It reduces the number of physical servers you need to run dramatically, improving both CPU and memory efficiencies. If you add a SAN to the mix you also get storage efficiency. It is not very useful if you have only a small handful of servers.

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