Item: VMware Workstation Player
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

WMware Player is a great little and handy tool to use VMs locally or to install, handle and manage VMs on your laptop, workstation, and so on. It enables you to change settings or to install, as an example, a test machine in your environment without touching or affecting production machines and their settings.

Pros and Cons

Small installation footprint.
Easy to install and manage.
You have a small virtual environment "to-go".

All depends on the power of your workstation.
Network management can sometimes be tricky.

Most Important Features

Network management.
Performance on lower power machines.

Return on Investment

It enables you to take VMs and settings away from production environment.

Key Insights

Do you think VMware Workstation Player delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with VMware Workstation Player's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware Workstation Player live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of VMware Workstation Player go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware Workstation Player again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Mange, transfer, test, change, [and] install virtual machines in different locations and environments. With a laptop you can take parts of your environment with you to test and develop. You can easily create a copy or clone of a VM to test out things without affecting the production environment or network.

Virtual machine management "on the go"

Overall Satisfaction with VMware Workstation Player (formerly VMware Player)