VMware vSphere is useful for virtualized environments
October 16, 2019

VMware vSphere is useful for virtualized environments

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

Overall Satisfaction with vSphere

We use VMware to manage servers in a virtual environment. It is used by the IT department and has helped reduce the amount of hardware needed in the server room. As of now, we only use it at the headquarters but looking to virtualize environments at other locations in the future.
  • Monitors all servers in a virtualized environment and makes it easy to see what's going on when there are issues.
  • It provides a web client that's easily accessible. This makes accessing the network easier when you are outside of it.
  • It allows you to set up multiple virtual networks with multiple different parameters.
  • They could offer up more helpful links and training.
  • Overall, it does pretty well for its capabilities.
  • It has had a positive impact because we can manage everything from one place.
  • It has helped when needing to quickly set up a new server.
  • It has removed old legacy hardware and devices needed to support them.
I have only used Hyper-V on a workstation. Not to the same standard as VMware. From what I have seen, VMware vSphere console has a whole lot more features but I cannot fully tell you that one is better than the other.
For the most part, they get back pretty quick. There could be more help links that would be useful. Most of the time you are just looking things up on the internet.

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

Yes

Are you happy with VMware vSphere's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware vSphere live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of VMware vSphere go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy VMware vSphere again?

Yes

If you have multiple servers this would be a good fit. You can get rid of all the old hardware and start putting them in a virtualized environment. If you only have a couple, this may not be worth it. You would need to weigh out your options. It works well for us.

VMware vSphere Feature Ratings

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