The best on-premises virtualization platform
January 10, 2020

The best on-premises virtualization platform

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with vSphere

We use vSphere to manage all our internal VMS. All our departments utilize at least one server for their work, and VMware is our chosen application. It helps consolidate our physical hardware, which used to be around 20-30 servers into only five as our hosts. It also holds VMS on our DMZ.

Pros

  • Network segregation.
  • Fast deployment of VMS.

Cons

  • Better support for ageing hardware
  • Interface can be a little slow.
  • Corrupted VMS can be redeployed fast (providing you backed them up!)
  • You can scale quickly if your business needs require it, saving you having to buy new hardware and waiting for that to be setup. So you can handle the extra load of data without having to turn customers away.
We have tried a few other virtualization platforms, and even though you do pay for the support, it's worth it for the extra you get. Datastore migration, host migration affinity rules are all tools we use that others don't seem to have. And if they do, they don't work as well.
Never called vSphere with a problem that they haven't been able to sort. Depending on your issue, you could have a minor quirk that they will email you back with suggestions or links to kb articles, or if it's major, then they will call in pretty fast and remote on to have a look.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of VMware vSphere go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware vSphere again?

Yes

If you're looking for a convenient way of test and delete, then this is for you! You can quickly build an isolated network like a DMZ and test away without harming your production kit. Backing up VMs is ideal, too, as you can redeploy the entire system in a few minutes. The only thing I could think of as to why you wouldn't want this would be cost, or if you're looking to place your infrastructure in the cloud.

VMware vSphere Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization
9.4
Virtual machine automated provisioning
9
Management console
8
Live virtual machine backup
10
Live virtual machine migration
10
Hypervisor-level security
10

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