Item: VMware vSphere
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Using Vsphere for the following purposes:

Centralized management platform for Virtual Machines for multiple departments.
Manages Esxi hosts and vCenter server.
Hosting multiple servers to use them to create Virtual Machines.
Segment-wise VM distribution for different team members.
As a data center backup and disaster recovery.
Also using it as a private cloud infrastructure.

Pros and Cons

Centralized management server to take care of Virtual Machines.
Easy to add and remove a virtual machine.
Detailed workflow for creating new VM(s) and removing older one.

Sometimes IP addresses for VM aren't displayed in the UI panel for VM even though generated.
No progress on stats on VM turning on.
Limited ability to keep maximum capacity for a single VM in VMware vSphere.

Return on Investment

Increased performance.
Reduced intra team dependency for test machines.
Low budget and cost effective.

As a user, I haven't reached out to support ever as the product has always been up with close to no downtime. Few bugs here and there, still exist like IP not available for VM along with other details in VM GUI section and GUI being not user friendly that is nonresponsive web design.

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy VMware vSphere again?

Yes

Usability

Fast rollback feature.
Adding a new VM is easy.
Multiple OS allowed.
A detailed description of VM settings.
Support for Web console and VMware remote console.
Fast as new VM creation process completes in minutes.
Multiple storage category integrations are allowed like datastore, ISO, SSD, etc.
User account creation is quite simple and quick.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited cases :

Small businesses using VMware vSphere essential kits.
Meets demands of high-performance application and memory-intensive databases.
Multiple OS setups allowed

Less optimal scenarios:

When you need a single VM in vSphere to be extremely resource-intensive.
Not suited for large businesses.
No https website inside the VPN for the company.

vSphere one solution to your virtualization problems

Overall Satisfaction with vSphere