The primary use case for vSphere depends on the center. This solution can be implemented both on-premises and on the cloud.
Scrum Master - Digital Marketing at Vodafone
Good modularity and maturity updates
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of vSphere is its modularity, and I also like the maturity updates, as it's available everywhere and almost all the data centers are using it."
- "vSphere could perhaps be improved by more integration or better security."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of vSphere is its modularity. I also like the maturity updates. It's available everywhere and almost all the data centers are using it.
What needs improvement?
vSphere could perhaps be improved by more integration or better security. If there is ever something that could be improved, I am open to looking into it and proposing the improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I'm a Solution Designer, not a user, but I have been working with vSphere products for over ten years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I don't have experience with VMware support.
How was the initial setup?
I didn't personally install this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My customers pay for a license to use vSphere. In Egypt, the license is yearly, and we buy three years.
What other advice do I have?
I rate vSphere a nine out of ten. I have a lot of customers using vSphere. I recommend this product for those who are looking into implementing it, but it depends on their needs. There are other similar products I can propose too.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Administrator at Herzliya
User friendly, scalable, and good performance
Pros and Cons
- "VMware vSphere is user-friendly and simple."
- "The solution could improve by having more integration."
What is our primary use case?
We use VMware vSphere to deploy servers.
What is most valuable?
VMware vSphere is user-friendly and simple.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having more integration.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSphere for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable and has good performance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is scalable.
I have approximately 1,000 users using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technology has been fine.
What about the implementation team?
We have a two-person technical team consisting of a technician and a security administrator.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate VMware vSphere a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Virtualization Solutions Specialist at datec
Works perfectly and provides complete enterprise direction
Pros and Cons
- "The enterprise direction is very complete and the data center provides almost everything you need."
- "Sentencing has changed a lot."
What is our primary use case?
My primary use case is defense hyper combat fan solutions.
What is most valuable?
The features I've found most valuable are that the enterprise direction is very complete and the data center provides almost everything you need.
What needs improvement?
One issue with the product is that the sentencing has changed a lot.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about a year.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this product as nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager of Solutions and Support at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Good virtualization performance, reliable, scales well, and has responsive technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are the virtualization and the performance on the virtualization platform."
- "Virtualization fulfills the requirements very well."
- "Both the price and the licensing fee are expensive, especially for our clients with a smaller workload."
What is our primary use case?
VMware vSphere is primarily used for server virtualization and automation.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are the virtualization and the performance on the virtualization platform.
What needs improvement?
Both the price and the licensing fee are expensive, especially for our clients with a smaller workload.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with VMware vSphere for 14 years.
We have versions ranging from ESX 3.0 to the most recent one.
We have clients who use various deployment methods, including cloud, hybrid, and on-premises.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is a reliable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is easy to scale.
We scale with VMware vSphere as well as vSAN.
We have customers with hundreds of servers running on vSphere.
How are customer service and support?
We have contacted technical support many times.
Technical support is responsive. I would rate them an eight or nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are system integrators. We use a wide range of hardware and products.
On a daily basis, we work with servers, virtualization, VMware, and EMC storage boxes, as well as pure storage.
Our clients have tried Hyper-V as well and other solutions, but the consistency is better and there are fewer issues with the vSphere interface.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex.
It may be complex for the users, but not for the IT person; it is not a problem, and at all difficult
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing and pricing need to be improved.
The price is not an issue for our mid-sized or large-sized customers, but it can be expensive for our smaller customers.
What other advice do I have?
Virtualization fulfills the requirements very well.
I would rate VMware vSphere a 10 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Principal Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reliable, scales well, and is easy to install
Pros and Cons
- "VMware vSphere is a very stable product."
- "VMware vSphere could be more secure and well-known to everyone."
What is our primary use case?
Except for the Oracle Database, our environment is run on VMware vSphere. We also use this solution for connection tests.
What needs improvement?
VMware vSphere could be more secure and well-known to everyone.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with VMware vSphere for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is a very stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution.
We have ten users in our organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have some experience with Hyper-V and KVM.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay our licensing fees on a yearly basis.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I would rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Administrator at self-employed
Useful management tools, scalable, and stable
Pros and Cons
- "VMware vSphere has useful tools for management and support."
- "The scalability of VMware vSphere has been very good for what we use it for."
- "We have had some problems setting up the monitoring with vSphere. The process could be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
We are using VMware vSphere for our internal management systems. Additionally, we are running the Acronis backup solution, which is partly running on vSphere.
What is most valuable?
VMware vSphere has useful tools for management and support.
What needs improvement?
We have had some problems setting up the monitoring with vSphere. The process could be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSphere for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of VMware vSphere has been very good for what we use it for.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the technical support personally but my colleagues have and it has been satisfactory.
What other advice do I have?
I rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Software and Systems Engineer at SAMU.IT
Reliable, scalable, with good support and high availability
Pros and Cons
- "This solution's most valuable feature is its High Availability."
- "The support is good, but it's slow."
- "The only concern I have with VMware vSphere is that the level of support is inadequate."
What is our primary use case?
We are an IT company and VMware partners.
VMware vSphere is used for virtualization in all situations and for all businesses.
What is most valuable?
This solution's most valuable feature is its High Availability.
What needs improvement?
The only concern I have with VMware vSphere is that the level of support is inadequate. It's not very fast. The support is good, but it's slow.
When we need help, we require someone to answer the phone quickly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been selling VMware vSphere since it was launched.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have no issues with the stability of VMware vSphere. It is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good but not very fast.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have customers who use Sangfor, as well as customers with VMware.
vSphere is used by all VMware customers.
How was the initial setup?
A small infrastructure installation can take up to eight hours.
The teams are always the same. We have five technicians, three of whom specialize in networking and virtualization, and one who is a management engineer.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our customers have the option of paying the licensing fee when they purchase the solution or renting it from us.
If a customer chooses to rent the solution, the customer pays us and we purchase the solution.
What other advice do I have?
The vSphere serves as the system's control center for managing virtual machines (VMs). VMware vSphere is present in all installations.
Our solutions are all deployed on-premises.
As a company, we advise, supply, and install products for our clients. We provide two solutions, one of which is Sangfor and the other is VMware.
As a reseller of vSphere, I would recommend this solution to anyone who is interested in using it.
I would rate VMware vSphere an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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IT Operations Support at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Stable, simple to scale, simple to operate, and has helpful support
Pros and Cons
- "The virtualization this solution offers is very complete for the infrastructure."
- "The support for the latest version could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use VMware vSphere on our main computer systems and we are using the Center Configuration Manager from VMware for the solution as well as vCenter for replication.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the tech manager from the utilization.
The virtualization this solution offers is very complete for the infrastructure. It meets our requirements and our needs.
It is very easy to operate.
What needs improvement?
The support for the latest version could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with VMware vSphere for ten years.
We began with version 4.0 and are now working with the most recent version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support from VMware is very comprehensive and helpful.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use several solutions such as Microsoft Azure, Oracle, and we use VMware for our infrastructure.
We also have another solution for disaster recovery.
We used Microsoft Azure for testing with the model phone credit. It was for testing only.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In my opinion, the price is not cheap, nor it is expensive. It's average.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Currently, we are starting on study for implementing the software design network, and I am evaluating options because I want to know the latest information about the products.
We are also evaluating NSX to implement it in the future.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
Systems analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy configuration, with easy installing that is scalable and stable
Pros and Cons
- "The interface is good."
- "The interface is good, and it is easy to configure."
- "I would like to see VDP and other features included to back up the VMs in a native manner."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for Datacenter consolidation and it is the infrastructure of our servers.
What is most valuable?
The interface is good.
It is easy to configure.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see VDP and other features included to back up the VMs in a native manner.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSphere for ten years.
We are working with VMware vSphere 6.5.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSphere is stable enough, but we have some issues with the storage vendor.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution. We don't have any issues with the scalability of VMware vSphere.
We have 5,000 users in our organization.
Before we consider increasing the usage, we have to consolidate Windows Datacenter by applying an HCI infrastructure.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am a customer of Dell Technologies as well as VMware.
Other products we work with are VDI, VMware Horizon Server, and vSphere with Operations Management.
I have been using Horizon for eight years. We are using version 7.
It has 100 user licenses, that are deployed on-premises.
I feel that Horizon is more flexible in increasing the number of desktop and network profiles.
I would rate Horizon a seven out of ten.
There are ways to implement VDI in the organization other than the VMware Horizon.
How was the initial setup?
In most cases, the initial setup is simple.
It took two months to deploy this solution.
We have a team of two or three to deploy this solution.
What about the implementation team?
We had help from resellers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We don't have an active subscription. We have a prepaid or permanent license.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We have been researching vSAN and hyper-converged features.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate VMware vSphere an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Scalable and easy to set up with good stability
Pros and Cons
- "The installation process is very straightforward."
- "We haven't had any issues with stability."
- "The solution should offer more integration capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the product for server virtualization. We have multiple VMs for different environments for our business needs.
What is most valuable?
The solution is scalable.
We haven't had any issues with stability.
The installation process is very straightforward.
What needs improvement?
The solution should offer more integration capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for four or five years at this point.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution seems to be stable. We haven't had any issues. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
You can scale the solution very well if you need to. It's not a problem at all.
How are customer service and technical support?
As I am not directly involved with the product, I've never had to reach out to technical support to troubleshoot any issues. Therefore, I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are.
How was the initial setup?
We have found the solution to be straightforward. It's pretty simple and not overly complex.
A different team handled the setup and deployment. I can't say exactly how long it took to get everything up and running.
We have some engineers that can handle the deployment and maintenance aspects of the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
While I'm sure we are paying some sort of licensing fee, I cannot speak to any exact details. That's handled by management and is not something that I have to deal with directly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am not familiar with the company looking at or evaluating other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
We're end-users and customers.
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're currently on. I don't manage that aspect of it.
Overall, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've mostly been very happy with its capabilities.
I would recommend the solution to others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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