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Densify pros and cons

Vendor: Densify
4.4 out of 5
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PROS

Densify can significantly reduce operational costs by suggesting optimal resource usage, exemplified by offering the capability to lower rates by 90% with no performance issues.
Densify enhances server density, driving cost reduction effectively across various environments.
Densify aggregates multiple on-premise vCenters and cloud accounts, providing unique and comprehensive visibility across diverse setups.
It offers a solid technological foundation for advancing capacity management beyond traditional methods like Excel.
Automatic rebalancing feature of Densify improves the efficiency of VMware infrastructure significantly.

CONS

Densify's integration offers great data, but it lacks meaningful business attributes for effective operation within Fortune 500 companies.
Integration with service management processes is incomplete, with mechanisms from cloud computing still not implemented.
There is a need for more standard integration with platforms like Remedy and ServiceNow, which should ideally be available out of the box.
Custom reporting expectations, such as insights on storage allocation and network performance, have not been fully realized.
Stability is a primary concern, particularly regarding the normalization of CPU utilization based on entitlement levels.
 

Densify Pros review quotes

it_user718470 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2017
One would be the automatic rebalancing of the environment. That was one feature which helped. With that, we could improve our efficiency of our VMware infrastructure.
it_user707205 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 21, 2017
The tool will come back and tell us that we can operate with 1,000 minutes as an example, save 90% on the contractual rate and not run into any issues.
it_user717258 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 10, 2017
I would say that the initial thing is that it provides us with a technological basis to expand capacity management beyond Excel.
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it_user716895 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2017
The Control Console provides a very easy to read dashboard of "too little/just right/too much" resources both for current data and on a historical or predictive basis.
it_user713802 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2017
The ability to increase server density inside of my environment, which has helped me drive reduction in costs.
it_user739644 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2017
The Densify Control Console, and Environment Status.
it_user713622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2017
Densify's ability to aggregate multiple on-premise vCenters and multiple cloud accounts, gives it a level of visibility not found in many places.
it_user719817 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 16, 2017
The Control Console is an incredible way to give a quick view of current capacity utilization allowing technical people to drill down quickly and allowing business/management people to get a quick overview of the environment.
Amit Kantia - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 1, 2023
The solution's tech support is excellent.
 

Densify Cons review quotes

it_user718470 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2017
Initially we talked about some custom reporting, wherein our customer expected certain reports on a few areas, like how the storage is allocated, how the network performance is doing, and how the network utilization is happening for a virtual machine.
it_user707205 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 21, 2017
In terms of integration, the tool has great data. However, it's not always meaningful because the true business attributes of how most Fortune 500 companies operate are not maintaining in one tool, they're in a school of many tools.
it_user717258 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 10, 2017
It seems that the mechanism for integration is, it goes so far but I think there could be some standard integration to normal remedy service now etc. I think that should be out of the box.
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it_user716895 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2017
Some parts of the interface are rather complex and require a bit of time to navigate, but this has never stopped us as a Densify advisor is readily available to help with our "how to" queries.
it_user713802 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2017
A closer integration to the service management processes.
it_user739644 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2017
Normalization of CPU utilization is required. At present, the data is available based on entitlement level.
it_user713622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2017
Unfortunately the tools and mechanisms which really came to maturity in the cloud, and were not mainstream on-premise, are still not implemented.
Amit Kantia - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 1, 2023
The solution's stability is the primary concern for me.