IBM Turbonomic Reviews

The features most valuable are seeing over allocations, being able to automatically make changes, and determining how much new VMs would allocate resources.

Basically if there were issues with our VMs, which account for 95% of our environment, we had to wait until one of the techs would look and react to the issue. We can set up triggers to automatically handle these issues before they get any worse.

Like any software I use, I'm looking for the least amount of clicking needed to get to places. If I need to click 10 different windows to get a report, I'm done with the software. This software is very good with this, but there could always be improvements.

We have been using it for about six to eight months now.

Deployment was very easy but I advise reading the manual.

No issue with stability.

We've had no issues with scalability yet.

Customer service is very good. They are knowledgeable about the product. If they don't have the answer they will get someone who has it.

I have no complaints about tech support.

I did use something else and I was able to get the information I was looking for. If the data I'm looking for is 15 windows away, there's no way I'm using it.

If you are familiar with the VM product you're using, then setup shouldn't be a problem.

We went through in-house. Their knowledge was very good.

Less downtime due to small issues becoming big because we didn't see them. Also, the VMs are running at their optimal performance.

Pricing is a little on the high side but you get what you pay for.

I looked at some others but would like not to put names out there. Just know we though this was the best solution.

This is not a set it and forget product. You will have to look at what is going on and have a plan.

• Automatic placement of workload in multi-node VMware cluster.
• Recommend/perform memory and vCPU configuration to match work load.

Everyone's sizing guess is wrong.

Turbonomics resolves the issue with continuous workload placement and sizing recommendations/actions.

Licensing for clusters with few VMs (i.e. HA focus over consolidation focus).

One year.

No, the integration was cake.

No. Very stable.

No. We use if for seven hosts at two sites.

Excellent. We were able to evaluate and implement with full support.

High.

No. We just guessed and tried to use PerfMon and VMware performance and user feelings to size and place the workload. Bad.

Just install and hook into vCenter and then understand what it is saying.

We did initially work with pinning workloads between types of VMs but now let all swim in the same pool with a Turbonomic lifeguard.

In-house with input from application vendor.

Continuous as the workload placement is automatic as things change.

There was no other solution that actually allowed the execution of its recommendations.

The sophistication of the algorithm is sufficient to not cause imbalance by the execution of balancing. Totally sweet.

It is most applicable with clusters that host large numbers of VMs.

VMware vRealize Operations was reviewed but did not sufficiently automate the process and did not seem to be as sophisticated in its analysis.

This has been a set-it-and-forget-it solution that does a great job but is behind the scenes.

The dashboards are amazing. They give me the ability to show our line of business how their application servers are performing. We also like the automation tool for managing our clusters so they are fully optimized.

The optimization has allowed us to focus our efforts on other areas of our virtual environment.

To be able to drill down into RDMs and get all of the information about each RDM attached to a server.

Four years.

We have never had any issues with deployment or upgrades.

None.

None.

Customer service and support are one of the tops in the industry.

One of the best I have ever dealt with.

None.

Easy and straightforward.

Through a vendor. They took the time to explain everything and show us how to get the ball rolling.

Not sure.

Great value for the money.

VMware Ops Manager.

• Very easy installation.
• Reports back with recommendations and system health within hours of deployment.

Better than DRS to load balance VMs across hosts, allowing us to release 30% more computing resources.

Had issues trying to get Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts attached to Turbonomic. This required more effort as there are some changes to be made on WMI configurations. No way near as straightforward as VMware vSphere.

2 years +

VMware - just make sure your infrastructure allows the Turbonomic application to see all your vCenters.

Hyper-V - I tried to test Turbonomic on Hyper-V in a test environment. This was not at straightforward as attaching to a vCenter. It needs various Windows settings changed. Not sure if this has been fixed/made easier in new versions.

None.

None. We deployed the appliance two years ago and since then have added four more vCenters (200+ VMs) for it to manage and we have not had to change any settings to do this.

The support is very good. Very quick responses if you have a support issue.

By using the Green Circle community, you can get answers to real life questions about customised reports, etc.

Very good.

I used vFoglight previously, but this was mainly a reporting tool. Turbonomic manages your infrastructure for you and assists with future planning/provisioning.

Very simple to deploy the appliance, give it an IP address and then after logging in, attached it to your vCenters....simple!

In-house.

Reasonable costs based on a per socket license model.

vFoglight, Solarwinds Virtual Manager, Cibra.

Easier integration with Hyper-V hosts/clusters would be nice. Not sure if newer versions have been able to improve this.

Reports on recommended right-sizing for VMs.

Getting the numerous VMs properly sized has saved a fair bit in hardware and licensing costs.

The UI needs to be finally and fully moved to pure HTML5 and NOT flash.

They are transitioning the UI to HTML5, but the GA release (as far as I know), is still in flash.

Two years.

No.

No.

No.

An eight out of 10

An eight out of 10

WhatsUp Gold, though it is not really the same thing.

Very straightforward.

In-house.

Seven months

vRealize, Foglight, VeeamOne

VMTurbo is unique in its approach to resource usage tracking and recommendations based on it. There is no other tool I have found that can do what it does the way it does it. Highly recommended.

Automatic Equilibrium using real-world metrics and dynamically balancing workloads while adding new applications into the environment.

It has allowed me to manage over 19 sites with one person after losing two supporting staff members without a negative impact on operations.

I would love more training and certification opportunities.

Over 2 years without issue.

Best deployment of an application I have seen yet. Import OVA, assign basic network resources and use an admin account to find balance in the datacenter.

The OVA provides great tools for backup and import but in operation I have not had a unit fail on me and reboots have resolved most of my operational issues.

None

Excellent. Very involved and positive experience with all members at Turbonomics!

Excellent. Super humble, very helpful.

I felt like a tourist talking to NASA engineers in terms of skill level.

Cost and recurring license costs did not make sense with other solutions when I POC'd solutions in the real-world. Everything else required more people, expertise, or money for less function.

Unit was up and running in 5 minutes. All I needed was basic networking information and admin accounts

In-house.

Compare it to other solutions and you will find that the equilibrium equation is not available with other solutions. I feel this tool is the equivalent of two engineers under me .

The planning and automation capabilities are great. Workload placement and right-sizing recommendations are best in the industry.

We are able to maintain a higher level of performance & efficiency in our virtual environment.

We would like to see Turbonomics dive into JVMs and continue to work with HP in the integration with HP OneView 3.0. This would provide a better overall picture of the physical infrastructure layer.

2 years

No issues. Support has been great in configuring specific requirements in our environment.

No

No

Excellent!

The setup is very straightforward. Deploy the VM from their OVA file and within 30 minutes you're up and running and ready to automate workload placement.

In-house implementation.

We have easily saved tens of thousands of dollars over the last 2 years by enabling right-sizing and automated workload placement.

Load the demo and see the recommendations. You'll be blown away by how over-provisioned your virtual machines are.

Turbonomic keeps our cluster balanced and VMs running optimally. It shows us where in our environment that resources can be recovered as well as when extra is needed.

Monthly reporting is more detailed now and we can see where improvements can be made within the environment.

The ability to automate moving of VMs, Capacity Planning and Reporting have been invaluable to our monthly reporting.

None at the moment.  The product is improving with each release and the new HTML5 interface is great.  Would like to see the ability to move custom dashboards from the old interface to the new as that is not possible right now.

Three to five years.

Product has been very stable and updating works very well.

No issues with scalability as the VM when deployed is provisioned well for your environment.

Customer Service:

Customer Service/Sales I would rate as 10 out of 10. Sales was tremendous in helping me sell the solution to Management for purchasing.

Technical Support:

Technical Support has not been engaged as of yet.

Positive

Other solutions were evaluated during this time, but nothing was being used.

Setup is very straightforward and you have data within hours, not days or weeks.

It was implemented in-house by myself.

ROI will be approximately six months once we receive our license for the full product.

Contact Sales about pricing and licensing as they will work with you on the best solution.

Yes, other solutions were evaluated: vCOPS, Uila, and Opvizor.

The sales team was amazing in helping put together a slide deck for me to sell the solution to Management and also were able to negotiate pricing within our budget to help get us on-board.