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Application administrator at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
The solution is easy to deploy and offers good performance
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's performance is good."
  • "It would be good if the tool's integration improved."

What is our primary use case?

I just use the solution for installation and configuration.

What is most valuable?

The solution's performance is good.

What needs improvement?

It would be good if the tool's integration improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I use Microsoft Virtual Server from time to time.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. If you deploy the solution on the cloud, there is not much work to do. If you deploy it on-premises, you have to maintain it 24/7. The solution takes about ten minutes to deploy, but the time taken depends.

What about the implementation team?

I set up the solution myself, though we sometimes need one to ten people to deploy and maintain the solution, depending on the environment.

What other advice do I have?

The solution is deployed on the cloud but can also be on-premise. I rate Microsoft Virtual Server a ten out of ten and recommend the solution to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior System Engineer at Confiz Solutions
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Stable product with efficient VM security features
Pros and Cons
  • "The product helps us secure VMs from vulnerabilities in our systems like Sentinel. It indicates the threat via email notification."
  • "The platform could provide more integration and stability."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Virtual Server to monitor user behavior on virtual machines. We can view incident reports using it.

What is most valuable?

The product helps us secure VMs from vulnerabilities in our systems like Sentinel. It indicates the threat via email notification. We are then able to resolve the issues as soon as possible.

What needs improvement?

The platform could provide more integration and stability.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 25 Microsoft Virtual Server users in our organization. We might increase the number of users to 40 in the current year, 2023. It is a scalable product.

How are customer service and support?

I initially contacted Microsoft Virtual Server’s support team as we were in a learning phase. They were very cooperative and provided support on time.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked with AWS services in virtual environments. It is very costly, and technical support services are difficult to find compared to Microsoft Virtual Server in our region. At the same time, Microsoft provides technical support on email and calls according to requirements.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup process is complicated compared to open-source solutions like Linux, which also provides a secure environment. We deploy the product on-premise and on the cloud.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Microsoft Virtual Server an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Nishant Ambast - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
The tool's integration with Microsoft products are good
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool's most valuable feature is its workload. Its integration with Microsoft products is good."
  • "Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its patching. It should offer us a review before updates. The solution should also improve its pricing."

What is most valuable?

The tool's most valuable feature is its workload. Its integration with Microsoft products is good. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its patching. It should offer us a review before updates. The solution should also improve its pricing. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Virtual Server is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

The tool's support is prompt. 

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft Virtual Server's deployment is not so complex.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the overall product a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Utpal Baruah - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Essential Utilities Corp.
Real User
Useful in internal business processes and needs improvement in stability
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution for internal business purposes."
  • "Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its stability."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for internal business purposes. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is stable. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its stability. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. 

What about the implementation team?

Microsoft Virtual Server's deployment can be done in-house. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Some of the licensing costs are monthly, and others are yearly. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Virtual Server an eight out of ten. 

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BI GOORE LEA SEMI - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at VERINET
Real User
Top 10
A highly scalable product that improves security and provides flexibility in server management
Pros and Cons
  • "The dashboard is valuable to us."
  • "The product must reduce the cost by 40%."

What is our primary use case?

It is a good solution. If a company must have 100 physical servers, it can virtualize all those servers using Virtual Server. From a hundred physical servers, they can come to four physical servers. We can reduce the consumption.

What is most valuable?

The product helps with server management. It adds value to the business. It improves security and server management and reduces the cost of handling data filters. We can also add space for doing other things. The dashboard is valuable to us. It provides flexibility in the management of multiple servers. The tool provides flexibility in the configuration of different servers.

What needs improvement?

The solution must improve its pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is very stable. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is very, very scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. Our clients are small, medium, and large enterprises. The solution fits any requirement.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy and straightforward. The deployment takes four hours.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product must reduce the cost by 40%.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Microsoft is better than Linux.

What other advice do I have?

People who want to use the product need to make a good assessment of their needs, build the right licensing program, and hire a great team to implement and support the solution. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Student at Inderprastha Engineering College
Real User
Top 5
A scalable tool that serves not only as an emulator but also as a sandbox to test applications
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution...I followed some online tutorials, because of which I did not face any technical issues or the need to contact the solution's technical support."
  • "As certain medium-level complexities are involved in the product's setup process, the product's setup phase can be considered for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

You can use Microsoft Virtual Server as an emulator. You can also set it up over different operating systems or use it as a sandbox to test applications.

What is most valuable?

Based on my use case, I find Microsoft Virtual Server to be useful for Android development.

What needs improvement?

As certain medium-level complexities are involved in the product's setup process, the product's setup phase can be considered for improvement.

In the future releases of the solution, I want the solution to be a more user-friendly UI.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Virtual Server for two weeks.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten since I am not very familiar with the solution presently.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

I followed some online tutorials, because of which I did not face any technical issues or the need to contact the solution's technical support.

How was the initial setup?

Since the initial setup of the product is neither easy nor difficult, I would describe the setup phase to be of an intermediate level.

The solution's deployment process took me an hour to complete.

The solution is deployed on a local system and not on the cloud.

What about the implementation team?

I managed the solution's deployment process.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is no need for me to pay anything towards the solution's licensing costs.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it. Initially, one should only follow the basic steps provided by the solution.

I rate the overall product an eight to nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Le Ban - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Manager & Chief IT Engineer at JVPC
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Has cheap price but needs to improve network performance
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the tool's cheap cost."
  • "Microsoft Virtual Server should improve its network performance."

What is our primary use case?

I use the tool to reset servers. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the tool's cheap cost. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Virtual Server should improve its network performance. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for more than ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Virtual Server is stable. 

What about the implementation team?

We did the deployment in-house. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Virtual Server a seven out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Data Engineer at Berief Food GmbH
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
User-friendly product with good scalability features
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Virtual Server is user-friendly."
  • "The platform’s dashboard features could be better."

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Virtual Server is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

The platform’s dashboard features could be better.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Microsoft Virtual Server’s stability a seven or eight out of ten. Sometimes, we have to restart it while updating firmware every six months.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The platform has good scalability. We have more than 40 servers and 975 clients using it. 

How was the initial setup?

We can refer to many YouTube tutorials for the platform’s setup procedures. It helps our executives from the IT department. It takes ten minutes to complete and requires a team of five executives for the configuration.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is an expensive product.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Virtual Server an eight out of ten. It is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses, as per my experience.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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