My primary use case is for this solution is for server administrator management. This solution is deployed on-premises.
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling
Best on-premises solution for management
Pros and Cons
- "This is the best solution for management for the server administrator. VMware has been on the market for many years, so they have a lot of solutions. For on-premises, VMware is the best available solution."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
This is the best solution for management for the server administrator. VMware has been on the market for many years, so they have a lot of solutions. For on-premises, VMware is the best available solution.
What needs improvement?
I expect VMware to move to cloud technology soon, so I have no changes to suggest.
For how long have I used the solution?
My company has been using this solution for over ten years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable. Compared to Hyper-V, this solution is a completely stable and independent hypervisor solution. Windows always has a bug, security issues, everything. So Hypervisor tops Hyper-V.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are about 500 to 1,000 people in our organization using vCenter. Our environment contains around 200 servers.
How are customer service and support?
We rarely contact support, but when we do we usually contact the 24-hour support.
How was the initial setup?
I haven't explored anything regarding installation, but I assume it's a straightforward process.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented through an in-house team. We have a team of seven people who are VMware certified engineers to manage the servers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This product is not cheap. I have a yearly license for vCenter and the license is not cheap.
What other advice do I have?
I rate vCenter a ten out of ten and recommend it to anyone who is looking into implementing it. However, if you have less than 10 servers, you don't need to go for the vCenter, you can just use the Hyper-V. It depends on the company staff.
Everything is going to the cloud, so I think this version 6.5 will be the last on-premises version.
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 at a media company with 10,001+ employees
An end-to-end configuration management solution with good user experience
Pros and Cons
- "vCenter has some good user experience, and the initial setup is straightforward."
- "It would be better to integrate this infrastructure with native cloud environments, but we can't do it. We are trying to improve our experience by converting our infrastructure through virtualization on native cloud environments and workloads."
What is our primary use case?
We have some customers in our company, and we deliver the virtual infrastructure throughout the vCenter portal. We get them some resource pools, and they manage the resource pools. In some cases, if you want to have, for example, a resource manager portal, you can use the Cloud Director. But in most cases, we use the vCenter as a resource pool manager. We also use Vcops for operations management, insight manager, and VMware vRealize Log Insight.
What is most valuable?
vCenter has some good user experience, and the initial setup is straightforward.
What needs improvement?
It would be better to integrate this infrastructure with native cloud environments, but we can't do it. We are trying to improve our experience by converting our infrastructure through virtualization on native cloud environments and workloads. It's the most important thing for us. I think that it should be tightly coupled with native cloud environments.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for nearly eight years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are not using these products on a very large scale. For example, we use it for 100 servers and not for 1,000 servers. We are using them in a few clusters based on their CPU types. On this scale, we are satisfied with the products. But we don't know if we want to ramp up to larger scales. We don't know if that is suitable or not.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. It didn't take a long time to deploy this solution.
What about the implementation team?
We used the engineers and assistants. We are training them, and they are doing some VMware courses with some consultants that are experts in these environments. We have an expert consultant that trains the people that work in our environments.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Their licensing costs are high. But I think for the scale that we are using, it's suitable. If you use it on a larger scale with many servers, you have to pay a lot of money for them. I think it's suitable for organizations that don't need expert people that want more money each year or each month because it's a straightforward solution. We prefer to pay for these products that are integrated and straightforward.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We tested OpenStack, but I think it's for more complex environments, and we should pay more money to experts who can maintain this infrastructure.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would give vCenter Configuration Manager an eight.
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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System Administrator medior at FAZI Company
An easy-to-use solution with good performance and cost management
Pros and Cons
- "vCenter Configuration Manager is an easy-to-use solution with good performance and cost management."
- "Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
We used the solution to manage the virtual infrastructure in my previous company.
What is most valuable?
vCenter Configuration Manager is an easy-to-use solution with good performance and cost management.
What needs improvement?
Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper.
I have some servers running on a disaster recovery site, and I need some tools to migrate those servers to my primary data center.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate vCenter Configuration Manager a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
vCenter Configuration Manager is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup was straightforward, and we deployed it in one working day.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate vCenter Configuration Manager ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Manager at sikraft
Reliable, easy to set up, and works well with VMware
Pros and Cons
- "We can scale the solution as needed."
- "Their licensing needs to be improved."
What is most valuable?
The MBRS is very useful.
It's been very stable and reliable.
We can scale the solution as needed.
It is a very easy to set up product.
What needs improvement?
Their licensing needs to be improved. They used to provide business licenses for smaller businesses. I'm not sure if that is the case any longer.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for the last ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is reliable. It is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We can scale the solution as needed. It's not a problem.
How are customer service and support?
I've never dealt with technical support in the past. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are to those that need assistance.
It's not covered. The issue may be the license.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult.
I'd rate the process five out of five in terms of implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing varies. There are different types of licenses you can get, including standard, professional, or professional plus.
I'd rate the cost four out of five in terms of affordability.
What other advice do I have?
For the data center, for a VM user or workflow, it's excellent software. If you want to use Nutanix or the SimpliVity it is good as well.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
System Administrator at Jordan customs
Great installation, high availability and useful technical support
Pros and Cons
- "This solution is good for individual storage."
- "It should be easier to use alternate storage."
What is our primary use case?
This solution is great for individual storage with servers and installing VMware, vSphere, and vCenter.
What needs improvement?
It should be easier to use alternate storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution since 2012, and we use VMware 7 up to 3d. Additionally, we use software installed on our site.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution with high availability, and we have had no problems. We have two engineers using it. Unfortunately, in our cluster, we do not connect to the Internet because our cluster is offline.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is useful. You can also find solutions to problems through VMware articles online. If a problem occurs, we use VMware CLI and have a lot of experience with VMware ESXi. We can solve the problem by opening a VMware ticket and have opened only one to two tickets in the last five years.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
vCenter has a standard license. As a result, VMware is not expensive compared to all hypervisor prices on the market.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a ten out of ten. There are a lot of licenses, ranging from the standard to the enterprise plus with the operation manager.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Head at eSky IT
Performs well, has good virtualization methods, and the technical support is helpful
Pros and Cons
- "vCenter Configuration Manager is a very good product, it works well."
- "The price could be reduced."
What is our primary use case?
We use vCenter Configuration Manager for the Virtualization use case to template our workload on a cluster and use virtualization methods.
What is most valuable?
vCenter Configuration Manager is a very good product, it works well.
What needs improvement?
The price could be reduced.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with vCenter Configuration Manager for five years.
We are using version 7.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
vCenter Configuration Manager is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
vCenter Configuration Manager is a scalable solution.
In our company, we have 100 users.
How are customer service and support?
I have contacted technical support and they are good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have occupation delivery switches. We use Ruckus and Juniper.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
The deployment took two hours.
We require four engineers to maintain this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have a license to cover four hosts.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate vCenter Configuration Manager 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.
Sr. Customer Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Useful automation, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the automated processes."
- "SAP CRM could improve by adding additional automation features."
What is our primary use case?
vCenter Configuration Manager is used for managing multiple hosts, clusters, data centers, and sites.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the automated processes.
What needs improvement?
SAP CRM could improve by adding additional automation features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
vCenter Configuration Manager is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found vCenter Configuration Manager to be scalable.
We have approximately eight clients using the solution.
How are customer service and support?
We have not had any problems with the support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager is easy. It took us approximately one day to complete the implementation.
What about the implementation team?
We do the implementation of vCenter Configuration Manager ourselves. We have two people that handle the support for this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution comes with three-year support. We have to renew the support annually after the three years are up.
What other advice do I have?
I rate vCenter Configuration Manager a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
System support engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Quick and easy to set up and very reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The stability and reliability are great."
- "The solution could provide even more capacity."
What is our primary use case?
vCenter makes it easy to manipulate the clusters between machines so that there is no downtime that we can observe on any machine we host on our VMware.
What is most valuable?
The stability and reliability are great.
The initial setup is quick and easy.
It's a product that can scale.
What needs improvement?
The solution could provide even more capacity.
We'd like to see more integration capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for almost two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has been very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable. It never crashes or freezes.
How are customer service and support?
We've never contacted technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously we dealt with VMware only.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is very simple and straightforward. It is not difficult to get everything up and running.
The initial implementation takes about one hour.
We have two or three people that can handle deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
At this point, we can handle the integration ourselves without the help of an integrator.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a yearly licensing fee.
What other advice do I have?
I do not recall the exact version number we are using.
I would rate the solution at a perfect ten out of ten. I've been very happy with its capabilities.
I would recommend the solution to others. It's quite good.
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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