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VMware Aria Operations for Applications pros and cons

Vendor: VMware
3.8 out of 5
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PROS

VMware Aria Operations for Applications provides comprehensive visibility for cloud and private metrics, improving monitoring capabilities.
Users appreciate the quick and straightforward implementation and deployment process.
Querying and alerting features are highly valued for enhancing operational responsiveness.
Integrated with Tanzu, VMware Aria Operations for Applications offers robust support and security features for managing Kubernetes and other open-source container platforms.
VMware support is readily available, with an easy process for ticket creation and assistance.

CONS

Integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs is desired for complete stack management.
Implementation process is lengthy and should be improved.
More prediction capabilities are expected in future versions.
Plug-in data could be made easier for nontechnical users.
Billing model based on consumption lacks predictability and insights.
 

VMware Aria Operations for Applications Pros review quotes

Yves Sandfort - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2022
For us, the ease of deployment in combination with TMZ was the most important part because we don't have to manually deploy a complex monitoring solution. We can more or less do that with the click of a button, and we are not dependent on the developers to provide us with all the necessary features and functions to make that work. We can just deploy it on a workload cluster and monitor at least a good part of the workload. If we want to go into detail, we clearly need to make changes, but for a good part of application monitoring, it gives us good insights.
SysopsMadb8e - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
The most valuable aspects of the solution are its ease of use and its ease of implementation.
Principlba0f - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
The features I find most valuable is the querying and alerting capabilities.
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Nagaraju Kandula - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2022
Tanzu itself, integrated with multiple solutions, bestows support and security upon a container platform, especially when it comes to managing open-source container platforms such as Kubernetes.
Solution5f0c - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
This solution allows me to have true visibility for any metrics when it comes to my cloud, and private.
reviewer2130444 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 16, 2023
VMware comes with a support team, and if you have trouble, you can easily create a ticket, and VMware will help you. Therefore, the best aspect is the support.
it_user1248111 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 12, 2020
No issues with stability.
Aleksei Grishutin - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2022
The solution is great for virtualization and preparing the infrastructure in Tanzu to test products. It's very fast and has good visibility.
SrVirtua5553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
People are very pleased with the implementation.
 

VMware Aria Operations for Applications Cons review quotes

Yves Sandfort - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2022
Its billing model is consumption-based. I understand the consumption-based model, but it is not necessarily easy to estimate and guess how many points or how much we are going to consume on a specific application up until we get to that point. So, for us, it would be helpful to have more insights or predictability into what we can expect from a cost perspective if we are starting to use specific features. This can potentially also drive our consumption a bit more.
SysopsMadb8e - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
They could make it more easy to plug-in data so that a nontechnical person will be able to use it, like accountants or finance people. That way they don't have to ask us.
Principlba0f - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
In the new version, I would love to see more prediction capabilities. It would be great if one could see the alerts get a little more enriched with information and become more human-friendly instead of the technical stuff that they put in there. I think those would be really awesome outcomes to get.
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Nagaraju Kandula - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2022
The main problem I have is that the license cost is very high.
Solution5f0c - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
I would like to see integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs so that you can manage the entire stack.
reviewer2130444 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 16, 2023
The initial setup should be easier and more seamless.
it_user1248111 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 12, 2020
It could use a URL document server. Everything in the market is moving towards automation and everybody's looking for the single click operations as well relational data locality.
Aleksei Grishutin - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2022
The documentation and integration with Kubernetes could be improved.
SrVirtua5553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2019
The implementation is a long process that should be improved.