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reviewer1233822 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Easy and straightforward to install but the price can be better
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is straightforward and easy."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are service providers and therefore we only sell this program to our customers. So we don't use it ourselves. Our customers use it for all kinds of purposes like VDI environments, private clouds, connection to public clouds, office automation purposes and applications running on top of this. They use it to consolidate their environment of servers and it provides them a migration path towards cloud environment or private cloud environments.

    What is most valuable?

    Because I don't use the program myself, I can't answer this.

    What needs improvement?

    Perhaps the pricing can be more competitive.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working on VMware Cloud Foundation for four to five years.

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    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward and easy. It's not so complex that you need to have experience with it.

    What other advice do I have?

    I believe it is a good product and our customers are satisfied with it, so I will rate it a seven out of ten. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Other
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
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    virtuali332868 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Virtualization Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    A stable solution with an easy initial setup and good mission aspects
    Pros and Cons
    • "The mission aspect of the solution is the most valuable feature."
    • "They need to offer more support for Mac."

    What is most valuable?

    The mission aspect of the solution is the most valuable feature.

    What needs improvement?

    Typically, the ABA in comparison to other products needs improvement, but it depends on the customer.

    They need to offer more support for Mac.

    I would like to have IT virtualization options similar to a Raspberry PI, if that's possible.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is very stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I believe the solution is scalable. We haven't had any problems with scalability yet.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I've only used technical support a few times and they usually get back to me within the same day or the next day if it's a difficult issue. However, I haven't used technical support in a few years. I've mostly focused on utilizing more of their professional services for guidance related to configuration examples.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward. Usually there are a few conflicts. You're typically always adapting an old infrastructure.

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

    The pricing is expensive, but you pay for what you get. The price ultimately could be more competitive in my opinion.

    What other advice do I have?

    We use various deployment models; it's dependant on the client. We're a VMware partner.

    I'd rate the solution 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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