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VMware vSphere Foundation pros and cons

Vendor: VMware
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

VMware vSphere Foundation aids in evaluating configurations and alerts users about potential issues.
Key features include licensing, scalability, and user-friendliness.
VMware vSphere ensures high resilience in data centers.
It maintains a ten out of ten quality score even after Broadcom's acquisition.
Notable features are scalability, reliability, and ease of management.

CONS

Accessibility of VMware vSphere Foundation is a primary concern for customers.
Licensing is an area where VMware vSphere Foundation requires improvement.
Management of support cases by VMware has become less efficient compared to before.
Cost efficiency of VMware needs enhancement, particularly in Pakistan, as customers look for affordable options.
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware led to delays and confusion in Brazil and LATAM countries concerning quoting and purchasing.
 

VMware vSphere Foundation Pros review quotes

Sri Hari Gangapuram - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 10, 2024
It helps us see whether our configuration is adequate and prompts us with questions if there are potential issues, asking whether we want to proceed.
reviewer2592888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
VMware vSphere ensures high resilience in the data center.
RC
Dec 27, 2024
One valuable feature of vSphere is the possibility to distribute file systems in a hyperconvergent foundation.
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AN
Nov 29, 2024
vSphere Foundation is valuable due to its scalability, reliability, and ease of management.
reviewer1278771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2024
The most beneficial features of VMware vSphere Foundation for IT infrastructure are its licensing, scalability features, and user-friendliness.
 

VMware vSphere Foundation Cons review quotes

Sri Hari Gangapuram - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 10, 2024
You can have the best product in the world, but if it’s not accessible to customers, it doesn’t matter. That’s my main concern.
reviewer2592888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
Management of support cases is not as efficient as it used to be.
RC
Dec 27, 2024
With the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, there were delays and confusion in Brazil and some LATAM countries involving quoting and purchasing.
Find out what your peers are saying about VMware, oVirt, Virtuozzo and others in Server Virtualization Software. Updated: January 2025.
831,265 professionals have used our research since 2012.
AN
Nov 29, 2024
VMware needs to improve cost efficiency, especially in Pakistan, as customers often seek more affordable solutions.
reviewer1278771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2024
The area where VMware vSphere Foundation has room for improvement is in its licensing.

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