VMware vSphere Reviews

1) Easier way of segmenting the resources. 2) Host profiles - Template to build hosts in minutes. 3) Performance and Graphs - Easy to monitor the hosts 4) Vmotion - In essence, this technique helps you to move a live server between hosts without any downtime. 5) Robust Management Tools 6) Cost saving 7) Advanced memory management - The memory unused in the hosts can be reclaimed and used effectively. 8) High availability

The major disadvantage that i can think off is that we have to pay for all the features to be available. Virtualization has made datacentre operations easier. As a sysadmin, managing multiple hosts is more simpler and flexible with the vmware ESXi. Running multiple hosts, operating systems on a single host makes it more efficient and saves costs. ESXi also allows you to pool the resources of several machines effectively, thereby helping to run the application smoothly without hassles.

This gives the technology lovers an opportunity to do all the things they want or need to do at the same time.

- Free - Easy to install and configure - Very low overhead - Great management features - Enterprise Ready

- Free version limits server memory to 32GB - No central management of other ESXi servers, each one needs to be logged-in individually if you have multiple servers.My experience with VMware EXSi is that it's the fastest Virtualization platform out there. This is basically because of the very good architectural design of the underlying hypervisor, which consumes a very small amount of resource overhead and provides a rich set of features that are enterprise grade. The free version really has a great feature set plus a management software that you can use to manage individual server instances.

The downside to the free version is that you can only use it on a server with a maximum of 32GB memory. Also, you cannot manage multiple ESXi instances with the management client. You have to log-in individually to each server running the free version of EXSi. These limitations are surely a setback considering other competing products do not have these limitations and even offer features which are only available in paid versions of VMware.

We are using the latest version.

We use it for virtual machines. It is a platform which can be used to provide infrastructure for virtualization.

The solution could be more stable.

We have been using VMware vSphere for more than five years.

While the solution is stable, it would be nice if it were more so. 

The solution is scalable. 

We have plans to increase our usage. 

I have not had occasion to contact technical support. 

We used a virtual machine prior to the solution. 

As the the solution is cloud-based, it is easy to install. 

The installation took, perhaps, four days. 

Installation can be done on one's own. 

The solution comes with a yearly subscription license. 

The solution is cloud-based. 

There are around four people using the solution in our organization.

I rate VMware vSphere as a seven out of ten. 

The two features we've found most valuable are vSphere's reliability and stability.

Primarily, we've been able to save on energy costs. It also gives us easier migrations when upgrading infrastructure.

We had some stability issues, though they were due to bad hardware and not software.

I've used it for four years.

We've encountered no issues with deployment.

The problems with stability were due to hardware problems, never software.

We haven't had any issues with scalability.

Customer Service:

8/10

Technical Support:

9/10

We started with VMware, so we never used a different virtualization solution.

The initial setup was nothing but easy. The system was running in just a few minutes.

We implemented it in-house.

We advise in general that the Essentials Plus pack is the best option for the majority of our customers.

No other options were looked at.

Nothing to be afraid of. Everything about vSphere is advantageous.

Greatly consolidated my server infrastructure; DR/BCP friendly

Hard to justify annual maintenance vs. HyperV

We use most of the VMware products primarily in server virtualization.

VMware vSphere has plenty of features.

I have been using VMware vSphere for approximately 20 years.

The scalability of the solution is excellent.

The customer service that VMware provides is good quality.

The installation is simple.

The price of the solution could be cheaper compared to others.

Though this is an expensive solution it has great functionality, do not try and go too cheap or it will end up costing you more in the long run.

 I rate VMware vSphere a nine out of ten.

• High Availability
• vMotion
• Storage vMotion

One particular example is the ability to work less on weekends because of the possibility to patch during normal working hours.

The pricing.

I've used it since 2006.

We have not had any issue with deployment over the years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Customer Service:

8/10

Technical Support:

9/10

We didn't use a previous solution to prior to vSphere.

It was very straightforward, no problem occurred at the set up stage,

It was all done in-house.

No other products were considered.

It's a simple to use solution, and along with fast implementation, you can install it and run it, so have fun.

We use it in the data centers of our customers for server consolidation and new deployments.

The ease of movement of these machines is the most valuable. It is very easy to move these machines between physical hosts. The fast deployment of services is another valuable feature.

Its price can be better. It is very expensive.

I have been using this solution for ten years.

It is very scalable. It is great in terms of scalability. We have 50 to 60 users in our organization.

Their technical support is great. I would rate them a ten out of ten.

In general terms, it is easy to deploy, but it depends on the size of the project. The deployment duration varies. A basic deployment doesn't take more than one hour.

It is expensive.

I would advise others to go ahead with this solution. It is a very functional product. Only its price needs improvement.

I would rate VMware vSphere an eight out of ten. 

On-premises