#1 most frequent
United States of America
54.0%6,716 installations of 12,430
What is VMware vSphere?
An enterprise workload platform, vSphere is used to improve the performance for a data center. It is used to boost operational efficiency, supercharge workload performance, and accelerate innovation.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Live virtual machine migration
Downtime minimization by migrating live vms between hosts and across clusters
Category average: 7.9
Hypervisor-level security
Hypervisor-level security including antivirus and anti-malware
Category average: 8.4
Virtual machine automated provisioning
Automation of virtual machine provisioning through use of vm templates
Category average: 7.8
Areas for Improvement
Management console
Management console for central administration of vm environment
Category average: 8
Live virtual machine backup
Ability to backup vms without interrupting service
Category average: 8
Who Buys & Uses VMware vSphere
#2 most frequent
Germany
7.0%869 installations of 12,430
#3 most frequent
Canada
5.9%729 installations of 12,430
VMware vSphere the trusted one
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using VMware vSphere for virtualization purposes as we are having limited hardware servers as putting more servers requires extra space and extra power requirements which are very difficult to get in modern era and every organization is looking to save in these two parameters so to solve these issues we opted for VMware vSphere licenses along with vcenter for management of deployed virtual machines in these VMware vSphere.
Pros
- Virtualization
- Operating system compatibility
- Backup options
- VM security
Cons
- Auto provisioning features
- Alerts for space or memory usage
- Extra price of any add on features
- Updates are time consuming
- Gen AI features need to added
Return on Investment
- Saved lot of energy bills
- Saved lot of space requirements
- Less staff is required for monitoring and management of VMs
- VM migration is very easy so time savings
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Nutanix AHV
Other Software Used
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, IFS Applications, HPE 3PAR StoreServ
VMWare vSphere.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use vSphere in the organization to run all our essential and nonessential virtual machines needed to keep the doors open. vSphere keeps all of our Virtual machines organized and all in one window. It allows us to easily connect and manage all of our virtual machines in one single place.
Pros
- VM Snapshots.
- Migrating VMs to other hosts.
- Monitoring.
Cons
- It is always running into problems when updating.
- Extra pricing for extra features.
- More plug-ins are needed.
Return on Investment
- Saved us time on patching.
- Migration management.
- Saved us time when we replaced servers.
Other Software Used
Cisco Secure Access by Duo, Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services, Dell VxRail
vSphere is the Gold Standard
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My organization deploys vSphere in a variety of industries. However, vSphere essentially addresses the same issue within each business. It allows for maximizing computing resources by providing a top tier user computing experience in the most cost effective manner. Rather than continually allocating dollars for hardware refreshes, vSphere provides a central platform that provides the most latest in computing power and efficiency, while being seamless to the end user.This is consistent across all industries and use cases, be it educational, manufacturing, information services, etc.
Pros
- Reduce Hardware Cost
- Increase Computing Capacity and Efficiency
- Reduce Downtime
Cons
- Complexity
- Initial Installation Cost
- Licensing
Return on Investment
- Reduced Hardware Cost
- Reduced Software Cost
- Reduced Maintenance and Support Cost
- Improved End User Experience
Other Software Used
Microsoft Windows, macOS
vSphere review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use vSphere in our organization as the virtualization solution as such: standalone, cluster, and cloud infrastructure servers running using vSphere solution. The Vsphere solution solved all our problems related to scalability and reliability. The vMotion feature in my opinion is the 'best one' where you can easily move your VM between ESXi without restarting the server.
Pros
- Cloud
- Standalone
- Clustering
Cons
- Disk mapping for VCS solution.
- Oracle RAC structure.
- VM backups.
Return on Investment
- Scalability
- Reliability
- Return of investment.
Usability
vSphere the easy way to manage ESXi hosts
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use vSphere to collectively manage our ESXi servers, virtual desktops, and resources tied to our virtual desktop infrastructure. vSphere allows our organization to manage these resources fully without the need to use other applications as well. We have complete oversight of our virtual desktop infrastructure which in turn has allowed us to deliver a solution that benefits the organization and users.
Pros
- Managing machines.
- Snapshots
- Cloning
Cons
- Storage
- Missing desktops.
- Quicker provisioning.
Return on Investment
- Increased business performance.
- Scalablility
- Hardware costs.