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The product is very reliable. People prefer VMware because it does not work on networks. It works on FC. It checks the availability of all the hosts using the logical unit number. That is why we recommend the solution to the customers. If the network or module restarts or the cable is disconnected from the host, it does not impact VMware.
VMware is very costly.
I have been using the solution for more than 15 years.
The tool is very stable.
We are a bank. We have approximately 2000 branches in Pakistan and all over the world. Our bank’s production area is working on VMware in Pakistan.
We contact support. We have a corporate portal. The support is very good.
The initial setup is very easy.
The tool is costlier than any hypervisor.
Hyper-V is a free product. Once we install a data center version, Hyper-V is free. I have used many hypervisors like VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, and Oracle VM. All are good products.
Most people do not know why VMware is more stable than Hyper-V. Our clients use Webex after version 6.5. Before, we installed VMware Client and connected to the vCenter server. The vCenter server was connected to the vCenter host. There were a lot of version and service issues with vCenter. Things have been better after we installed Webex.
The cost is very important. We have to buy the latest hardware and licenses. The license is very costly. The vendor might discontinue the perpetual license. The tool will become more costly. Customers will leave VMware and choose Hyper-V. The vendor must rethink the price. We can learn to use the solution through YouTube videos. Beginners can use the tool, but we must learn and better know the product. It is a very good product.
Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
We use the solution for production systems. We use it a lot in the Kubernetes environment. We are investing in microservices and Kubernetes. The tool enables virtualization.
Our whole microservice environment runs on the solution. We have quite a few Windows environments that run on it.
I've never had an issue with the tool. The performance is great. The product runs on Linux. KVM comes in as a standard with Linux. It integrates perfectly with Linux. KVM is written in Linux.
The product must provide better performance monitoring features.
I have been using the solution for four years.
The tool is very stable. Since we provisioned the box, it hasn't been rebooted yet. It has been 1400 days. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.
I've never had any issues with scalability. It doesn't even occur to me. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We have around 1000 users in our organization.
The initial setup is simple. I rate the ease of setup a nine out of ten. If the systems are already virtualized, the deployment takes a few minutes. To deploy the product, we must unload our previous virtual environment and reload the tool. It does the migrating for us.
The solution saves us time and money.
The tool is free.
KVM is similar to products like Acropolis and Nutanix. Nutanix’s virtualizer is based on KVM.
We use another security tool on top of KVM. It checks for encryption. We must go online and find a solution if we have any issues. People who want to use the solution must ensure they have a technical team. We are on our own. We should not use the product if we do not have the infrastructure expertise. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
