Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter vs VMware vSphere comparison

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The compared Dell Technologies and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. Dell Technologies is ranked #9 in VM , and holds a 4.3% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #1 in SVS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 18.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell OpenManage Integration...

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Management Tools (9th)

VMware vSphere

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

461

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Server Virtualization Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Virtualization solutions, they serve different purposes. Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 4.3%, up 3.0% compared to last year.
VMware vSphere, on the other hand, focuses on Server Virtualization Software, holds 18.5% mindshare, up 16.8% since last year.

Virtualization Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter	4.3%
VMware Aria Operations	22.4%
IBM Turbonomic	17.1%
Other	56.2%

Virtualization Management Tools

Server Virtualization Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VMware vSphere	18.5%
Hyper-V	18.0%
Proxmox VE	10.4%
Other	53.1%

Server Virtualization Software

Featured Reviews

Themba Sibiya

Senior Distributed Platform Administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Quick and easy deployment; great recovery

Veeam should work more closely with vCenter. Sometimes the Veeam backup can cause errors that can affect some of operations within the VMware machines. I cannot say whether the bug is with VMware or Veeam, but the companies should work together on this. Also, when something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix. I'm running a banking solution at my company and when there's a problem, I need to be proactive and quick to resolve the problem immediately. Any time I spend on the phone with technical support translates into losses for my company. So, training would be very beneficial. Empower me to use your product efficiently. It would also be nice for long-term customers to receive some sort of recognition in terms of price reduction.

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RajeshK10

Information Technology Architect at Central Bank of India

Reliable virtualization has supported smooth DR drills and efficient resource allocation

VMware vSphere has proven to be robust in nature, and the new features are quite acceptable. The new features in NSX network switching make it more useful in the reliability management of data centers. vMotion has helped my organization's business continuity strategies during our planned DR drill activity. The migration of VMs from DC to DR is quite smooth with respect to the network link. I assess the impact of VMware vSphere's High Availability feature on my infrastructure resilience as effective during DR drill activities and firmware upgrades, which we perform every six months. During those times, we rely on maintenance mode of several servers, and HA works properly. I have nothing to complain about. We have utilized VMware vSphere's Distributed Resource Scheduler effectively. Even though we have over-provisioned the vCPUs, it efficiently manages the CPU cores and memory of the servers intelligently, so I am not experiencing any bottleneck in resource utilization. Distributed Resource Scheduler has affected my resource allocation performance positively, providing a 20 percent advantage over my old hardware.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"My experience with the solution's technical support was perfect. They are so knowledgeable, all of them. They don't take any chances."

"It's easy to use and very user-friendly."

"Virtualised automation is a useful feature."

"The most valuable feature of vSphere 6.7 is the HTML 5; I find it really awesome because it sped up all our daily operations, and it is reliable, stable, and much easier than the previous version."

"The tool makes virtualization easy. It was free, and we could profit from its GUI. It helps to manage VMs easily."

"The most valuable features for us are DRS, VMotion, and, of course, some of the analytics that we were able to define to quantify our workloads and tell us how we are able to make our data center more efficient."

"It gives us the ability to be running over 250+ VMs on five physical hosts and in various flavours of guest OSs."

"We haven't had any difficulties with it at all so far and it's been five years."

"We have absolutely seen a performance boost, in particular with some of our legacy applications."

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Cons

"When something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix."

"When something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix. I'm running a banking solution at my company and when there's a problem, I need to be proactive and quick to resolve the problem immediately."

"For managing many ESXi's at once vCenter is required. when the number of ESXi is smaller, it is not practical to have a vCenter server."

"Generally, the user interface needs to be improved for non-technical people."

"The costs are inflated for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs)."

"OS templates should be readily available, so there is no need to get an OS separately. Only the activation part should be different, which is not presently available due to the need to get the OS from a different location, then create VMs."

"VMware has amped up how frequently they release new versions and that adds instability to a stable environment."

"I do not find it to be simple and efficient to manage. The tools, the interface to manage it, are a pain."

"You need to learn the internals of the system to really customize and reap all benefits."

"The biggest issue with stability is the SSO. That is still an issue as far as integrating it with Active Directory, and any large scale of it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"When comparing the price of VMware solutions to other vendors, such as Nutanix, they are costly."

"Compared with other vendors’ products, the pricing of the license is slightly lower. The annual S&S price is very affordable."

"In the past six months, we have saved around 110TBs of storage, which is almost equivalent to $200,000 USD. That is a huge savings."

"There are some competitive vendors out there who are sticking to the original model that VMware seemed to have, which includes a lot of additional features and functionality in the initial pricing, and I think they are gaining a lot of market share based on the fact that they are keeping their licensing simple. The only argument I have with VMware is that, when I ask about a new solution to our VMware team, I hear comments like, "For a nominal fee we can upgrade your license and you can have that." For the large number of Hypervisors and the scale we have, it's frustrating to hear that I have to go ask for additional money for very small, additional features that I think should be included."

"Licensing fees are not paid yearly, or monthly."

"VMware does provide organizations with discounts. The customer service license fee we got discounts on from the supplier in order for us to get the best out of the license fees. That's our experience. We possibly paid less than our partner company. The partner is only local and not global like our firm."

"VMware is consistently expensive and their pricing arrogance is what will drive us and other customers away."

"The price could always be lower, but I think it's fair."

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it_user234735

Technology Consultant, ASEAN at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

May 10, 2015

Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5

I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…

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Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Small Business	177
Midsize Enterprise	138
Large Enterprise	261

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What is IOMMU?

DEEPEN DHULLA did explain well IOMMU. IOMMU has to be activated at the bios level. It exists on Intel and AMD platforms. It is used a lot inside virtualization platforms like VMware VSphere. It pr...

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Why KVM??? Help please!

We use VMware and KVM. We find that KVM is a lot simpler to use and it provides the virtualization we need for Linux and Windows. For us, VMware does not offer any advantage. Moreover, KVM is free.

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Proxmox vs ESXi/vSphere: What is your experience?

For me the biggest impact is the cost of licensing in the case of VMware despite its overall intuitiveness and ease of handling and management. However, KVM-based Open Source solutions are becoming...

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Comparisons

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Compared 29% of the time

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Nutanix Prism vs Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Compared 13% of the time

Foglight for Virtualization vs Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Compared 7% of the time

Densify vs Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Compared 3% of the time

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Hyper-V vs VMware vSphere

Compared 42% of the time

Oracle VM vs VMware vSphere

Compared 18% of the time

Proxmox VE vs VMware vSphere

Compared 6% of the time

VMware Workstation vs VMware vSphere

Compared 4% of the time

KVM vs VMware vSphere

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter streamlines IT operations, providing centralized management and automation capabilities tailored for VMware environments.

It enables administrators to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure management by offering seamless integration with VMware vCenter. By automating and simplifying administrative tasks, it supports improved operational efficiency in virtualized environments.

What are the valuable features of Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?

Automated Deployment: Streamlines server deployment by integrating directly with VMware vCenter.
Monitoring and Alerting: Provides comprehensive monitoring and alerts for hardware components.
Firmware Updates: Simplifies the process of updating firmware with minimal manual intervention.
Health Status: Offers detailed health status visibility for servers managed through VMware vCenter.

What should users consider in reviews for potential ROI?

Reduced Downtime: Through proactive monitoring, helps minimize system outages.
Operational Efficiency: Automates routine tasks, leading to time savings.
Cost Savings: Lowers overhead by reducing manual management needs.
Enhanced Security: Regular firmware updates help protect against vulnerabilities.

In healthcare, Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter ensures patient data management systems are robust and responsive. The finance sector benefits from stability and security, critical for handling sensitive financial data, while education institutions use it to maintain reliable e-learning platforms.

Dell Technologies

VMware vSphere offers robust virtualization capabilities with features that enhance data center performance and optimize workloads. Centralized management and ease of deployment make it a cost-effective choice for many industries.

VMware vSphere is recognized for its high availability, vMotion, and Distributed Resource Scheduler, essential for efficient server infrastructure management. Users value its virtual machine management, seamless live migration, and strong resource allocation across data centers. Though the web client can be slow, and individual management of multiple ESXi hosts is challenging without central management, vSphere remains popular due to its flexibility and integration capabilities. While fault tolerance and free version features have their limitations, the product supports private clouds and hybrid cloud deployments effectively.

What are the key features of VMware vSphere?

High Availability: Ensures uptime through automatic failover and load balancing.
vMotion: Facilitates live migration without downtime.
Distributed Resource Scheduler: Optimizes workload distribution across servers.
Centralized Management: Simplifies administration tasks through single-pane control.
Resource Allocation: Allocates computing power and memory efficiently.

What benefits and ROI does VMware vSphere offer?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces hardware requirements and energy usage.
Scalability: Easily scales to meet growing business requirements.
Improved Performance: Enhances application performance and reliability.
Flexibility: Supports integration with other technologies for operational agility.
Ease of Management: Simplifies monitoring and administrative efforts.

VMware vSphere is widely used in industries to manage server infrastructure effectively, hosting mission-critical applications like ERP and SQL servers. It supports development, testing, and backup environments, contributing to data center consolidation and cost reduction while enabling private and hybrid cloud setups.

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