IBM Turbonomic Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

System Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Jun 27, 2017

Turbonomic helps us manage our virtual infrastructure with a more automated and hands off approach thanks to the way it proactively looks at issues.

What is most valuable?

Automation And Planning capabilities are most valuable for our company.

How has it helped my organization?

VMTurbo helps us manage our virtual infrastructure with a more automated and hands-off approach, thanks to the way it proactively looks at issues.

What needs improvement?

Email alerts could be more comprehensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for almost two years now.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

None, we haven't had any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

Excellent.

Technical Support:

Excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No we did not.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was very smooth and easy to execute.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented ourselves, with VMTurbo support.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Definitely try this if you have a huge virtual infrastructure, it has become a staple in our environment.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

None.

What other advice do I have?

Definitely try this if you have a huge virtual infrastructure, it has become a staple in our environment. Be very clear about what your needs are to ensure you receive proper licensing.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user689097

Data Center Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Jun 22, 2017

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Automation of keeping resources balanced among the cluster.

What is most valuable?

Load balancing VMs across our cluster.

How has it helped my organization?

Automation of keeping resources balanced among the cluster.

What needs improvement?

NA.

For how long have I used the solution?

Six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Occasionally the server does not load balance properly and needs to be restarted.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

10.

Technical Support:

10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

No.

What about the implementation team?

In-house.

What was our ROI?

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing cost is relatively cost effective.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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it_user188490

Manager, Data Center Operations at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Jan 31, 2015

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Provides a level of automation beyond VMware provided DRS. Easy virtual appliance based implementation.

What is most valuable?

Most valuable features were Capacity management and hardware planning.

How has it helped my organization?

Provides a level of automation beyond VMware provided DRS.

What needs improvement?

Reporting is improving. GUI is ugly.

For how long have I used the solution?

About a year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We did not encounter any issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Great customer service.

Technical Support:

Technical support was great.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes, used vKernel. Product was not being updated after multiple acquisitions.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Through an in-house team.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes. vKernel, vCOPs.

What other advice do I have?

Easy virtual appliance based implementation. No advise needed.

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