vCenter Orchestrator Reviews

I'm a reseller of this solution. 

I use vCenter if I need to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers. I'm able to manage the VMware environment where all of the VMware machines and multiple ESX are hosted.

There are multiple versions of this solution available. We have more than 100,000 people in my organization. We have over 500 customers. If I look at the landscape, I have more than 300 customers, whose landscape in terms of number of servers is more than 10,000. For the virtualization, at least 60 or 70% is running on VMware.

If I need to do DR, VMware can enable me to use vMotion, which requires use of vCenter. You cannot do vMotion without vCenter. We do a lot of automation, orchestration, and simplification for that purpose.

Many times, customers' licenses are not used because the client is not aware of the features and the product benefits. When somebody is buying a product, they just do a default configuration.

Then, a really qualified person will do an assessment of existing stuff and realize that 60% of products are not well configured, and some licenses are not used. The client will be struggling because the benefit they want to achieve out of these automations isn't achieved to the maximum. 

I think an organization should be in a discovery session to look at what is unused because Microsoft offers a lot of things. If someone has too many unused licenses, why don't they move to the cloud and optimize the cost? Microsoft is proactive to help large customers reduce cost. In the case of vCenter, those initiatives are not there.

We are looking for more consolidation on optimization through VMware. We are dependent on directly working with VMware because the product launch and product knowledge within the companies are limited within the day-to-day operation.

For example, we work with Dell. Dell is selling VMware and other products. Dell has given us dedicated resources in our office. I'm not sure if there's an agreement VMware has done with customers to start giving free consulting, advising, and solution support – at least for large customers – so that the virtual landscape is more optimized and scalable.

When I speak with various other people who have legacy knowledge of VMware on-premises, they are not spending time learning about the products and the enhancements VMware is doing. They don't really have the understanding of how VMware can help to have a virtual firewall, the vCenter on-premises server being moved to the cloud, and the cloud being moved to on-premises. VMware has a product that can enable me to have on-premises storage, replicated to cloud, and then cloud being replicated to on-premises through vCenter.

This becomes very challenging because if I propose anything as the enterprise architect, I cannot have a sign off until my delivery gives a sign off. If they have not experienced this, they're dependent on third parties to do so. These are some of the gaps I see: knowledge, product knowledge, use cases, and pre POC.

I have been using this solution for more than eight years.

It's very scalable depending on the architecture. 

There is absolutely ROI, especially for medium to large customers. Microsoft is much cheaper for smaller clients who don't have large applications because Microsoft Windows license allows them to have multiple extensions running on the hardware or hyperware they're using. When it comes to the large environment and multiple data centers, vCenter is unbeatable in terms of virtualization benefits to customers.

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

VMware has been doing a lot of investment and acquisition in all the possible domains in terms of securities, etc. It's not a 10 because of the lack of imparting knowledge to customers.

For a new customer, I always say that whatever environment you have, you should have an understanding with VMware to have free advising and consulting so that you'll have the right products. With a third party vendor, they try to make a maximum sale and include products that are sometimes not required.

Since we have a data center, we use vCenter Orchestrator for process automation.

vCenter Orchestrator is very integrated with VMware. Because of the central management, the scripting engine and workflow engine are integrated with VMware without any burden to integrate different products.

The response time of vCenter Orchestrator's support could be improved. You're good when you get a knowledgeable person who knows things, but their response time is slow.

I have been working with vCenter Orchestrator for four or five years.

I rate vCenter Orchestrator a nine out of ten for stability.

I rate vCenter Orchestrator a nine out of ten for scalability. Around 10 people use the solution in our organization.

vCenter Orchestrator technical support is not bad, but they have to improve their response time.

Neutral

I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

Since we have a big environment, vCenter Orchestrator's deployment took a few days. Three people were involved in the solution's deployment.

vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution. I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten for pricing.

I use the latest version of vCenter Orchestrator.

I would recommend vCenter Orchestrator to other users. You have to understand beforehand what kind of processes you want to orchestrate and automate with it. If you think about what you'll do with it before you install it, you'll have a better view of how to implement it in the best way.

Overall, I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten.

I primarily use vCenter Orchestrator to automate workflows.

vCenter Orchestrator's best features are the workflows, integration with third-party applications, and the workflow library.

vCenter Orchestrator's debugging capacity could be improved. In the next release, vCenter Orchestrator should include self-healing capabilities and clustering.

I've been using vCenter Orchestrator for four to five years.

I would rate vCenter Orchestrator's stability eight out of ten.

vCenter Orchestrator's scalability is good - I would rate it eight out of ten.

vCenter Orchestrator's technical support is very helpful and responsive

The initial setup was quite easy and took a couple of minutes.

vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable. However, there are no additional costs. I would rate its pricing as six out of ten.

I would recommend vCenter Orchestrator to other users and rate it eight out of ten.

I used vCenter Orchestrator for our servers, such as database, Active Directory, and antivirus servers. Our internal servers have approximately five hosts and we are hosting approximately 19 servers on them.

I have been using the vCenter Orchestrator for approximately 10 years.

vCenter Orchestrator is very reliable and stable.

The scalability of the vCenter Orchestrator is not easy to do because it is depending on the hardware that is used. You cannot scale the solution easily.

We have approximately 150 people in my organization using this solution. Our company is a law firm, people from multiple roles are using it, such as administrative lawyers, attorneys, IT, sales, HR, and accounting. All departments are using the solution because all our servers are deployed using VMware. We don't have any standalone service. The solution is widely used in our company and we have plans to expand.

I have used the support a couple of times in the online communities. I have not used professional support from VMware.

I have used Hyper-V previously.

I did not do the initial setup. However, it was complex at the beginning.

The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution.

I am looking to expand our operation. However, approximately two years ago  I was searching for a flexible solution and I came to the hyper-converged solution. I was doing some comparisons, but as it was very expensive to replace our current environment. I'm searching for a solution to somehow expand our environment or do another environment parallel to our current one.

I would advise others to try solutions, such as Hyper-V. I have tried it in a test environment and I think it is very promising and it is easy to use. However, VMware is very powerful, stable, and very reliable, but I advise them to try  Hyper-V and VMware.

I rate vCenter Orchestrator a nine out of ten.

The solution is being used for its logs. 

The storage motion is a good feature. It is a very good tool. 

A feature to review and setup tasks should be added. 

I have been using vCenter Orchestrator since 2020. 

It is a stable Solution. I rate the solution eight out of ten. 

It is a scalable solution. There are less than ten users using the solution. I rate the scalability an eight out of ten. 

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes some few hours.  I rate the setup a nine out of ten.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

I like the tool's DNS feature. 

The solution's price could be cheaper. 

I have been using the solution for two years. 

The product is stable. 

vCenter Orchestrator is scalable. The server is located in four to five locations. 

vCenter Orchestrator's setup is very straightforward. If the setup is small, it can be completed in two days. 

I would rate vCenter Orchestrator a nine out of ten. 

vCenter gives overall control of virtual methods.

The solution is user-friendly and easy to deploy.

The licensing cost could be reduced, it's quite expensive. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The customer support is very friendly and helpful. 

The initial setup is straightforward and took a few hours. We used a consultant for the deployment and it required one engineer. 

This is a good solution and from a performance perspective I rate it 10 out of 10. 

We are using the solution for multiple companies. 

There are a lot of features in VMware that are very useful, actually. 

The initial setup is not very complex. 

It is stable and reliable. 

We can scale the solution. 

In the last few months, I've heard rumors that ransomware has been gaining the ability to attack VMware, which has us worried. 

The cost of the solution is high.

I've been using the solution for five or six years. 

The solution has been quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. 

We've had customers with up to 7,000 employees. 

The solution scales well. It's not a problem to expand it. 

I'm just doing implementations for my customers, not my company. I'm not sure if my customers have plans to increase usage. 

I've only used technical support two or three times. They have very good support and we are quite satisfied with the level of support we offer. 

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward and simple. It's not difficult. How long it takes to deploy depends on the number of hosts on vCenter. It might take one to two hours. 

Sometimes a customer requires a more complex setup, and that can take a few days.

We are able to handle the initial setup in-house. We did not need any outside help from integrators or consultants. 

There are multiple licenses available so customers can choose what makes sense based on their needs. 

The pricing could be a bit less between the pandemic and the war. It's also expensive as it is in dollars, which is higher than a lot of other currencies. Lowering the price would encourage more customers to sign on.

I am an integrator.

I'm using multiple versions, including versions five, six, and seven.

It's a perfect solution. I'd rate it eight out of ten. I'm worried about the potential for being targeted by this new ransomware.