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ICT specialist

Dec 2, 2018

It is fast at deploying environments. If you have a deployed environment and lose it, you can't easily deploy it back.

Pros and Cons

"It has helped us with user segmentation and QA."

"If you have a deployed environment and lose it, you can't easily deploy it back with vCloud Director. Because of this reason, we don't have the data protection, disaster recovery, and container features."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it as our QA environment.

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped us with user segmentation and QA.

What is most valuable?

It is fast at deploying environments and good for segmenting users.

What needs improvement?

If you have a deployed environment and lose it, you can't easily deploy it back with vCloud Director. Because of this reason, we don't have the data protection, disaster recovery, and container features.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is okay.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is great.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't used technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What was our ROI?

It enables us to provision new clients more quickly.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I haven't used any alternative solutions.

What other advice do I have?

Go for this solution, but you will need quite a big environment to utilize vCloud Director.

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

Consultor TI with 51-200 employees

Mar 29, 2015

It has easy to deploy machines but is now difficult to implement because VMware no longer offers the product.

What is most valuable?

It has easy to deploy machines.

How has it helped my organization?

A department can deploy a machine easily without using the IT department.

For how long have I used the solution?

I only used it for four months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None in this version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Yes, a lot including, for example, with Chargeback Manager integration.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

8/10.

Technical Support:

5/10 as the VMware support seem very ignorant.

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

No, but in the future, we are planning to install Open Stack as it's simpler.

How was the initial setup?

It has an easy setup by following the documentation.

What about the implementation team?

We used a vendor team who I would rate as 7/10.

What was our ROI?

We couldn't calculate it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, with other colleagues. No implementations being done by us at the moment.

What other advice do I have?

I think VMware has abandoned the product a with vSphere 5.5, vCloud Director is an obsolete solution. As VMware no longer offers the product, it is now difficult to implement.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are a VMware partner.

it_user209226System Administrator at a cloud solution provider with 51-200 employees

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Apr 3, 2015

Hi Eduardo
the focus of this product was realize a full cloud solution (private and public). Now vcloud director is focused only for public cloud (for service provide purpose), because vRealize substitute it in private scenario.
For this reason, in your private scenario you could choose vRealize and Openstack also... please let us know about your possible new experience with them.

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Technical Architect at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Apr 25, 2013

Great product with scalability as the central notion

Valuable Features:

+ Great cloud services platform + A natural extension to the virtualization layer

Room for Improvement:

+ Platform maturity and interoperability required

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it_user2652Project Manager at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

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Oct 13, 2013

What challenges have you faced in its deployment? What kind of storage do you prefer with it?

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Senior Project Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jan 13, 2022

Provides a multi-tenant platform

Pros and Cons

"The deployment is easy."

"It would be nice to see some new features in respect of the GUI."

What is our primary use case?

We have our own hardware. We have built a cloud platform using VMware vCloud Director and resell to customers.

We provide Infrastructure as a Service to our clients.

What is most valuable?

A most valuable feature of the solution is that it provides a multi-tenant platform.

What needs improvement?

It would be nice to see some new features in respect of the GUI.

For how long have I used the solution?

I am currently using vCloud Director.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is at a moderate level.

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

In the past, I evaluated multiple products, such as CloudBolt.

We decided to go with vCloud Director because of its onApp features. Other products are totally different. CloudBolt will be integrated with the VMware vCenter, a license being needed for VMWare, as well.

Another reason we did not go with the alternative is because it is not a multi-tenant platform.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is easy.

What about the implementation team?

The solution can be deployed by a single person, no problem whatsoever.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on our investment.

What other advice do I have?

We are a cloud service provider. We are integrators and provide cloud services using VMware vCloud Director.

I don't have any particular advice for those planning to implement the solution.

I rate vCloud Director as an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

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

Virtualization Counsultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees

May 21, 2013

Best solution for big enterprises

Best solution for big enterprises
Easy to manage
Easy scalability
Easy to Config

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

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