Overall Satisfaction with Hyper-V
We chose Hyper-V to create our virtual infrastructure for our on premise servers. Our current hardware was at end of life and had the opportunity to upgrade to newer hardware and have enough space for more servers.
- Virtual Environment
- Scale-ability
- Ease of use
- None that I have noticed.
- Hardware Costs
- Support Costs
- Future needs
Both products are similar but Hyper-V was included in our licensing with Microsoft.
Hyper-V Feature Ratings
Using Hyper-V
3 - Educational Technology
2 - Virtual infrastructure and server operating systems, imaging and installation.
- Scalability
- Hardware Costs
- Licensing
- We use as designed
- We use as designed.
Evaluating Hyper-V and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
The price is very important, we have a volume license with Microsoft and Hyper-V is included.
Hyper-V Implementation
- Third-party professional services
SRS Technologies
Change management was minimal
Hyper-V Support
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success | Slow Initial Response |
We had issues with the initial deployment and Microsoft support had experience with the issue before and was able to resolve quickly.
Using Hyper-V
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- creating a virtual machine
- adding different OS versions
- Updating virtual machine hardware requirements
- None