Hyper-V vs VMware:

1. Hyper-V vs VMware: NO FUD EDITION Michael Sasse, Jonathan Engstrom MMS Minnesota 2014

2. WHO WE ARE • Michael Sasse • VMware admin and consultant since 2006 • VCP3/4/5, VCAP5-DCA and VCAP5-DCD • MCSA 2012, MCSE Private Cloud • Jonathan Engstrom • VMware admin and consultant since 2003 • VCP2/3/4 • MCSE 2003, MCSA 2012 MMS Minnesota 2014

3. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT • Hypervisor market has more choice • Microsoft upped their game with Hyper-V 2012 and R2 (and vNext!) • VMware continues to lead the feature race, but gap is closing • Microsoft has begun to innovate and add their own unique features MMS Minnesota 2014

4. HOW THEY’RE THE SAME MMS Minnesota 2014 * Requires vCenter or System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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9. $$$ COST $$$ • 8 node cluster • 2 CPU sockets per node, 256GB RAM • 125 mission critical VMs • N+1 node availability • Full “Private Cloud” licensing and support • Hypervisor and Private Cloud ecosphere products MMS Minnesota 2014

10. VMware Cost • VMware solution list price: • 16 vCloud Enterprise licenses = $183,920 • Entire vCloud suite included: vCAC, vRealize (vCOPs, Log Insight, Service Manager, etc.), SRM, vCNS, vSphere Ent Plus • vDP free but feature limited, vDP Advanced costs extra • 1 vCenter Standard license = $4,995 • Not included with vCloud • Production Support Cost per year = $45,984 • Total licensing cost = $183,920 • Total support cost = $45,984 • Still need Windows server licenses on VMs • Personnel cost = $??,??? But probably lower since VMware well known • VMware licensing more straight forward but costly MMS Minnesota 2014

11. Hyper-V and System Center Cost • Microsoft solution list price: • 8 Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter licenses = $49,240 • 8 System Center 2012 R2 Datacenter licenses = $28,856 • Entire System Center suite included: VMM, OM, ORCH, CM, SM, DPM, AppController • Support cost = $???? • Premier Support purchased in $210/hour prepaid blocks • Pay per incident = $259 during 6am-6pm PST, $515 after hours and holidays • Azure Hyper-V Site Recovery Manager = $16 per VM per month • Total licensing cost = $78,096 • Total support cost = $??,??? • Total SRM cost = $2,000 per month • All Windows Server VMs automatically licensed • Personnel cost and training = $??,??? • Cost to migrate from VMware = Time + Outages + Planning = $$$$$$ MMS Minnesota 2014

12. WHAT REALLY MATTERS???? • Each Hypervisor has pros and cons • A lot of FUD is being spread on the internet, both from VMware and Microsoft • Make sure to use what makes sense for YOUR BUSINESS! • Sometimes that means both products! MMS Minnesota 2014

13. WHAT DO MY CLIENTS SAY ABOUT HYPER-V? • Business critical features are the same • HA, Migration, Storage Protocols, MPIO, Replication, etc. • VMware still leads feature race but Hyper-V is catching up • Most businesses don’t use more “advanced” features • Advanced features fall away if not licensed Enterprise Plus • Some are avoided simply to reduce complexity • Hyper-V is innovating and has some unique features, too • Cost alone typically drives VMware shops to consider Hyper-V • Which means…. MMS Minnesota 2014

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15. Hyper-V vs VMware: No FUD Edition Michael Sasse Jonathan Engstrom