Adding a +1 for Proxmox or open source KVM / QEMU Support from this side.
Ill add the following minor problems with Veeam / Hyper-V support.
- Hyper-V MMC can sometimes "block" snapshot / merge operations. Additionally, if a merge fails. it typically requires a hyper-v management service restart or (sometimes more commonly) a restart of the entire box. This isnt great if the client hasnt got this in a failover cluster and needs to shut down their entire operation.
- WMI - Ive seen several WMI related issues recently for the Veeam Management Agent and permissions and Veeam after some upgrades. the addition of 2FA has seemed to exacerbate the issue.
- Adding a +1 for a dependency on a domain controller for cluster operations. - from the security point of view, this is an additional machine that needs to be closely managed / protected. Especially in service provider situations and for large businesses. - ive also seem lots of companies "share" the same DC with their production environment.
For VMWare,
- Cost - im not involved in the cost side of things, but from what i can see, its a significant jump in cost to have the platform in operation.
- Partner Program - The recent changes have seemed to leave a sour taste in everyone's mouth for partners and the future seems unsure.
Regardless of what platform businesses go for, lots of companies will see the recent news and be looking for more options in the next few years.
New Windows machines appear not to have a dependency on the exact same hardware (as much) anymore and moving a system from one platform to another is relatively painless.
Ill add the following minor problems with Veeam / Hyper-V support.
- Hyper-V MMC can sometimes "block" snapshot / merge operations. Additionally, if a merge fails. it typically requires a hyper-v management service restart or (sometimes more commonly) a restart of the entire box. This isnt great if the client hasnt got this in a failover cluster and needs to shut down their entire operation.
- WMI - Ive seen several WMI related issues recently for the Veeam Management Agent and permissions and Veeam after some upgrades. the addition of 2FA has seemed to exacerbate the issue.
- Adding a +1 for a dependency on a domain controller for cluster operations. - from the security point of view, this is an additional machine that needs to be closely managed / protected. Especially in service provider situations and for large businesses. - ive also seem lots of companies "share" the same DC with their production environment.
For VMWare,
- Cost - im not involved in the cost side of things, but from what i can see, its a significant jump in cost to have the platform in operation.
- Partner Program - The recent changes have seemed to leave a sour taste in everyone's mouth for partners and the future seems unsure.
Regardless of what platform businesses go for, lots of companies will see the recent news and be looking for more options in the next few years.
New Windows machines appear not to have a dependency on the exact same hardware (as much) anymore and moving a system from one platform to another is relatively painless.
Statistics: Posted by JustBackupSomething — Mar 02, 2024 5:05 am
