What is VMware Aria Automation?
VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) automates the delivery of IT services, and enables IT to embed automation and policies within blueprints including network and security services, accelerating the delivery of production-ready infrastructure.
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82 Likeliness to Recommend
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93 Plan to Renew
80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+85 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love VMware Aria Automation?
Pros
- Security Protects
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Performance Enhancing
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VMware Aria Automation Reviews
Maneesh G.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2021
Makes testing easy and part of DNA
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates VMware Aria Automation from other similar products?
VMWare Automation has helped automate all our legacy use cases into something that can be run consistently on a regular release cadence.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Easy to incorporate features to add and modify test cases and build in automation controls
What do you dislike most about this product?
other than the license cost which is a bit high there is nothing to not like here
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If your organization needs predictability in its testing outcomes you need to use VMWare Automation
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Feb 2021
To see is to Realize
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Christopher M.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Not for Profit
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2020
Nice for its day, but needs work on modern systems
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates VMware Aria Automation from other similar products?
Since not keeping up to date with modern systems, the only thing really setting it apart is it's price tag.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It will be easy to migrate to another system, with better pricing.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The cost is less and less financially feasible, every year.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I suggest switching to Ubuntu OpenStack. Thats where I'm headed at the end of my contract... maybe before then.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Security Protects
- Unique Features
- Client Friendly Policies
Cons
- Less Efficient Service
- Vendor's Interest First
- Less Generous
