We use Windows Server for network management.
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A powerful solution for network management
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The product is reliable. It is powerful and we can make a lot of tools to work with it.
What needs improvement?
Windows Server needs to improve stability and pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable. I rate it a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Windows Server is scalable. I rate it a nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical team is knowledgeable and responsive.
How was the initial setup?
Windows Server is easy to deploy. You only need to install the application. The deployment steps typically involve working with virtual environments. We use templates to set up the machines, specifying the number of interfaces, IP addresses, and routing information. After that, we shift to the system, and the process of putting on the applications is relatively fast. You need around 30 technical resources to handle maintenance and deployment.
What was our ROI?
Windows Server is worth its money.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a nine out of ten. We use Windows Server and Red Hat Linux, depending on the application. If the application is designed for Windows, we opt for Windows Server as it is easier to install and deploy.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Scalable platform with an easy setup process
What is our primary use case?
We use Windows Server as a mandatory tool to host applications, specifically for robotics process automation (RPA). It provides an efficient output and allows multiple users to access the same machine simultaneously.
How has it helped my organization?
The product helps us manage user credentials and daily passwords for various applications.
What needs improvement?
We encounter issues related to the product's UI when multiple users access the same machine. Additionally, sometimes it doesn't work while upgrading patches from Microsoft. This particular area needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Windows Server for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable platform. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable platform. We have around 1000 Windows Server machines in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
We communicated with the technical support services for problems related to corrupted computing resources.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. I refer to the documentation available on the internet to understand the implementation. It takes 20 minutes to complete the process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Windows Server has medium pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Windows Server to others and rate it an eight out of ten. I advise using Windows Server or Linux, depending on the specific needs and compatibility of the applications.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Generates a return on investment in terms of stability
What needs improvement?
The platform's user interface needs improvement. Additionally, its price could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Windows Server for 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 15 Windows Server users in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
We receive the technical support services from a local vendor.
What was our ROI?
The platform generates a return on investment in terms of stability.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Windows Server is expensive. We purchase its yearly license.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Windows Server a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Every Microsoft product is scalable, flexible, secure, and available on a certain budget
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in my company for hosting websites. For the many roles my colleagues and I played in the organization, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 were useful.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that every Microsoft product is scalable, flexible, secure, and available on a certain budget.
What needs improvement?
The UI of the product is an area of concern where improvements are needed to make it more user-friendly. Vulnerabilities are an area for Microsoft to look into so that improvements can be made. From a security perspective, sometimes, malware attacks and hackers take advantage of the tool's vulnerabilities. There is a need to have updates in the product to fill in the vulnerability gaps.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have ten to eleven years of experience with Windows Server. I have been using Windows Server since 2013.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Users can increase the hardware or virtual environment and memory, and it is scalable enough to meet the company's requirements.
Everybody in the organization uses the product. The HR department uses the solution for storage purposes and the website hosting from where the internal applications are made available for use within the company. The developers in our company also developed certain applications that can be hosted on Windows Server. In general, the solution has around 500 users in my company.
My company can increase the number of users of the product in the future, especially if we achieve the capability that can allow us to scale up.
How are customer service and support?
My company did not use the support offered by the product since we have a technical expert who handles the server in our company.
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup phase is simple.
For the product's installation phase, you just download the server on Hyper-V or any bare metal hypervisor and install the solution by clicking the next options provided.
The solution was deployed on an on-premises model. The solution can also be used on the cloud services offered by GCP or AWS. In short, the product is deployed on a hybrid cloud model.
If everything is ready and in place, meaning if the prerequisites for the deployment are met within a particular environment, then the installation process takes around an hour to be completed.
What about the implementation team?
The product can be deployed with the help of our company's in-house team.
What was our ROI?
Only if I consider the fact that my company's technical team is capable enough to handle the vulnerabilities can I say that the ROI is good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a need to make payments towards the licensing charges of the product since we used to purchase licenses for consumption in our company. Microsoft used to provide my company with the keys that can be directly put in to activate the server. If I look into the tasks my company does with the product, I would say that the tool is not that expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
There are only two or three options, like Linux or Unix, that can be considered against Windows Server.
What other advice do I have?
My company did not use the support offered by the product since we have a technical expert who handles the server in our company. Every organization uses Windows Server. Most people opt for Windows when it comes to servers since no one can do any work without servers.
The tool is scalable, flexible, easy to use, user-friendly, handy, and easy to maintain, and authentication is good. The product can be integrated with any solution.
I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
User-friendly, resources available online to troubleshoot any issue
What is our primary use case?
It's very user-friendly, not like technical stuff like Linux or Unix. It is very easy to go and use. That's one reason we like it.
What is most valuable?
It's easy to manage core applications and deploy engineers.
Windows engineers are more affordable than Linux or Unix engineers, so that's another advantage. So, the management costs are much lower for the Windows Server.
Plus, troubleshooting is straightforward with readily available online resources, so we don't need to raise tickets or wait for help. We can easily search on Google and find the solution on the search engine.
Windows Server is pretty mature already. They're doing a good job with it.
What needs improvement?
More security features would be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been working with Microsoft Server for about 15 years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's definitely scalable. We have over 9,000 users accessing it regularly.
We use it extensively in my company.
How are customer service and support?
We raise a ticket to Microsoft. We have an enterprise agreement, and our in-house team can also solve most issues.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward. It really doesn't take much time. It took around one to two hours to deploy.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the deployment in-house.
We use both cloud and on-premises deployment models. We start with a server administrator background check, then deploy OS, and finally deliver it to the application servers.
Our technical team has 10 to 12 people, including admins, managers, and engineers.
What was our ROI?
All my business applications run on it. We're very competitive commercially and technically because of it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is not expensive. We have yearly basis licensing.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I'd recommend to make sure you have security checkups before deploying Windows Server. That's the first thing. And you need to consider your licensing options.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
An easy-to-use solution that can be used to host virtual machines
What is our primary use case?
We used Windows Server to host a couple of virtual machines.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Windows Server is that it is intuitive and easy to use.
What needs improvement?
The solution’s stability could be improved. The Windows server image was quite large and took some time to be installed.
For how long have I used the solution?
We used Windows Server for a few months for demonstration purposes.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Windows Server is a stable solution, and I had no issues with its stability.
I rate Windows Server a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 160 users are using Windows Server in our organization.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through an in-house team in two hours. To deploy the solution, we installed the Windows server image on the server.
What other advice do I have?
Three technical staff members are involved in the deployment and maintenance of the solution. I would recommend Windows Server to other users.
Overall, I rate Windows Server a nine out of ten.
Manages applications and helps with enterprise security
What is our primary use case?
We use Windows Server to manage applications.
What is most valuable?
The product helps with enterprise security. It becomes more stable with frequent updates.
What needs improvement?
Windows Server should lower pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product since 2020.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Windows Server's stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. My company has around 1000 users.
How are customer service and support?
The product offers reactive support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
Windows Server's deployment is easy. It takes a few hours to complete.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Easy to install and adapt product with efficient GUI
What is our primary use case?
We use Windows Server to manage Active Directory.
What is most valuable?
The product is easy to use and adapt. It is known for GUI.
What needs improvement?
They could provide a lot of patches for the platform.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Windows Server for 10 to 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I need to ensure patches are updated on time. I rate its stability an eight out of ten. It could be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 400 Windows Server users in our organization. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
It is an easy-to-install product. It requires two engineers to manage the infrastructure and takes three to four hours to complete.
What about the implementation team?
We take help from third-party integrators, consultants, and resellers for implementing the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have purchased Windows Server’s yearly license. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I advise others to ensure updating patches regularly for Windows Server. It is a flexible product. I rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Easy to use, secure, scales well and has helpful responsive support
How has it helped my organization?
Managing active directories and middle directories, including users and accounts, is of utmost importance for organizations.
This entails implementing protective measures, enabling conditional access, and ensuring data security, among other essential aspects.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of this solution are its performance, security, and that it is easy to use.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in terms of pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Windows Server for 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Windows Server a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of Windows Server a nine out of ten.
We have plans to increase our usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What was our ROI?
We have experienced a positive return on investment (ROI).
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost is relatively high.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Windows Server a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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