People can work from home and easily share information and effective core features
What is our primary use case?
We use it for file repositories, project sharing with Teams, and most of our business intelligence work. We manage around 30 to 40 projects using these resources, mainly on SharePoint.
We use SharePoint here since we're a public university. We have access to all Microsoft platforms. Also, we use Google for email, but they're restricting access for public universities, so we're mostly migrating to Microsoft.
How has it helped my organization?
It works well and supports remote work. People can work from home and easily share information. The platform is robust enough for our needs.
What is most valuable?
We have research projects where students can connect to computers and remotely monitor long experiments, such as charging and recharging cycles of batteries. They don't need to be physically in the lab, which is a good benefit.
It integrates well with existing security and compliance measures
What needs improvement?
Teams component can be a bit cumbersome to use. It takes some time to get it working as expected, but it's fine once you get used to it.
For how long have I used the solution?
It is used daily in my university.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable enough for our needs and very reliable.
How are customer service and support?
Customer service and support were available whenever we needed them. It was always there. We didn't had any issue.
How would you rate customer service and support?
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. It was easy to set up.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend it. The core features are very effective, especially for running an organization with geographically distributed people.
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Helps to connect with remote workers but needs to improve security
What is our primary use case?
We have a group of users who work remotely for us, as well as others who connect to our computers from various locations.
What is most valuable?
The solution works on Microsoft servers.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services needs to improve its security.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Microsoft Remote Desktop Services' stability a nine 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 80 users.
How are customer service and support?
We don't use technical support from Microsoft. We have outsourced it to another company.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We chose Microsoft because it was cheaper.
How was the initial setup?
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services' deployment is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool's pricing is high in the Slovenian market. I rate it a nine out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Remote Desktop Services a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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What is most valuable?
The solution is user-friendly and has a good user experience.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft should be more compatible with other operating system.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Remote Desktop Services for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft is a stable solution. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Only one user using the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously we used VMware but Microsoft is easy to deploy.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes a few seconds.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a licensing cost.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
An easy-to-install and easy-to-use solution with a high a capacity of RAM
What is our primary use case?
My company uses Microsoft Remote Desktop Services for our company's accounting software, which doesn't have a cloud solution. In our company, we deployed a server with the help of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable feature is that it's a technology that we are familiar with in our company. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services has been around since Windows NT 4 domain, making it a very familiar solution. It was easy to find a lot of clients familiar with the idea of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services since it was not a new concept to them. In general, the solution tends to work well. It is an easy-to-use solution.
What needs improvement?
The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices. In our company, we do our own hosting through a hosting partner since this method offers a much cheaper price. Finding entry-level servers that are limited in the IOPS is frustrating. In our company, we feel quite restricted on the speed that we can get out of the entry-level type of service that we use, making it difficult to sell the solution, especially when clients compare the cloud solution to an on-premises solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Remote Desktop Services for five to six years. I work at an IT support company that resells, implements, and offers support for Microsoft products.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
My company is happy with the stability of the solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think it's a very scalable product. The product's scalability depends on how big our company's clients are, so it is not an area we need to worry about since you can use its gateway server for different servers.
My company works with small and medium-sized businesses using Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support doesn't get covered under Office 365.
My experience with other Microsoft support, apart from Office 365, has not been that fantastic since I remember being quite shocked using the solution.
I haven't used support for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
How was the initial setup?
The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy.
The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services takes around four hours.
The solution is deployed on the cloud and on-premises.
A single technician is involved with the deployment part of the product in our company.
What was our ROI?
In our company, we consider Microsoft Remote Desktop Services as more of an added service than something that generates income for us. We do make a little bit of income with the help of the solution, but most of all, it's just a value-added service that the product provides for our company. Our company won't get rich by selling Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is expensive. My company pays toward the monthly licensing costs of the solution, though we also have the option to opt for perpetual licensing offered by Microsoft. Microsoft licensing models are quite complex, so we tend to use a monthly subscription-based model in our company.
The additional cost, apart from the solution's licensing cost, is related to the technical support a user wants.
What other advice do I have?
Though not a lot, some maintenance is required for the solution. One person can do the maintenance of the solution.
I would tell those planning to use the solution not to underspec the server, especially with IOPS, while keeping in mind that the amount of RAM can be more than expected. I would say that the need for a VPN, owing to security reasons, is important.
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
An exceptionally scalable tool requiring a straightforward setup phase
What is our primary use case?
If any of our clients using the internet are facing an issue, we connect Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and troubleshoot the exact issue.
What is most valuable?
Things can be made easier if someone is not with us or at a long distance since we can connect easily with those people. So, it's easy for us to use such features.
What needs improvement?
There have been some network issues in the solution. So, when we used to connect it, the solution suddenly got disconnected. So the network part needs to be improved. Also, for a long duration, if we share Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, then network issues come up, so I suggest improvements in the aforementioned areas. Also, the pricing could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Remote Desktop Services for one or two months. Also, I am using the solution's latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The network issue is something that causes us to invest longer time duration in connecting, after which it gets disconnected. Hence, I rate the solution's stability nine and a half out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. Around five to ten of our clients are users using the solution. Also, the solution is being used extensively.
I do have plans to increase the usage of the solution. The number of users is increasing. In the last month, we have had two or three potential clients in the pipeline. In the near future, its usage will increase.
How are customer service and support?
I have never contacted technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process was straightforward. The deployment process took around a week.
Deployment steps are followed. For every network deployment, it is necessary to generate a single token. Once this token is generated, payment will be required. Once we obtain the UI connector, it is essential to verify that everything is running smoothly. Only then can it be directly connected, ensuring that the deployment process takes place without any issues.
Regarding the deployment of one server, if done by someone knowledgeable with Microsoft products, then it can be done directly. Else it will take a month since we need time to learn all these things. An engineer looks into a few things.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation can be done in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is expensive. Since things are made to be a bit easier in the solution, the solution's cost is a bit on the higher side.
What other advice do I have?
I will recommend it to others when I think it's quite an easy tool, especially if its implementation is easy. We should also be able to connect and solve our problems through troubleshooting issues remotely. For long-distance purposes, the tool gets quite easier for its users. I will recommend that everyone should use it.
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.