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reviewer1600827 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation & Instrumentation Expert at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
highly reliable, stable, and priced well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is its reliability."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use this solution to maintain the existing ESXi that we have.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature of the solution is its reliability.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using this solution for a few months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I have found this solution is stable.

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    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable.

    How are customer service and support?

    We have not had any issues with the service from the technical support team.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation is straightforward.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The price of the solution is affordable. However, there are extra fees for support.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate VMware User Environment Manager an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user320616 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Process Control Network Manager at Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Real User
    We now have full visibility across all our sites from one pane of glass, although I'd like I/O acceleration within VMware instead of having to use a third party.

    What is most valuable?

    Being able to centrally manage our environments from one pane of glass.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Before we virtualized it was stand alone systems, now I can see all ten sites we manage, and manage the systems. If we need to make changes, we can do it with a snapshot. It's much easier than before, plus we now have visibility into everything going on.

    What needs improvement?

    One thing is I'd like to be able to see I/O acceleration within VMware instead of having to use a third party, like VMTurbo.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We haven’t had any issues – its worked really well.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    With virtual environments, we are highly scalable. Before, when we had a physical environment adding a server was a whole process, now we have a base VM, and we just add it, provisioning servers is nothing. Now it takes two to three hours, instead of two to three weeks.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I haven’t had any issues. They're easy to get hold of, and they're able to help with all our issues.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    There was no other solution in place.

    How was the initial setup?

    It was fairly straightforward. It took getting used to the new technology but it wasn’t too difficult.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    System Engineer at Tarch
    Real User
    Top 5Leaderboard
    Provides good scalability, but the initial setup process could be easier
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is a stable product."
    • "The product's initial setup process could be easier."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use VMware Horizon View for its remote access feature.

    What needs improvement?

    The product's initial setup process could be easier.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using VMware Horizon View for a few years now. At present, we are using the latest version.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is a stable product.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have 100 VMware Horizon View users in our organization. It is a scalable product.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is complicated. It takes one week to complete and requires two executives to work on deployment and maintenance.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    It is an expensive product. We purchase its yearly license.

    What other advice do I have?

    I recommend VMware Horizon View to others and rate it a six out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    System engineer at DCA
    Real User
    Top 10
    Best solution on the market
    Pros and Cons
    • "Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments."
    • "The initial setup was complex, and you need system experience to walk through it."

    What is our primary use case?

    Horizon View is primarily used to consolidate networks against potential threats from outside.

    What is most valuable?

    Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been working with VMWare Horizon View for more than three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Horizon View is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Horizon View is scalable.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was complex, and you need system experience to walk through it.

    What other advice do I have?

    Compared to Citrix and Microsoft, I'd recommend Horizon View as the best on the market. I'd rate it eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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    reviewer1738062 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Technical manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Solution for virtualizing workloads and applications; it offers good support, scalability, and stability
    Pros and Cons
    • "Scalable and stable virtualization solution, with good technical support offering timely responses."
    • "Areas for improvement in VMware Horizon 7 would be the logging and the troubleshooting, e.g. they could be made clearer."

    What is our primary use case?

    VMware Horizon 7 virtualizes workloads and applications.

    What needs improvement?

    Areas for improvement in VMware Horizon 7 would be the logging and the troubleshooting, e.g. they could be made clearer.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've  been dealing with VMware Horizon 7 for six years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I'm satisfied with the stability of VMware Horizon 7. Its stability is good enough.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I find the scalability of VMware Horizon 7 good, because you can scale it in any kind of way. You can add more hosts, then you'll have a bigger solution.

    How are customer service and support?

    We have normal issues that appear, then we have to contact support for this product. The support is good, and they respond in a timely fashion.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation process for this product is not as straightforward, but it's also not as complicated.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    We're paying monthly for the license of VMware Horizon 7.

    What other advice do I have?

    I'm an integrator for VMware Horizon 7 and other products, for any project plan.

    I'm satisfied with the performance of this product.

    We have five users of VMware Horizon 7.

    I can recommend this product to people who are looking into using or implementing it.

    My rating for VMware Horizon 7 is eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Systems Architect at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    Easy to maintain, responsive support, straightforward to deploy
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is easy to maintain."
    • "User profiles are something that needs to be improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use this solution for remote users around the country.

    What is most valuable?

    The product as a whole is okay.

    It is easy to maintain.

    What needs improvement?

    User profiles are something that needs to be improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using VMware Horizon View for approximately five years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    So far, the stability has been good and we haven't had any problems.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have a stable environment right now and haven't needed to expand our usage. We have approximately 500 users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Technical support has been responsive.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward, although customization is a little kludgey.

    What about the implementation team?

    We deployed using an in-house team.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    MarcMermuys - PeerSpot reviewer
    ICT System Administrator at College of Europe
    Real User
    Top 10
    Quality desktop and app virtualization product that allows for a centralized environment. Could use more support for master template optimization
    Pros and Cons
    • "I appreciate the ability to have a more centralized environment."
    • "In the next release, I would like to have more support when optimizing the master templates for PDI. There are tools that are available to be used but they are not supported at the moment and are more, "use at your own risk.""

    What is our primary use case?

    We use this solution for virtual servers and virtual desktops. Our whole environment is on VMware combined with Nutanix.

    What is most valuable?

    I appreciate the ability to have a more centralized environment.

    What needs improvement?

    In the next release, I would like to have more support when optimizing the master templates for PDI. There are tools that are available to be used but they are not supported at the moment and are more, "use at your own risk."

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using this solution for more that fifteen years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The performance was lacking a bit in the beginning due to the old infrastructure with SAN and having everything separated. Now that we use this in combination with Nutanix, it is quite stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We are easily able to add another house to the Nutanix farm which would result in more resources for VMware.

    What was our ROI?

    As a result of using VMware, we have to buy less hardware and do not need to replace thin clients.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would advise potential users to create a template to test if the performance is good enough for your client level.

    I rate this solution an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    reviewer1381467 - PeerSpot reviewer
    VMware Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    User friendly with good documentation and easy to configure
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution is very user friendly."
    • "The solution is very expensive."

    What is our primary use case?

    We deploy the solution for our clients.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution is very user friendly. 

    The solution is very fast and easy to configure.

    The solution offers good documentation.

    Our customers maintain that they don't face any issues when using the solution and find it very reliable.

    The product can really cater to specific customer environments.

    What needs improvement?

    Our customers haven't really experienced any issues with the solution. I'm not sure if there are any features that are missing.

    The solution is very expensive.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using VMware for about four years. However, I've only been working with Horizon View for just less than one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability of the solution is great right now. We don't have any complaints about how it's operating for us. We don't experience bugs or glitches. There isn't any crashing or freezing. There might be a minimal report about the disconnection of the agent, however, I would say that it's very minimal.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have about 500 to 700 users on the solution who use it on a daily basis.

    The solution is easy to scale.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I haven't experienced filing anything with technical support. I don't have experience with their services just yet and therefore I can't really speak to the quality of their services. However, in terms of VMware in general, they are quite responsive to issues and resolve out requests in a timely manner.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have a virtual desktop on Azure.

    I did not really switch to Horizon View, but technically speaking, I am also on VDI. I'm not just focusing on the Horizon side. I've tried to explore different VDI solutions, like Azure, just to see what it's like.

    With Horizon, the difference is more on the simplicity of the user experience and the speed and delivery of the application. It's also more convenient because some of the users work from home and can work in any place or use any device. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution isn't complex. It's pretty straightforward, largely due to the fact that there's only one application to deploy. We deployed one connection server and one replica. For the external users, I deployed a Unified Access Gateway (UAG). They have volumes and that's it.

    With no dependency on the firewall, I think I can deploy the solution in one week. That would be the average amount of time it would take.

    At this point, the solution has been running for about 10 months and hasn't required any maintenance whatsoever.

    What about the implementation team?

    For now, I implement the solution on my own after I have read different documentation, which I find helps me deploy everything effectively. 

    I have a team with knowledge of VMware, however, most of the time, I'm the technical lead on the product.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution is costly, however, I would argue that it is worth the money as the product can really cater to unique user requirements.

    What other advice do I have?

    We're partners with VMware.

    I'm using versions ranging from 7.9 to 7.12.

    I'm not very familiar with the cloud setup and am much more comfortable with the on-premises deployment.

    I deployed it to some customers. They needed to use the VDI during the pandemic. I used a setup as a work from home scenario. VDI is our solution for that kind of use case.

    I would advise any organization considering the solution to learn more about the product and how it works before starting anything. It's basically not easy to deploy if you're not familiar with the product. It's important to familiarize yourself with it.

    It's an excellent solution. I'd rate it ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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