VMware Horizon View Reviews

We use VMware Horizon View for its remote access feature.

The product's initial setup process could be easier.

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

It is a stable product.

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

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

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

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

VMware Horizon View is used for virtualization. 

The most valuable features of VMware Horizon View technology is easier to use and is user-friendly with the customers. 

VMware has spent a lot of money to improve its solutions.

VMware Horizon View has worked a lot to improve the solutions. There are some issues in the delivery of the applications, such as network problems. You can lose your connection at times.

I have been using VMware Horizon View for a couple of years.

VMware Horizon View could be more stable.

The scalability of VMware Horizon View is very good.

I have never contacted support.

The initial setup of VMware Horizon View is easy.

My advice to others is if they have a VMware base implementation, it would be very good to use VMware Horizon View. If you want to improve the solution with other technology or other solutions from VMware is a great decision to use.

I rate VMware Horizon View a ten out of ten.

Our customers are using this product on simple data and to access some applications. We are customers of VMware Horizon View. 

The app virtualizing is a great feature. The system developers use it to deliver apps to targeted staff. It basically reduces the server infrastructure resource. The solution provides good functionality.

The initial setup is a little complicated. 

I've been engaged with this solution for almost a year. 

The solution is stable, we've hardly had any problems. 

The solution is scalable and we're planning to scale up to 700 users. I think it will be easy. The infrastructure is hyperconverged so we don't expect any issues. We currently have a license for 300 users. 

Customer support is supplied by the implementer. Problems can generally be solved by a phone call. 

The initial setup is a little bit complex at the start and that's related to the migration of the current users to the client. The setup was a little easier in the latest version. The migration to our 315 clients took a couple of weeks. We have one person dedicated to monitoring the system. 

The licensing costs are quite high, we pay for a bundle. 

Customers need to know their requirements clearly and this will likely create a significant saving when it comes to working out a licensing model. 

I rate this solution 10 out of 10. 

We use VMware Horizon View for remote accessibility of all the legacy apps.

VMware Horizon View is an easy-to-use solution. VMware Horizon View allows us to access and manage any type of client.

The solution’s stability and initial setup could be improved.

I have been using VMware Horizon View for four years.

I rate VMware Horizon View a nine out of ten for stability.

VMware Horizon View is a scalable solution. Around 800 users regularly use the solution in our organization.

VMware Horizon View's technical support is fairly good.

Neutral

We previously used Citrix. We switched to VMware Horizon View because it offered better features.

VMware Horizon View's initial setup is complex and takes several days.

I would recommend an integrator to install VMware Horizon View.

We have seen a return on investment with VMware Horizon View.

VMware Horizon View's licensing cost is not expensive.

You must understand your users before deploying VMware Horizon View.

Overall, I rate VMware Horizon View an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for developer access within the company.

The solution's most valuable aspect is the VDI - the remote virtual desktop interface. We really enjoy using the remote desktop.

The solution can scale.

The product has been quite stable so far. The performance is very good.

The solution is quite expensive. They should work to lower the costs if possible.

The deployment of the product can sometimes be difficult. It would be ideal if the whole process was more simplistic.

There needs to be more documentation. If there was, it might help make the initial setup a bit easier. They need to provide users with more manuals.

The technical support could be more responsive.

I've been using the solution for about five years at this point. It's been a while. We have quite a bit of experience with it internally.

The product is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

The solution scales. A company could expand it if they needed to.

We have about 20 users on the solution currently.

We do not have plans to increase usage at this time.

Technical support could be better. They take too long to respond right now. We aren't quite satisfied with the level of support they provide to our organization.

We did previously use Hyper-V by Microsoft. We had issues with its performance and stability and decided to move to this product instead.

The initial setup is not always straightforward. It can be a bit complex, a bit difficult. We struggle with some aspects of the configuration which slows things down during the implementation. We have two companies and we've found that the configuration has been a real challenge for them.

In general, the deployment took us about two days to complete.

We have three people that handle the deployment and maintenance process.

We used a reseller that assisted us with the implementation. They were quite knowledgeable and it helped to have them during the process.

The solution is pricey. The cost of it is high.

That said, I do not have the full details on the exact cost to our organization.

We did look at a few other options before ultimately settling in with this product. I do not recall all of the names. The stability and the response to backups are what sold us on this product.

We are customers and end-users of the solution.

We're always using the latest version of the solution. For VMware, we're on version 7.7.

I'd recommend the solution. I'd rate it at an eight out of ten overall. For the most part, it's worked well for us and the performance is quite good, however, I'd rank it higher if it had more documentation and manuals that could assist with configuration and the initial deployment.

We are using VMware Horizon View for workstation replacement. We are mostly still in the development stage.

The most valuable feature of this solution has been security.

I have been using VMware Horizon View for approximately one year.

The stability has been good.

Whenever I had to use the technical support from VMware I had a good experience.

The initial setup was not difficult but there is room for improvement.

I rate VMware Horizon View an eight out of ten.

In the past, students had to physically go to labs to access software, but now they can access them from any device anywhere, and don’t have to login via VPN because of the security server part of Horizon.

View Persona, it’s been pushed to the wayside because they acquired UEM, and I’d prefer to use it, but have no budget for it. View Persona has less features than UEM, and it doesn’t seem updated, which makes a difference for standard edition users.

It is stable, but it depends on the use case. For us, we use it to allow students to access their desktops anywhere, at anytime. We just use the standard version, not the full enterprise one. We would like to go enterprise, but don’t the have budget for it. But, the standard version has been stable and addressed by support and updates. No issues that would cause us to turn away.

Recently had issue with the 3D application performance with the release of 6.1, and added VGPU support. All we had to do was add hardware (Nvidia K1 cards).

It's responsive, but a few times we had issues with their tech knowledge and troubleshooting steps. We had to escalate the issue and then it was resolved.

It was complex, and many facets on the networking side sit on top of vSphere, with multiple composer engines, and connection servers.

It loses points becuase I can’t take advantage of enterprise stuff. You should do a POC to make sure it fits the use case, three to four month period, and make sure you involve your networking team.

This solution provides centralized management with a digital platform.

It has improved our business because now we can run applications and it's easier for our students to do their exams.

We learned something new and gained experience regarding single digital platforms including how they work, how it is made into a single platform, and technically how the hybrid conversion works.

The most valuable feature is the graphics facilities.

They have tried to create a solution that is similar to Nutanix Citrix. Nutanix Citrix is the leader with this type of solution, a digital single platform. VMware tried to do the same, it's close but in terms of performance and how they manage a single platform, Nutanix Citrix is much better.

In the next release, the performance, the speed, and the price need to be improved.

I have been using this solution for six months.

There are still many unknowns as we have only been working with this solution for a short time. We don't know the level of support and the servers are new to us, but in the six months that we have been running this solution, we have not run into any problems.

At this early stage, we can't determine whether VMware is able to address any issues or not.

We are still new to this solution and have not run into any issues to be able to access the level of support or response time.

To date, I am doing the support with my team with our limited knowledge.

We haven't created any tickets with VMware technical support to resolve any issues.

So far we have been able to resolve the issues immediately.

Previously we were using Microsoft Terminal Server. 

Microsoft Terminal server did not meet our requirements and we didn't achieve our tasks or what we need in education. The new application now, it's reported to have strong backend, and to have a graphic backend to be able to support new applications, like Photoshop, printers, and video. It has graphics facilities.

Terminal Server does not have these facilities.

The VDI with this solution is now supported and it works for us. The challenge is to have a graphical backend and we get this with VMware, which solves the problem.

The deployment model is on the hybrid cloud.

This solution is expensive.

Nutanix Citrix is the best solution in the world. I have attended a seminar and I like it.

Unfortunately, I am not able to purchase it due to finance. Our recruitment office decided to go with Dell, not Nutanix. If the decision was mine to make I would have gone with Nutanix Citrix, not VMware or Dell VMware.

Area 1 Horizon is a product by VMware. It's centralized management with a digital platform.

I would rate this solution a five out of ten, but to be fair, there have been several improvements to this solution. We can work with this solution. We had issues before, but now they have been resolved. Students can do the lessons that are required and write the exams.
We requested the graphics facilities and now they are available and working fine.

Overall, I would say that we can give them a rating of seven out of ten.