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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services in the Remote Access category stands at 15.7%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
University
6%
Educational Organization
5%
Retailer
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Construction Company
4%
Insurance Company
3%
Non Profit
3%
Legal Firm
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Media Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Performing Arts
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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Mihai Dinca - PeerSpot user
Information Technology Consultant at Eta2u
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Sep 6, 2022
Easy to use with good availability and reliability

Pros

"The solution is stable and reliable. "

Cons

"We'd like to see more integration with other vendors. "
BHARAT B  SHARMA - PeerSpot user
Director at Shreenathji Solutions
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Jun 6, 2022
Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel

Pros

"You can scale the product."

Cons

"We've had issues with security breaches."
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Mohd Abdul Aziz Shah Sulaiman - PeerSpot user
Assistant General Manager Endpoint Application at Telekom Malaysia
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Aug 11, 2022
Easy to deploy and there are many features available that you can turn on or off depending on your budget

Pros

"The solution is easy to deploy and there are many features available that you can turn on or off depending on your budget."

Cons

"I would like to be able to leverage it on other operating systems."
RobertThompson 1 - PeerSpot user
Information Security Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Aug 25, 2024
Offers familiarity, provides virtual desktops and ease of use

Pros

"It allows employees to log on to corporate resources remotely. "

Cons

"The current process I have to go through to get a Windows 11 VM up and running is difficult. Windows 10 worked a whole lot better than Windows 11."
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Executive Director/ Head of Innovation at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Apr 24, 2024
People can work from home and easily share information and effective core features

Pros

"It's scalable enough for our needs and very reliable."

Cons

"Teams component can be a bit cumbersome to use. It takes some time to get it working as expected."
ArtemPavlenko - PeerSpot user
IT Infrastructure Director at Halyk Bank
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
May 14, 2022
Allows for secure remote work with clipboard blocking capabilities and good reliability

Pros

"The solution is scalable."

Cons

"The training profiles could be better."
PeerSpot user
Head of IT at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Mar 1, 2023
Scales well but reliability could improve

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is that it scales well."

Cons

"The reliability of the solution could improve."
Akos Szirmai - PeerSpot user
Application Development Specialist at Field consulting Ltd.
Verified user of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Apr 25, 2024
Easy to use, enables remote work, and establishes a simple funnel to servers

Pros

"The solution is easy to use."

Cons

"The stability could be improved."