Horizon 8 Reviews

The most valuable feature is virtual machine provisioning.

We used to have desktops in our class rooms, and now 30% of our classrooms are on VDI. It is very easy to manage centrally and complaints about PCs in classrooms are less than 5% now.

The pools and virtual machine management console should be improved, as there is no way to group PCs in different pools, etc.

I've used it for one year.

No issues encountered.

There have been a few problems.

No issues encountered.

Customer Service:

It's good.

Technical Support:

I had trouble with tech support one, as the person I was speaking to wasn't good.

No previous solution was in place.

It was a little complex when configuring Active Directory and other server roles.

I implemented it myself.

It is very high, we are planning to introduce to all of our class rooms.

Pricing is high as VMware costs are always high.

No other options were evaluated.

It is a good solution, it is stable.

We are selling this solution, but my position is in IT. I provide technical support to our clients.

Our customers use this solution for virtualization.

We like that VMware is the top competitor in virtualization. Many customers have this technology for virtualization.

It integrates well with other systems.

There are some issues with RAM in the system. There are also some issues with Windows 10, which is running the platform.

Windows 10 has several applications that are available from the Windows Store, and these applications may not work correctly.

We would like to see some of the features that are offered in the highest edition also included in the Standard Edition.

The higher edition has some tools or functions that are called Horizon Smart Policy. It is a very good function that should be included with the standard edition. 

I am certified in this product.

It's a stable solution now. With the latest version, it is very stable. It is now moving to Horizon 8, which has made a lot of changes.

Because it is our job, it is not difficult. We have experience when it comes to implementing Horizon for our customers.

It is important in the beginning that you have some experience or some kind of training.

There are different editions available at different cost points.

I would rate VMware Horizon 7 a nine out of ten.

On-premises

• Horizon-linked clone desktops
• App Volumes
• UEM

With Horizon view, it requires less administration from us and it provides much more flexibility for our users.

Integration of app volumes with Horizon View and integration of App Volumes with UEM would be nice additions.

I've used it for three years.

App volumes introduces longer login times, printer mapping issues (print spooler crashes), and short cut configuration timing issues.

We didn't encounter any issues with stability.

We didn't encounter any issues with scalability.

Customer Service:

Customer service is good.

Technical Support:

Horizon: good. App Volumes and UEM: bad. Their support does not have good knowledge of the product.

We previously used Citrix. VMware is a better integrated solution for virtual desktops.

The initial setup was straightforward, but minimal. It takes time to configure all details. The default configuration should be better.

We are a consultancy partner. We implement it.

We evaluated Citrix XenDesktop.

Always use VMware Horizon Enterprise Suite. It has deep integration with the hypervisor. It is total solution.

It’s easy to maintain with the recompose feature. It makes my job easier, as I can update and break the computers, and then rebuild them immediately.

It's basically setting up our training computers much more easily than before – once a user finishes, we can rebuild them again, and we don’t have to worry about security or viruses.

For what we are using it for, it's been very good. I see a lot of needs, but because our environment is constricted for now it meets our needs. If we can go into a cloud environment, then I see a lot of things I would need.

It's easy to deploy.

Very, very good. Reliable, so far I haven’t had any major issues or breakdowns.

I haven’t dealt with it since the product is so simple to use, and the deployment was not too complex. VMware support in general is very good.

We were using Citrix, and Horizon had better features and was easier to adapt. Our Citrix environment was getting old. Also, tech support was a key to change.

Very simple.

We only looked at VMware.

The embedded features of the solution are valuable.

In the area of automation, there are some improvements needed in the solution.

For an upcoming release, I would like to see more content available. There is not much content on the internet that is easily accessible or on the VMware site itself.

I have been using the solution for five years.

Scalability needs to be improved.

I have used Citrix in the past and it has some benefit that this solution does not have such as a faster deployment.

The setup is a little complex.

They need to work on how the solution is deployed because there are other solutions that are easier. The deployment depends on the use case but it takes 20% - 30% more time than other solutions on the market.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate VMware Horizon View a six out of ten.

View not only makes desktop management, storage, and provisioning easier, but also reduces the cost of management as well as automation of routine and storage duties performed by administrators.View easily allows for recovery of desktop systems in case of a disaster and enables end users to print universally using thin print, connect over the internet, and even create virtual desktop systems dynamically for them.

I had a few challenges when using VMware's View that included support for desktops that are offline and services at the terminal as well as their management. Fortunately, the later versions of view have addressed these issues. This includes the view 3, 5.0 and 5.1 versions.

View allows for remote desktop access on virtual infrastructure through a hardware device known as thin client and you can also keep your desktop offline and synchronize it again afterwards. View has many components that allow for these capabilities and includes Storage Accelerator, which ensures that virtualized shared storage capacities are optimized; USB connectivity that is upgraded improves support for USB devices, view manager, VMware vCentre Server, view client, VMware vSphere meant for desktops, view composer and a view administrator.

I am using VMware Horizon View for desktops.

The solution is secure.

VMware Horizon View can improve by making it easier to use for first-time users. You should learn the whole concept of VMware to be able to use it.

In a future release, VMware Horizon View could add better integration.

I have been using VMware Horizon View for one year.

I have found VMware Horizon View to be stable.

VMware Horizon View is scalable.

The initial setup on the desktops was easy but it was more difficult on the server. You need to check the server for OS, CPU, memory, etc., is not easy.

There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution and it is expensive. 

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate VMware Horizon View a seven out of ten.

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