Windows Server AppFabric offers significant features including easy usability and understanding, Antivirus and VPN for network access from home, crucial during the pandemic. AppFabric's hosting is highly valuable for workflows. Server migration flexibility is highly regarded. Networking capabilities enable seamless deployment, imaging, and patching without downtime, which benefits multiple systems running identical applications. Providing own computer machines, the feature is essential during deployment, enhancing customer satisfaction with its user-friendliness.
- "The ability to seamlessly deploy, image, and patch without causing downtime is extremely helpful and user-friendly."
- "The product's deployment phase was very easy."
- "The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."
Price and licensing policy present challenges, often appearing costly and confusing due to numerous options. As Windows Server AppFabric is deprecated, there's a lack of new updates or enhancements, with support ending soon, making it unsuitable for many systems. Connectivity issues with cloud services hinder its application potential. Persistent blue screen errors, especially linked to external display use, pose a serious problem, leading to data loss during reboots, which remains concerning for organizations.
- "The most important issue I've found is the blue screen errors, particularly when customers use external displays with a P-type cable."
- "The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
- "Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."
