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Omer
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
GPU in the cloud
We initially brought Workspot on to help with a Satelite office. This gave a small group of users full access to our data and programs without the lag of VPN and remote desktop. The use has expanded however to almost any remote employee to give them access to programs or systems in our network. We have had users work from across the globe on these systems with minimal lag.
PROSHaving the GPU integration was key for us and our workflows. Being able to access our programs and data from anywhere made this a no brainer for moving forward. The power it gave all levels of our employees in both compute and graphics ability was way better than any other VDI we had looked at. Ease of management was another big factor for us. With more options now for machine sizing on the GPU this really is a perfect solution.
CONSAt this point no, I would have said more configuration options around the GPU option but that has been addressed with the latest AMD releases.
Reason for choosing Workspot
The simplicity of the solution. We were talking about cost /hr to run a machine or if we could even make it work. The gpu power worked off the bat we had more memory options and didn't need to set up a bunch of other systems just to get the environment right. It was as simple as we need this many machines, get it connected to our office network and go.
Reasons for switching to Workspot
User experience was key and it wasn't great before. We used Workspot to really give the user the feel of sitting in our head quarters with access from anywhere.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Omer. We've worked hard in tandem with our partners Microsoft and AMD to expand our GPU offerings. Happy to see they are working well for you, and that your team is experiencing the great performance our low-latency cloud workstations provide.
Replied June 2020
Ed
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Workspot in classroom environment
Once we've implemented and installed the application on the designated computers, everything was easy to manage.
PROSWorkspot was fairly easy to implement with the assistance of their technical support including after sales service. This is for someone like me who never had any experience on this application but the way the program was written, it was easy to implement.
CONSThe only challenge with implementing this program was to install it physically in each of our Thin Client computers being used in the classroom. If there was an option to install it remotely without having to to be physically present at the location would be ideal.
Reasons for switching to Workspot
VMWare vSphere was difficult to manage because nobody from our staff was ever trained in the system.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Ed. We are happy to see Workspot in use for education, and that you find Workspot easy to use and maintain.
Replied June 2020
Hector
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Great Cloud VDI Competitor
Not needing to use VPN to access my workstation made Workspot a pleasant experience. The Onboarding Support Team was excellent. The Customer Success Team was always available to assist with on-demand issues. Very Pleased with Workspot Support.
PROSThe ability to access workstation from virtually any device without the need of using a VPN service, has made Workspot a necessary service in our organization.
CONSThe conference calling experience in Workspot could be better. Using conferencing software in Workspot can create an echo to users in the meeting (provided if audio input/output devices derive from built-in Speakers/Mic on host. This is not necessarily a Workspot issue.
Reason for choosing Workspot
Ease of Use. Competitive Pricing., and Azure Integration.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the feedback, Hector. We are pleased you had a great experience with our excellent customer success team. Please reach out to Workspot support at any time if you need further assistance.
Replied June 2020
Ricardo
Civil Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Workspot Review
Fast, easy to manage and most of all easy to setup.
PROSFriendly interface. Makes VDI administration very easy.
CONSLimited capability of templates, depending on the setup. In our case the AMD seems pretty new and its lacking that feature.
Reason for choosing Workspot
We have both but we are mainly focused on Workspot due to being cloud based, better hardware and less maintenance overall.
Vendor Response
Thanks, Ricardo. Our engineering team works hard to build that simplicity. Also we've worked hard in tandem with our partners Microsoft and AMD to expand our GPU offerings, and they can offer great price/performance. You may want to try the AMDs again soon there has been much work done recently with updates to improve stability and performance.
Replied June 2020
Eric
Civil Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
Simple to administer and WOW performance
Workspot has been wonderful to work with. Fast support response. regular check ins, and they are on board in helping us create new ways for us to do business.
PROSThe ability to manage multiple pools and have an entire VDI infrastructure that is so simple to administer is mind-blowing. The cost per user is less than Workspaces or WVD.
CONSNeeded to engage a Microsoft partner to get the infrastructure set up properly. Not simple, but it was fine.
Reason for choosing Workspot
Price, administrative simplicity and support
Reasons for switching to Workspot
18 months ago
Vendor Response
Thanks for the response, Eric. We are happy to hear you're getting great price-performance and that Workspot is having a positive impact on your business. We look forward to working with you on new use cases!
Replied June 2020
Michael
Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Workspot Works
We are moving to Workspot to use as our daily workstations in and out of the office. We can have an almost identical work experience, whether in the office or away. The advantage of being able to access data and applications over a client's wifi for a live demonstration is a big plus. Having the availability to work from anywhere there is an Internet connection has already provided benefits to the company during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. As our company works with government entities and public works, we are considered an essential business, so our offices were still open for employees; but, for those who needed to work from home, we were able to provide a solid solution for them with Workspot. The customer support we have received from Workspot has been outstanding. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] has addressed any question or issue
PROSBeing able to create a new or clone and modify an existing template to apply to machines is a big help. The resulting template can be applied to new or existing machines going forward for the pool. Having the option to create additional machine pools allows us to have specific templates to apply to each pool. Workspot also provides different levels of VMs to allow us to have CAD level workstation and business office level VMs, and some in-between level VMs. This lets us manage the cost by identifying the processing needs for a user and assigning an appropriately sized VM for the job.
CONSThe Azure vnet setup required to integrate into our network was my least favorite part of this installation. Being new to the Azure environment, there is a bit of a learning curve. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], our Customer Success Engineer, worked directly with us to complete the setup and networking pieces.
Reason for choosing Workspot
The other product we had been using worked well for non-demanding work, but using CAD programs was just too much for it to handle well. This was a web-based RDP solution to the user's workstation in the office over the Internet through a secure portal.
Vendor Response
We appreciate your comments, Michael. We are continuing to expand our range of options for both GPU and CPU cloud desktops so you can select the 'perfect pc' for every user wherever they need to work.
Replied June 2020
Ken
Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
A Great Cloud Computing Option
When we decided to look for an option to allow our remote users to work more efficiently we analyzed several solutions and decided on Workspot for several reasons. First, Workspot offered systems that worked well with our high end cad applications as well as systems that were a perfect match for those who just needed to work with office products and other applications. Workspot was able to connect VM's to our cloud based appliance housing our global file share with ease. The support at Workspot is awesome! If we had issues they were very attentive and came through with solutions quickly. We had implemented Workspot before the Pandemic which in the grand scheme benefited us tremendously when everyone was forced to work from home. Overall this is a great product at a fair price from a great company. We highly recommend Workspot.
CONSHonestly there is nothing to say here. We found no dislikes.
Vendor Response
Thanks, Ken, for your feedback. Glad you are finding the right price-performance for all your Workspot users, and that you're able to keep your employees safe and productive!
Replied June 2020
Trenton
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2020
Moving to the cloud
Having this technology integral to our company in dealing with stay at home order across the country which we had zero downtime and zero loss in productivity.
PROSThis was a key part of our migration from on-premise compute and operating to cloud based operations.
CONSThe most frustrating part was simply learning how to use and leverage the Workspots to their full potential.
Reason for choosing Workspot
Dedicated hardware versus a shared hardware pool for Windows RDP.
Vendor Response
We appreciate your feedback, Trenton. We are glad your IT leadership is able to keep employees safe, as well as productive. We are always available to assist and don't hesitate to ever reach out to your support team.
Replied June 2020
Brian
Civil Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
Excellent cloud desktop management
We had a great experience working with Workspot, from the initial discussions to implementation. They have helped us out the whole way. Sure you can do the same thing in Azure with Windows desktops, but the cost would not be predictable. We started using Workspot right after the initial COVID-19 office closures and it dramatically helped the CAD designers who were working from home on less than ideal internet connections. With Workspot, some users are working more efficiently than before when they working in an office. This is the desktop of the future!
PROSWith Workspot it's a fixed price no matter how much we use the desktops. Their interface makes management very simple.
CONSThe cost for dedicated GPU desktops is pretty high (I'm sure it's dictated by Microsoft though). So far the AMD desktops have been sketchy, and are stuck on an older build 1809 of Windows 10.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the feedback, Brian. We've worked hard in tandem with our partners Microsoft and AMD to expand our GPU offerings and they can offer great price/performance. You may want to try the AMDs again there has been much work done recently with updates to improve stability and performance. We're proud to be your desktop of the future!
Replied June 2020
Paul
Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Workspot is fast and reliable
Overall we have enjoyed the experience and have had great reviews from the employees who are using the product daily. A self service ability to increase the size of the virtual SSD would be nice. Also if there was a non-destructive way to apply a newer template with out having to recreate the VM. Some employees still use the desktop and other C-drive files to keep electronic data.
PROSThe Workspot solution is easy to administer from the web based GUI and simple for employees to launch and use. Supports Azure MFA for added security is a plus. Support is quick to respond and stays involved through resolution.
CONSRedirecting cameras, mic, speakers do not always work as expected and caused confusion for the end user.
Vendor Response
Thanks, Paul. We are glad to hear Workspot is working well for your organization, and we've passed your feature requests along to engineering.
Replied June 2020
Han
Civil Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Workspot
Overall the experience has been great. We were able to create another option for our users to work. Again, the support team was great and made things easy for us.
PROSThe fact that it is readily available no matter where our users are. It is very responsive, fast and as if they were working on their own desktop in the office.
CONSI dont' have anything bad to say about Workspot. Implementing it was easy, we had a great support team.
Vendor Response
We appreciate your feedback, Han. Glad your users are getting a great 'work from anywhere' experience, and your implementation went smoothly.
Replied June 2020
Charles
Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2020
Workspot on the go!
Exceptional Team, very patient. Great interface; to the point with being streamlined. I am pleased with the product - we were able to deploy rather quickly
PROSEase of deployment, great support / documentation, manageable learning curve
CONSTransition of original images from on-prem to Workspot (would like more control in deployment of custom image from on-prem to Workspot
Reason for choosing Workspot
Pricing
Vendor Response
Thank you for the feedback, Charles. We are glad deployment was smooth (and you also experienced our exceptional customer success team!)
Replied June 2020
Rick
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
Workspot made it simple for our end users to connect from anywhere, anytime.
thanks to workspot we've managed to safely continue doing business from home, giving our endusers peace of mind, while in a safe environment
PROSease of user, administration, and maintenance.
CONSnothing really. product has been solid since we went into production.
Vendor Response
Thanks, Rick! We are happy Workspot has helped keep your employees safe. Please reach out to the support team if there's anything you need.
Replied June 2020