Great Product for Remote Work
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) for the team to be able to connect from their work laptops to our network remotely, no matter where they are in the world. It allows them to connect to our fileserver at all times and means that we can share documentation easily between multiple computers and operating systems. We have around 300 users setup to use the service.
Pros
- It does a great job of allowing us to easily connect remotely to our servers from anywhere in the world
- It's very easy to use and understand
- It saves our login details so we don't have to input them each time
Cons
- It would be great if it was easier to be able to access folders within the Parallels environment without logging into Parallels
- Occasionally drops connections
- More Windows support articles would be great
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe it is well suited for anyone wanting to connect to machines remotely for example if specific servers are required for certain tasks. In our case it's really helpful for our Finance team who run a specific Finance server with finance related software. It allows them to use the power and licenses on the server without needing to be at the site. This has been really helpful in improving our productivity and flexibility.
