Parallel RAS Flexibility
All Parallels infrastructure runs as VMWare virtual machines. Very easy to set up and administer.
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August 24, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
Parallels RAS integrates with various type of technologies such as Hyper-V, VMware ESXi and HCIs which enable flexibility at customer's end to go with any solution and publish their application or VDI without taking into notice about the underlying technology.
Parallel RAS Flexibility
The application that our people are accessing from China to the USA are on Virtual HyperV servers. No issues.
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We are using Hyper-V in our organization.
April 01, 2020
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We use Parallels RAS VDI and it worked like magic, giving the users a base configuration windows with all software they need to work, then configure the users and how many desktops become ready for the users on demand. VDI desktops can be turned on and off based on user load.
March 11, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We like using Parallels RAS in our Hyper-V environment. When capacity is reached, we often spin up new VMs, sometimes from template VHDX files, so that we can better load balance our staff.
February 11, 2020
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We do run Parallels over HyperV, but I cannot speak to how it runs on VMWare and ESXi environments. Simply put: we have had no difficulty bringing up and maintaining Parallels Remote Application Servers in our environment. The licensing is straight forward and the installation is smooth and simple for us.
April 04, 2020
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We use Vmware and AWS. We leveraged AWS to launch our PRAS in the cloud. The main reason was to keep this server out of our IAN and DMZ zone. You don't have to tie PRAS in with Active Directory if you don't want to. We had no issues running PRAS in AWS.
April 03, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We currently embrace VMware, ESXi, and iDRAC for future growth and virtualization. Having the ability to continue to use Parallels RAS allows us to embrace change moving forward as we continue to virtualize as many servers and applications as we can. We mainly use Parallels to remotely and securely access RadiAnt, EMR\EHR, G SUITE, and Dragon dictation software.
March 31, 2020
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Being able to load on Azure has meant we haven't needed any hardware on-site anymore.
March 25, 2020
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We don't use VDI.
March 24, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
Our organization began on VMWare and deployed on that platform for the initial pilot. During the implementation we had a separate project to involving a migration to SCALE HC3 hyperconverged infrastructure. The migration from a VMWare cluster to hyper convergence had no impact on the Parallels implementation and we were able to continue unfettered.
March 22, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We benefit from the diverse hypervisor support, as we can offer customers solutions based on the technologies they are already using without new investments in new technologies.
March 17, 2020
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We haven't used these technologies.
March 14, 2020
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Very important. All our infrastructure is running on Type 1 Hypervisors.
March 09, 2020
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We started using Parallels RAS with Remote Desktops, running on a Microsoft RDS server (formerly terminal server). But it's support for many different VDI standards has allowed us to deploy VDI via our preferred hypervisor, Xenserver. In fact, we now use XCP-ng, the open-source Xenserver rather than Citrix's Hypervisor (originally called Xenserver) and it works just as brilliantly, with further cost savings. Organizations aren't just locked into the "big two" hypervisors when using Parallels RAS and if they have reasons to use more than one hypervisor type, they again get a single solution in the form of RAS without extra expense.
March 07, 2020
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We haven't leveraged any of the virtualization features at this point, so I don't have much to say on this part.
March 07, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We primarily roll Hyper-V for our clients - but having the flexibility to support VMWare is nice as well, knowing we won't have to learn a new solution to support either direction. However, we're still not leveraging the VDI capability provided by Parallels Remote Application Server. Simply, we've been enamored with the ease and options to publish Parallels Remote Application Server differently than in the past.
March 07, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
Each to their own, we do not utilize Parallels Remote Application Server in this configuration. This is more for VDI setups.
Parallel RAS Flexibility
Our Parallels Remote Application Server is installed on VM Ware. This, along with the Parallels architecture, has allowed us to spin up the Parallels Remote Application Server in an HA capacity. Hence, it is always available to end-users, even if maintenance is being performed or a single server has issues.
February 26, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
Since we use VMware ESXi and vCenter, we have been able to greatly speed up the deployment of new servers and services through parallels. Adding a new server to the Farm, installing and pushing the applications to new users, and demoting older servers as we try out new versions or ideas on how to deploy, has made life much easier.
February 14, 2020
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While we are a VMware shop, the flexibility of the solution is always a feature that I'm looking for in a solution.
February 14, 2020
Parallel RAS Flexibility
This flexibility is cool, yes, on a broker for all platforms. We don't need it for multiple platforms at one customer, but it is great to have one tool to do the job in whatever environment. Remote PC feature is also very nice, which can be used to include a legacy client.
Parallel RAS Flexibility
We have the Parallels RAS installed in a clustered Hyper-V setup with load balancing and easy administration. That way we can easily update servers with no downtime and if was servers fail another takes over.
February 12, 2020
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We have Parallels virtualized on a Nutanix Hyperconverged host running Nutanix's own Acropolis Hypervisor. Parallels natively support this, making it easier than we could have expected to integrate into the hypervisor to create and manage VDI sessions and pooled resources. This integration was crucial for us in choosing a RAS software. Parallels was one of the few that could do it seamlessly.
Parallels RAS Scorecard Summary
What is Parallels RAS?
Parallels® Remote Application Server (RAS) is an all-in-one application delivery and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that enables users to work remotely from anywhere, on any device, at any time. The cloud-ready software is designed to enable organizations to centralize IT infrastructure management, integrate with Windows Virtual Desktop, streamline multi-cloud deployment, reinforce data security and improve IT process automation. Its architecture enables organizations to adapt to critical business demands. The vendor states its key benefits include:
- Outstanding user experience (UX) on any device
- Enhanced data security
- IT agility and business readiness
- Easy deployment, configuration and maintenance
- Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO)
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Parallels RAS Integrations
Azure Windows Virtual Desktop, Windows Server, VMware ESXi, Scale Computing HC3, Microsoft Azure, Hyper-V, Nutanix AOS, Remote Desktop Services, Amazon Web Services, FSLogix, Google Cloud Platform
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Parallels RAS Pricing
- Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
- Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
- Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
- Entry-level set up fee?No
Parallels RAS Support Options
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Parallels RAS Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | On-premise, SaaS |
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| Operating Systems: | Windows, Linux, Mac, Windows Servers 2008/R2, 2012/R2, 2016 and 2019 |
| Mobile Application: | Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web |
| Supported Languages: | English, German, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean |