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Parallels Secure Workspace

Score9.9 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Parallels Secure Workspace?

Parallels Secure Workspace (formerly Awingu) is a unified workspace that offers secure and audited access to company files and legacy, web and SaaS applications in a browser-based workspace, accessible via any browser, on any device.

The solution is described by the vendor as non-intrusive, and it builds on top of the user's current architecture. It is deployed as a virtual appliance on all common hypervisors and will connect with standard protocols to your existing IT assets (e.g. RDP, WebDAV, LDAP, …). For end users, everything is available in a browser via Awingu’s online workspace, so there is no need to install agents, plug-ins, etc.

Parallels Secure Workspace is designed to be easy to install, manage and use, both for the user and the administrator. The vendor's value proposition is that it drives cost reduction compared to alternative solutions, and optimizes TCO up to 81%.

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workspace
architecture
files
applications
Full remote desktop
Legacy application AS400
Microsoft Excel
Login screen
Admin dashboard user sessions
Admin dashboard active sessions
Multi-monitor support
Admin: Login & admin permissions
Admin: Context policy labels
Built-in MFA
Session recording
Session sharing
File sharing

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Top Performing Features

  • Over-the-Internet remote session

    Establish secure remote connection with computers outside the network firewall.

    Category average: 9.3

  • Centralized management dashboard

    Dashboard to facilitate management of users, permissions, licenses etc.

    Category average: 8

  • Session record

    Ability to record session for training purposes.

    Category average: 8.1

Areas for Improvement

  • File transfer

    Securely exchange files with remote computer without having to use email or FTP.

    Category average: 8.5

Awingu : the remote application software with the best HTML5 solution.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We were doing a proof of concept setup of Awingu to see if we could use it to replace the Citrix environment at a customer. It would be used to publish their CRM application.

Pros

  • The most fully featured HTML "remote app" experience
  • Very extensive SSO / MFA support (for example : Azure AD)
  • Multitenant capability
  • Multiscreen capability

Cons

  • Being only/mainly an HTML5 solution some resources can't be passed through (file shares)
  • Publishing apps to local desktops would be nicer if there was a "add to desktop" shortcut.

Most Important Features

  • Identy/MFA through Azure AD
  • Rich HTML5 Experience
  • MultiMonitor Support

Return on Investment

  • Users picked up the new way of using the CRM right away, no long process to migrate to the new system
  • Almost no support cases when switching to Awingu

Alternatives Considered

Parallels Remote Application Server

Other Software Used

Parallels Remote Application Server, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cove Data Protection, N-able N-central, SentinelOne Singularity