Overall Satisfaction with Parallels Desktop
Parallels is being used right now by users who want/requested Macs and also need a Windows machine to do certain business functions. It is being used across the whole organization in various departments. A business problem Parallels helps solve is that some users have needs that are better met with Macs, but want Windows as well due to the fact of us being a Windows shop.
- Snapshots, being able to create images of your Windows VM daily
- Share folders across machines
- Disk IO, never seems to be a hog
- Size, it seems bloated
- We have had issues with users trying to reclaim disk space. Not sure if it is just us or a known hassle
- Updates seem few and far between
- It has saved us money by having to buy less hardware
- Gave our users flexibility and choice
- Made us platform agnostic
It's cheaper for one, it also is the company's sole focus so you know it is getting a lot of support on their end. I also feel it is easier to use. It is its own standalone and doesn't have any other flavors or variations like VMware. One stop software solution that works.