Take Control by being in control
August 19, 2019
Take Control by being in control
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Solarwinds Take Control (formerly SolarWinds MSP Anywhere)
Our organization uses Solarwinds Take Control to remote into our client PC and solve problems. If a client device receives an error or needs software installation, Take Control is a user-friendly tool to save us travel time by creating a remote connection into the devices versus driving onsite to the device location.
- Take Control is really good at accessing a device with no end-user involvement. The user doesn't have to click on permissions or visit a particular site. We simply can take control of their device from the RMM dashboard.
- If Microsoft issues a patch/update, I can schedule a release of a mass install to all client sites at the click of a mouse from within my office.
- Based on past experiences, I have not yet got Take Control to work on Mac. Rather than submit a ticket to Solarwinds support, we came up with a different strategy in the interim.
- There are two different Take Control interfaces that may sometimes be confusing. There is Take Control from RMM and then a stand-alone.
- Take Control has saved time by saving me from driving to client sites.
- Take Control has saved money by saving me time in driving to client sites.
- SolarWinds Remote Monitoring & Management, Adobe Photoshop, Apache Web Server, WordPress, FileZilla, Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive, Dropbox, GoToMyPC and Remote Desktop Services
Take Control can be accessed through a browser whereas Windows Remote Desktop requires settings on the PC and device to remote into the end device. Installing the end devices application has mostly been a flawless install with limited setting configurations. GoToMyPC has often required a reboot of the end device in order to get it working.