Nerdio Manager Reviews & Product Details

As an IT Manager I like the real time reporting on usage and costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not much I do not like, it does what we require. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adds additional features to (in our case) Azure Environments. easy to understand and enables a repeatable process. Simple integration into existing environments or setup into new environments.

Great savings generated when non 24x7 type of resources are setup. Single pane of glass to view multiple Azure environments that utilize host pools, azure files, servers and networking.

Integrations with multiple identity platforms (even on-prem) for various use cases.

Support is great and helpful. Implementation is quick and simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If not configured correctly, settings applied through Nerdio may conflict with scripts, registry entries, Group Policy Objects, or other policies. While this is largely a user-related issue, having visibility into any downstream overrides would be an extremely useful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The process of creating and shutting off new instances is ridiculously easy to accomplish; I did not even need to consult a tutorial or manual. And while the couch is comfortable, and I was nearly asleep by the end of the onboarding process, I was able to complete the onboarding process easily enough; I consider this to be a positive indicator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This made me stressed-out, as I would sit there waiting for some type of notification, trying to guess how many credits I would consume. In addition to billing, the Dashboard would take a significant amount of time to populate with information. There is no warning system regarding Memory Thresholds - my application will simply stop working, and then I will find out later that it stopped working due to memory threshold limits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The largest benefit of Nerdio Manager to me is that it enhances the process of managing the cloud based workstations. Our IT department is engaged in deep work with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and Nerdio fits into such ecosystem. I also like the automated option to provision desktops and control user permissions. It spares our administrators a lot of tedious work. Consequently, our department is not busy with routine set up activities, it is busy in providing assistance to employees throughout the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the difficulties that I have had with Nerdio Manager is that some of the configuration options are hidden in several menus. In cases where our team has to alter desktop settings or environment rules, it is sometimes taking longer than anticipated to locate the right controls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My best experience with Nerdio Manager is that it gives us an order in our virtual desktop management. I am in charge of IT cloud operations, and the number of features can easier control user environments and schedule resources. The adoption was effective with Microsoft Azure and our company directory and so our team did not have to reassemble the existing processes. Because I use them all day long, it is much easier to have these management options on a single place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My biggest weakness with Nerdio Manager is that it can take time to have configuration rules about various users. Within our company, different areas of work would need different workspace configurations, and checking on these arrangements can at times slow my productivity. The flexibility of the number of features comes at the cost of additional administrative actions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The core product is still first rate, as they develop more custom scripts, I am finding new ways to make running my AVD environment easier and faster than before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They have worked hard to improve the user interface so that it is more user friendly than when I first started working with it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly I was impressed by how quickly it deploys VMs and builds machines; when you are supporting an organization with hundreds of desktops in many locations with various vendors, building machines quickly makes a difference. As someone who has supported customers for some time now, I have to respond to numerous customer support requests each day and being able to view everything through a single interface is really great. The ability to use the browser as well as access the system from nearly any device without installing additional certificates or software is a nice feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing for the license is very expensive, so small businesses should look elsewhere. Also, even though "requires strong network" is a clear requirement for a cloud product, it is still frustrating when applications will freeze after a Windows Update. Session Analytics has much easier to use filters, currently I feel like I need a manual to find the actual information I want. Additionally, the company seems to be constantly renaming their products - XenApp, Xendesktop, Virtual Apps & Desktops, and now Nerdio Manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The aspect that I personally appreciate about Nerdio Manager is that it can be used to provide a predictable IT administration when working remotely. It is used by our technicians on every working day, and this is why there is high usage in our department. The feature count assists us in set up of conventional desktop settings, storage allocations, and workspaces of the company in line with the job of the employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Despite the value of Nerdio Manager, on the whole, it has certain challenges that affect our work. In the implementation, we have established workspace policies with a number of client companies. The expansion of those organizations necessitated additional planning at times to make changes in policies. Given that we use it frequently, any minor changes in configurations would affect numerous desktops of the employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The greatest advantage of Nerdio is the financial insight and management of our cloud desktops. I open it every day to set capacity regulations according to the number of hours that the staff works. It has created a visible difference in our investment in infrastructure because of the many cost management features it offers. It was implemented through cross team planning and we had customer support when we were in need of the assurance on what best practices to follow in resource allocation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The limitation of Nerdio Manager is that certain advanced automation regulations demand very specific settings. The scaling settings were misaligned, leading to the consumption of unanticipated resources, thereby driving up the expenses at a certain point of implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most notable thing about Nerdio Manager is that it enhances management and control of cloud based operations. All virtual machines and user assignments are visible and as such, there is reduced chances of mismanagement. The amount of features enables me to allocate tasks to every task and automate repetitive processes and ensure that the environment is well organized. Since it is applied in 24 hour shift, good operational discipline is reinforced and nothing falls through the cracks as it is applied all the time, which also coordinates the IT staff tasks much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the disadvantages that I can observe is that some of the more complex settings require additional attention to set up. The list of features is impressive, and they are sometimes complex to the extent that trial-and-error is needed to get them right. As we can use it often, there are several accounts or virtual machines that can be affected by errors. The cost control and budgeting functions might go further, which has sometimes slackened our financial strategizing and distribution of the cloud resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.