I been using SmartDeploy for over a year, and it has significantly improved our deployment times. The cloud integration is seamless, and the platform is generally user-friendly Overall, SmartDeploy is a solid choice, but I’m looking forward to seeing these enhancements in future updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I feel there’s room for improvement Also, a more robust reporting feature would be beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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I like that program is easy to use. It helps me quickly set up and send images to computers, and I don’t need a lot of experience to use it. The customer support is great, and they help me whenever I have problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes, it takes a long time to set up everything, especially if there are a lot of computers. Also, the program can be slow when many people use it at the same time. I wish it worked with more other software programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
SmartDeploy helps our organization save time managing and deploying operating systems. It’s very easy to use. The tool helps us with updates and installations which has saved us a lot of time. One of the best features is using an image for all of our devices. The tools is very user-friendly. Reporting features are very helpful. Smartdeploy has been very reliable and fulfilled some of our needs. Also, the customer support teams is amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
That the initial implementation can be a bit slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What i like about smartdeploy, first of all, it's easy to deploy on multiple computers and that I can create images quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I don't like is that it is only compatible with Windows and that it should have a more reduced price for small businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's pretty robust with lost of features and great reporting. I like the amount of control I have over computers, the amount of reporting that I can get to give me the information I need, and offered at a pretty acceptable price point.
So far, my customer service experience has been fantastic, overall. They're usually quick, happy to help and, most importantly, effeciant and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's overly complicated to make minor changes to images and it doesn't come with its own PXE boot solution. (I had to use WDS). Not a huge deal though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Simple to use Imaging. Much easier to use than MDT. The surprising thing though is the driver management and cloud deployment. Dell Command Update and similar programs do not have the robust and straightforward level of what versions of drivers are on devices and the ease of updating them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
If you are trying to use it for application management, it will probably feel clumsy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We've been using SmartDeploy within our small business (about 95 employees) for the past year. It definitely does what we need it to. Overall, it is fairly simple to use and that is definitely a plus when it comes to imaging. Also, we already used PDQ Inventory and PDQ Deploy, so it's great to have another application from the same developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As mentioned, SmartDeploy does what we need it to. However, there are a few pain points:
- If we uninstall SmartDeploy from a computer and then try to reinstall it later, we have a lot of issues with it populating again under Computer Management in the console.
- It would be nice to be able to capture images from a network or drive that is not local.
- It is hard to tell sometimes whether or not the deployment is finished or is actively doing anything. I think maybe it would be helpful if there was some kind of notification on the imaged device as to when the deployment was complete. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Overall, SmartDeploy has made our lives easier by streamlining our deployment processes. It's user-friendly and backed by great support, making it an essential tool for any organization looking to simplify computer deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The initial setup process can be challenging, and clearer documentation would be beneficial. While the software is user-friendly once you get the hang of it, a smoother onboarding experience would enhance its usability further. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
How easy it is to create your golden image and deploy to multiple PCs. I love that I have it integrated with WDS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The patch management, I think they're other companies who manage it better, sometimes it doesn't hurt to see how the other guy does it and replicate what they do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
SmartDeploy has save us time, we are able to uploading images to the cloud and allowing other locations like Germany, and UK offices to either to download and deploy via USB or image computers on the same day. No more delays due to customs or shipping mishaps.
The Smartdeploy interface makes deployment straightforward. Even our non-technical staff can navigate it effortlessly. Also we are deploy images within 15 mins vs 3 hours, using WDS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Driverpack updates are still behind on updating BIOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
That I can push out updates and applications to all of our endpoints with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes the console takes a while to display cloud connected endpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
