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  • "It's basically for a big company because of the costs. A small company can't afford the licensing cost. For medium and large companies, it's the best product. The price of the license is on the higher side compared to others."
  • "The licensing we have for IBM Control Desk is on a yearly basis. They have a concurrent license and an administrative license. And with these, you get all the products. There aren't any additional fees for extra add-ons or anything like that."
  • "The license for IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is paid yearly and is on a per-user basis. You buy the product and pay for its license yearly. IBM is changing the licensing structure, but for now, it's a yearly license. There's no additional cost. It's just the license that you need to pay for to use IBM SmartCloud Control Desk."
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    Top Answer:A feature I found most valuable in IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is the service request. Another feature I like most about the solution is IT asset management, which tells you who owns a specific asset… more »
    Top Answer:The license for IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is paid yearly and is on a per-user basis. You buy the product and pay for its license yearly. IBM is changing the licensing structure, but for now, it's a… more »
    Top Answer:What needs improvement in IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is its graphical interface because it needs to be more user-friendly. IBM is a big company, but this solution is a little bit outdated. The most… more »
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    26th
    out of 44 in Remote Access
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    884
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    22nd
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
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    611
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    Also Known As
    DameWare, SolarWinds DameWare, SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support
    SmartCloud Control Desk
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    Overview
    DameWare products are designed to put more hours into your day. In today's distributed, high-speed work environments, having the power to remotely support your key systems, servers, desktops, and laptops, as well as interactively support users, provides real-time savings and lets you get more things done. Manage it all without leaving your desk with DameWare. DameWare Remote Support is a comprehensive and secure on-premises remote desktop client that allows you to control remote users' computers from your desktop, Android, or iOS device, connect to unattended systems, as well as manage your Windows servers and Active Directory infrastructure. DameWare Mini Remote Control delivers fast, secure, simple remote desktop and laptop control. DameWare MRC includes all the features you need and want and is the best value in remote control software. DameWare Patch Manager is a complete patch management solution that allows you to patch both Microsoft and 3rd party applications from one easy-to-use console. With DameWare Patch Manager you can quickly and easily generate patches, deploy them and report on their success.
    IBM Control Desk on Cloud offer an access to a user friendly self-service, automated service management, and seamlessly-integrated, best-practice based service desk capabilities. IBM Control Desk provides the IT service management (ITSM) needed to simplify support of users and infrastructure. It also offers a unified IT asset and service management software provides a common control center for managing business processes for both digital and physical assets and enables control, governance and compliance to applications, endpoints and assets to protect critical data and prevent outages. Control Desk is IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-compliant, accessible through mobile devices and integrates with social media and development tools.
    Sample Customers
    Illinois School District
    St Vincent's Health Australia, Kalibrate Pty. Ltd., Cognizant Technology
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government18%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    Government9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business67%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Dameware Remote Support is ranked 26th in Remote Access while IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is ranked 22nd in Help Desk Software with 9 reviews. Dameware Remote Support is rated 8.6, while IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dameware Remote Support writes "The Remote Support tool allows techs to link to off-network users, but the knowledge base lacks updated articles". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM SmartCloud Control Desk writes "Stable but clunky and lacks a user interface". Dameware Remote Support is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, N-able Take Control, VNC Connect, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and Splashtop Remote Support, whereas IBM SmartCloud Control Desk is most compared with ServiceNow and SymphonyAI IT Service Management.

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