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GVision L15AX 15" Touch Display

Mfg # L15AX-JA-452G CDW # 1214256 | UNSPSC 43211903

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GVISION Premium 15” POS touchscreen, black all aluminum base with 90* tilt. VGA analog and DVI inputs. Includes speakers (resistive GTouch w/dual controller, serial/USB)

GVISION Premium 15” POS touchscreen with fashionable, sleek and slim black design. 250 brightness, 500:1 contrast ratio, VGA analog and DVI inputs. All-aluminum pedestal base, capable of 90* tilt and VESA mounting. Optional resistive GTouch sensor with serial/USB dual controller.

This item was discontinued on April 19, 2021

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GVision L15AX 15" Touch Display is rated 3.94 out of 5 by 18.
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Provides a lot of options and functionality for technical reporting What is our primary use case? I use Visio for pretty much all of my landscape diagrams and for anything for management reporting, particularly on the technical side. What is most valuable? Visio has been something that I've been using for many, many years. It is ideal for putting out flowcharts and swim charts. It's really good. It has all the various options to use, particularly depending on what kind of audience you have. It provides you different kinds of options to insert the pictures and explain things. It really suited my requirements and I love it. I have been able to get most of my things done using what's already been provided. It comes with a lot of functionality. Another good thing I like about it is that it is already in the cloud. It's well integrated and I don't have any additional requirements at this point. What needs improvement? One thing that I always felt was missing was the ability to integrate with other Microsoft products, particularly with things like SharePoint or other Excel Office tools. It may be available, but it is not as good as it could be. There are some other tools that are very well integrated, but maybe they bought the product from a different company but it looks like the integration is not as seamless as other products that I work with. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Visio for many years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? I really have not encountered any issues. It is very simple to use. I never had formal training or anything of that kind. I just started using it and I learned it as I was using it. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? In terms of scalability, Visio is single user, right? There's no challenge in terms of scalability. It's open for everybody. It's a part of a package that we negotiated as a part of our licensing agreement with Microsoft. It's available to more or less all the users. How are customer service and support? We have Microsoft support but I have never had a need to reach them. I think they're doing a pretty good job. There is a quarterly business review that we do for any issues that we have. That's not for Visio as such, but it is for all the enterprise products that we have from Microsoft. Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I have never used anything else. I've always been using Visio. We have multiple options available in the organization and Visio is one of them that I use. Of course, I use a lot of PowerPoint too, but Visio is among my favorite ones. How was the initial setup? The initial setup is very simple. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I don't know pricing in particular for Visio, but since it is a deal that is negotiated, I'm assuming it's good. It's a part of the package that we have from Microsoft for all the tools that we procured from them. What other advice do I have? My advice to anyone would be to try it out. Not many people are very familiar with it. A lot of people probably use PowerPoint. All the people who use PowerPoint should try it out, particularly if you are using a lot of detailed pictures. It's good for the techies, primarily for explaining things to the management. I think people who are into the techno-functional and mid-management level, who also have a technical background and are moving up to the management roles, it's a great tool for those people. It is pretty flexible. It provides a lot of options and it is very user friendly and it definitely provides a lot of value. Particularly for enterprise architects and for people who are looking at drawings or putting together landscape diagrams and trying to document things at a high level, it is very good. Not necessarily at a very granular level, but at a high level, it's a great tool. On a scale of one to ten, for me Visio is a 10. I don't think I've ever encountered a situation where I couldn't do something with it. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? Public Cloud If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use? Microsoft Azure Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-12-02T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Having the ability to visually depict a concept that we're trying to get across is helpful What is our primary use case? I use Visio for visual rendering of technical concepts. I use the stencils that depict different workflows, data flows, or architectural structures from an IT perspective that I could render in other documents like PowerPoint or Word documents. How has it helped my organization? Since we work in IT, we deal with very technical abstract concepts. So having the ability to visually depict a concept that we're trying to get across is helpful. When we write documentation, we have to write it for the broadest audience possible. If you can reduce the number of words, either in technical documentation manuals or others, and do it visually, that seems to register with the targeted audience. What is most valuable? The thing I like most about Visio is the stencils. As the product has matured over time, it comes with more stencils and objects that you can just pick out of the menu and go with. What needs improvement? It thinks that it knows what you want to do, but it doesn't. It has a way of behaving that can be very frustrating from time to time. Either it moves things about because it thinks its placement should be at a certain place, or it's keeping track of things that you don't necessarily see, so it moves something elsewhere. So when the software requires more keystrokes than one would think to either capture or register a placement, or a drag and drop function that you think should be easily executed, it sometimes doesn't always work that way. Regardless of the skill, the user experience can sometimes be interesting. The predictive behaviors of it at times can be a little bit of a drag. For how long have I used the solution? I've been using Microsoft Visio for twenty plus years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? More often than not, stability is not an issue, it's a fairly stable product. I've noticed that when I have multiple products open, like PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft, and a couple of others, sometimes it begins to act flaky and then I have to start cutting down services or closing things. In general the Office suite, sometimes it can let you know that it's going to start acting funky, or the behavior begins to be flaky. You have to just know by experience that's your cue to cut down services, close windows, close applications, because the robustness of the applications are not allowing you to be as multitasking as you want to be. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Scalability is okay. It's like everything else, most people they use at most, 30% of the product's capabilities, so there's a lot of stuff in Visio that doesn't necessarily get used. You don't know that when you do the typical installation, that a good part of the product capabilities are never going to get used. The default configuration is to load everything, as opposed to custom, and it's just easier just to let it deploy everything. As a result of that, there's a lot of functionality that gets pulled in, and memory and CPU that may be consumed that the user would never benefit from. That's just the nature of the beast. How was the initial setup? Setup is mostly straightforward, but there are occasions where the installation process can be prone to some issues that may not always be apparent until after you deploy it. Sometimes the installation experience requires expertise. Sometimes it's not always clear if you're going to have compatibility issues with the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version, there's been those type of subtleties in the past. What about the implementation team? Since I've worked in different shops, sometimes I have installed it from my own product license that I purchased. So I've deployed it from a physical media and I've deployed it from an on-site provider because I purchased the key and there was no physical media. Then there are other times where the company that I worked for, their end user computing team, or their desktop support team, because they have to keep track of the licenses, they own the deployment and the push down to the user and make it part of their image. Because there's a cost to deploying that product in some variation of the product packaging, they tried to keep control of that. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? Just be mindful that the software, while it's helpful, it can behave in ways that can be a little frustrating. A lot of companies say go and find a Visio-like product that can do 70% of what Visio does, for free. There have been companies that I've worked for that said we will not pay the license fee for Visio, go and get a similar product that you can download from the web that can do 70% of what you need it to do. What other advice do I have? I would rate Visio an eight out of ten. It's a product that's been known. Many people use it. It's got an established install base. It's not flawless by any means, but since it does allow some intimacy with the Microsoft products, that's probably its greatest thing, and in a business environment, that's important. Because of its cost structure, a lot of organizations are trying to figure out if there are alternatives out there, which there are. Those other products can do much of the heavy lifting that Visio does at a cost point that, in some cases, is very attractive. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-11-18T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Useful and easy to use What is our primary use case? My primary use case is for designing the architecture diagram and the network diagram. What is most valuable? The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use. What needs improvement? Visio could be improved by adding more features. If you look at draw.io, they have more features. Also, if you want to design something for the cloud, Microsoft Azure still isn't enabled, so you need to install the plugin. This prototype is easily available, though. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using this solution for almost ten years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The stability is quite good. There is not much maintenance really required. If it's on your desktop and something goes wrong, it is usually available to repair again. You don't need anyone else to maintain it. Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I previously used the Sparx System Enterprise Architect, but my experience with it was limited. It was discontinued because they stopped the licensing. How was the initial setup? The installation was straightforward. It takes about five to ten minutes and you can do it yourself. What about the implementation team? I implemented myself. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I pay for the license and it is very expensive. If you're only going to use this tool from time to time, you can save money by just using the available online tools. But if you plan on using it heavily, then it's worth it to invest. What other advice do I have? I would rate this product an eight out of ten. I recommend this product to others because it's a useful tool for designers and architects. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-11-21T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Versatile and stable product that helps to streamline documentation What is our primary use case? My primary use case for Visio is network diagrams to document our local and wide area networks. We also use it from time to time to document business processes and logical systematic processes. How has it helped my organization? Visio has helped streamline our documentation. What is most valuable? The most valuable feature of this product is its versatility. What needs improvement? An area for improvement would be the product's footprint - it's a very large install that uses many gigabytes. There are also sometimes bugs when working with documents on a network drive. For how long have I used the solution? I've been using Visio for about twenty years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? Visio is very stable, and very few staff are needed for maintenance. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I don't think scalability is particularly relevant to this product as I use it. How are customer service and support? Microsoft's basic support is very difficult to work with. However, we have recently invested in the premier support package, which is a lot more money but is actually very good. How was the initial setup? The initial setup was fairly straightforward. What about the implementation team? I used an in-house team for implementation. What other advice do I have? I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-11-25T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Basic process diagramming tool What is our primary use case? My primary use case of Visio is diagramming. It's useful for diagramming any type of process you would want to describe. What is most valuable? The valuable feature about Visio is it has all the basic tools for creating processes. What needs improvement? Visio's scalability could be improved. I had a license through my school and it would have been great to be able to collaborate with more people. As for additional features, all these tools differ and Visio has the basics. I don't think it needs to be something more because it's Visio, it's a Microsoft product. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Visio for two years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The stability is okay. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The scalability could be improved. When I was in school, it wasn't possible to collaborate with others. How are customer service and support? I have never contacted Microsoft's technical support. How was the initial setup? The installation was straightforward and I had no problems. It's the same installation process as other Microsoft software: you pay for it, a few clicks, and you're there. What about the implementation team? I implemented this solution myself. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? Visio is the cheapest solution because it has the basics. Everyone starts with Visio for designing processes because doing it in PowerPoint is a mess. I'm still a student, so I don't pay for licensing. What other advice do I have? I rate Visio a five out of ten. When I need to do something simple, Visio is okay. I would recommend this solution to others. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-11-29T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Very good process modeling and very stable at a reasonable cost What is our primary use case? I'm the business process manager and we are customers of Visio. What is most valuable? The process modeling is a valuable feature for us. What needs improvement? The solution could include better modeling and an interface with workflow capability, better integration would make the Visio to Power Automate connection a lot better. I'd like to see a feature that would enable the creation of a library of process models that could be linked to roles within the organization. For how long have I used the solution? I've been using this solution for ten years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is very stable. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I think licensing costs are reasonable. What other advice do I have? If you're looking for a business process modeling tool, there are other options out there designed with that in mind. Visio is a good general diagram tool, but not specifically for business process management. I rate Visio eight out of 10. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-09-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Uncomplicated installation, many templates available, but modern update needed What is our primary use case? We use Visio in my organization to create architecture diagrams. What is most valuable? Visio has allowed us to create good diagrams for our technical employees to consume. The solution provides templates, is straightforward, and has tools for the easy creation of diagrams. What needs improvement? The solution could improve by making it more modern. For how long have I used the solution? I have used Visio for approximately 15 years. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Every group in my organization can use Visio and approximately 150 people use it. It is a tool that design engineers and architects teams use most. We have approximately 150 people that use it. How are customer service and support? I have not needed technical support. How was the initial setup? The installation is not complex. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The price of Visio is reasonable. What other advice do I have? I rate Visio a seven out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-10-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Easy to use, flexible, and responsive support What is our primary use case? Visio is mainly used for documentation purposes. For example, drawing flow charts or network diagrams. It can also be used for defining schemas or application development. In my organization, people from multiple departments use it, especially the IT team. They prepare documentation on the network architecture. Additionally, the data team uses it to create flow charts, sequence diagrams, and schemas. What is most valuable? The solution is easy to understand with some hands-on experience. What needs improvement? Microsoft should include Visio as part of their Office 365 offering. For how long have I used the solution? I have used Visio for approximately 10 years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is stable. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The solution is scalable and flexible. We have approximately 15 people using the solution. How are customer service and technical support? Microsoft technical support is convenient. They have an online community for Visio and if we have created a ticket with the support they always respond promptly. We have not had any problems with the support. How was the initial setup? The installation is easy, it only takes approximately five minutes. You only need to go to the vendor website and download an executable file and then it is straightforward. What about the implementation team? We did the implementation ourselves. The solution does not require a technical team for implementation. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? You can purchase a corporate license for more users to use the solution. We have purchased a stand-alone license and which could be cheaper. What other advice do I have? I rate Visio a nine out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-09-23T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from A stable and scalable solution which is easy to install and to use What is our primary use case? We do not use the latest version. I am a network engineer and we use the solution for drawing network diagrams. What is most valuable? I like the solution's ease of use and its the integration with different templates from a variety of manufacturers. What needs improvement? The solution should have better integration capabilities with MacOS and Linux. For how long have I used the solution? We have been using Visio since 2010. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is stable. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The solution is scalable. How are customer service and technical support? We have never contacted technical support concerning Microsoft Visio. How was the initial setup? The solution is easy to install. It took, perhaps, 15 minutes. What about the implementation team? One can do installation on his own. Just a single manager is responsible for the deployment. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? There is a licensing fee, but it is fairly priced. It is on a monthly basis. Which other solutions did I evaluate? We did not evaluate other options before going with the solution. What other advice do I have? There are five people, network engineers, who use the solution in my organization. I would recommend it to others. I rate Visio as a ten out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-09-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It's stable and the setup is straightforward, but the price is too high for some South American markets What is our primary use case? I use Visio to go to meetings on Zoom. For how long have I used the solution? I use Visio all the time. What do I think about the stability of the solution? Visio is stable. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Visio is scalable. How was the initial setup? Installing Visio is straightforward. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The price could be lower because it is too expensive in South America when paying in dollars or euros. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2022-02-09T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Very fluid, very interactive, designed to reduce the manual work for basic flowcharts What is our primary use case? My primary use case of this solution is for process mapping and a little for organizational charts. We are customers of Visio. What is most valuable? The solution has a fairly intuitive interface. When it comes to process mapping, the best thing about it is that it's already configured for swim lanes and for drag and drop and easy manipulation of the objects and connection lines. It makes it a very easy-to-use solution. In comparison, if you're using PowerPoint, you have to manually size things and then adjust the font and it's very tedious trying to get everything connected. In contrast, Visio is very fluid, very interactive, and designed with features that reduce the manual work for basic flowcharts. What needs improvement? As a user, it would be helpful if Visio was in a native format recognized by Microsoft Word products, but that's not the case. For how long have I used the solution? We have been using this product for 20 years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is stable. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The solution is scalable. We're a global company although I'm not sure how many in the company use this product on a regular basis. How was the initial setup? The initial setup is straightforward and the solution is intuitive enough that you can begin using it immediately. What other advice do I have? I rate this solution eight out of 10. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Stable diagramming and modeling software, but lacks database integration What is our primary use case? We use Visio for architecture modeling. We also use it to facilitate communication with other people. What is most valuable? The feature I like most about Visio is that it acts as a facilitator of communication, as it displays information that's easier to understand. What needs improvement? The only area for improvement we see in Visio is its integration. It could be improved, but in terms of features, we are really satisfied with the standard features of this solution. An additional feature I'd like to see in Visio in the future is database integration. It would be good if it could be integrated with a database or data system to better manage the data, which would also help it communicate better with other applications. For how long have I used the solution? I've been using Visio for seven years now. What do I think about the stability of the solution? We didn't experience any performance issues with Visio. It's a stable solution. How was the initial setup? The setup and implementation of Visio went smoothly. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The popularity of a product is an indicator of its price. Because of the popularity of Visio, its price is on the higher side. What other advice do I have? I don't have an intensive experience with Visio on architecture. Within our organization, there are more than 20 users of this solution. We are satisfied with Visio, but we are not intensive users of it. We have not been able to try out all of its features. We didn't have a chance to contact technical support because we have not experienced any performance issues from this solution. My advice to people who would like to try Visio is that it may not be the best solution in the market for architecture modeling, or for other modeling purposes, but it is effective in facilitating communication with others. With one being the worst and ten being the best, I'm rating Visio a seven. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2022-02-02T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Easy to implement in-house with excellent flexibility and good performance What is most valuable? The solution is easy to set up. The stability is okay. The performance is pretty good. It's a very flexible solution. What needs improvement? It requires a lot of skill to get into it. It requires more simplicity. You have two options. Either you go very simple, then it's quite a hurdle to get into it or you go very complex. It's a hurdle too. However, when you decide to go complex, then you know exactly what you're doing. Therefore, the gap between, let's say, a common user and an experienced user is large. For Draw.io, I can point anybody to Draw.io and they can just get in there and do whatever they want to do, and it works for them. Visio requires someone to be more experienced. There's also a solution called TAG for writing documents, which is awesome. It's mainly used in universities, education areas, and big pharma. It's an awesome tool. It takes a lot of time to get in there, but when you are in there, you can do basically almost every kind of document without any issues. Visio is much more similar to this. There's complexity and yet you can do anything within it. I'm not used to the new versions of Visio. There is a standard version. Always when I get in there, I get frustrated as I can't do the things that I like. The usability could be improved. Stencils are always an issue, however, this depends on the vendors. The stability can get iffy if you are doing very complex things. For how long have I used the solution? I've used the solution quite extensively during the last ten years. It's been a long time. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The stability really depends on what you're using and what you're doing. When you get complex, you can get some crashes. I have never figured out why that is. It may happen when you have different cards or registers with a lot of things linked together and grouped. For standard usage, it's awesome. When you do more complex things, well, you might have issues. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I can't say a thing about scalability. How are customer service and support? I can't speak to technical support as I don't deal with them. We have in-house support and our in-house support is abysmal. What happens after them, I really can't say. If you call them to ask questions, they just say, "We have to look it up." And that's the last thing you hear. That, however, is an internal issue. It's nothing to do with the quality of the support in general. Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? We did not previously use a different solution. I do now use Draw.io a lot. How was the initial setup? The implementation process is quite simple and straightforward. Deployment times vary. It depends on how you manage it. If you do a good management process, with document templates and everything, it takes a lot longer. We basically just made packages and rolled them there, using the variables. I'm not a package filler, however, for us, it was easy. I can't speak to how many people now manage the solution as it is completely outsourced. We don't manage it ourselves. What about the implementation team? We handled the implementation in-house. We did not need to hire any consultants or integrators. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I can't speak to the cost of the solution. We are using just the standard licensing terms for an enterprise license agreement with Microsoft, where we basically have a lot of things in there. I don't think it's included in any Office Microsoft 365 licenses. We basically just have a subscription for every license we're using, however, I can't speak to pricing or terms. What other advice do I have? I have to let Visio go as most often it's too complex and it takes too much time. I'm rather using Draw.io, which is by far enough for almost everything I do expect if I am really drawing up complex cabling things in a building, for example. I'm just an end-user. The company I work for is a customer. We don't have a special business relationship with Visio. I'd give new users the same advice I do for every tool. Be really clear on what you want to achieve. Be really clear that when you do it and do it in a strategical and tactical way. Don't do a single deployment and don't just install it and let users do their thing. Agree on templates, stencils, et cetera, that you're using within the company, and keep it simple and crisp, as simple and crisp as possible. After using the solution for ten years, I would rate it at an eight out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2022-04-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Templates are easily findable and usable, but it is a stagnant tool that lacks a lot of enterprise features What is our primary use case? I use it for high-level detailed and high-level conceptual drawings for leadership. I also use it for small drawings when I'm doing documentation, policy creation, or building some kind of a spec. It is installed on my personal machine. In terms of the version, my Office suite is 19, so I assume the Visio version is whatever is packaged with Office 19 suite. How has it helped my organization? It improved the way our organization functioned years ago, but right now, people are trying to find other ways to do what they're doing in Visio because the tool is stagnant and really not moving. It hasn't for years. They've added features but really not much. They're more pulling those into higher-level tools such as Azure Development Studio and things like that. What is most valuable? What I like about it is that the templates are easily findable and usable, and they are usually created for other software packages. It seems to be pretty much widely adopted in the industry. What needs improvement? It is a visualization tool, so database visualization is pretty static in it. They haven't moved the ERDs very well. They haven't adopted any real visualization like what you have in Hackolade for JSON or other data patterns. It has none of that. If you go onto broader patterns, you can actually label and integrate with a data set, if you want, for Visio, but it's very clunky and very difficult for me to assign that to another user. I can't assign it to a junior or a documenter. They really haven't cleaned up and made their tools simpler to use when linking to data, which is primarily what you're trying to do. The versioning has always been a bit messy. You can't have a state of how it is to how it was without having two drawings. You can layer, but layers don't work very well for the most part. They just haven't progressed the tool. The tool isn't keeping up with the architecture that people are forced to do. So, more and more people around here are abandoning it and moving to alternate tools. It is now being used for just basic drawings. It is no longer an enterprise-quality development or documentation tool. It can be, but you'd have to work pretty hard at it. It doesn't have autosave features with respect to the way some of the other Office tools have it. It is pretty clunky if your machine crashes or gets shut down because of a low battery or something like that. To make sure that the changes persist, you need to look at the last version of it. It has still got on-premise features, and it still has that same paradigm of clicking "save", and you better keep clicking "save" to make sure it doesn't get corrupted. It is very old school for cloud tools. Any Office tool, Google tool, or Apple tool is going to save all your work because it's basically updating via messages, but that's not how Visio works. It is very old school. They just aren't spending any money on it. I'd love them to get back to being able to do true data flow diagrams that are easy to use and that actually can be pulled from data lineage. In lineage diagrams, you can pull the data and actually reflect them in the right drawing. There is a little bit of that going on in some of the drawings but not much. I want to be able to do database design documents, if necessary. I've got people doing those. I'd like to do network drawings with multiple layers in a simpler way and to the point where the layers have displays of viewpoints as most systems do. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using this solution for 10 to 15 years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? It is very stable, but there are no autosave features in it. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? There is no scalability to it. It is on your machine. You could put files into Teams and somewhat scale through Teams, but it is not scalable. You don't have the ability to have team cooperation and repositories. You can do repositories, but it doesn't have any of the features that allow you to regulate and have all the things you'd have or expect in any enterprise quality development tool or design tool. It doesn't have any of those features. You have to broaden the suite and buy about nine other Microsoft things to somehow attempt to get those features. Its usage is declining. We used to have about 150 users. Now, we probably only have about 50 or 60 users. We're buying tools that knock out some of the edges of what Visio would do. Enterprise architecture is really no longer done in Visio. It is done a little bit, but for the most part, we use other tools for it. Although it can make the boxes, it can't really work a process in enterprise architecture. It is not a development or life cycle management tool. How are customer service and support? I've never been able to queue up technical support on it. We don't allow our internal people to directly communicate with technical support. It goes through an internal layer. How was the initial setup? It is easy to set up. It is also easy to add libraries to it. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I know you can pick it up in retail for under a thousand per person. You can also pick it up for cheaper than that. Microsoft has about 7,000 licensing models, and you get certain percentages off specific licensing. If you're a partner, you get specific numbers of licenses with the partnership price. What other advice do I have? Visio was owned not by Microsoft. It was its own company way back, and it was actually moving very well. It had ERDs and was actually developing very well. Microsoft bought it. They picked it apart and started moving those tools into other things and downgraded the tool. I don't think it has met the level of expertise and the level of technical proficiency that it had 15 years ago. It was downgraded, pure and simple. A lot of those pieces are used in other things now. I would advise others that just don't try to make it more than what it is. Find a tool that is enterprise-worthy if you're trying to move to that level, but don't try to make it into an enterprise tool. I would rate it a six out of 10. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-11-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Easy to use, simple installation, and responsive support What is most valuable? Visio is easy to use. What needs improvement? The solution could improve by having more integration. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Visio for approximately one year. What do I think about the stability of the solution? Visio is stable. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I have found Visio to be scalable. How are customer service and support? The support for Visio is very good. Microsoft always fixes bugs or problems quickly. How was the initial setup? The installation is easy. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The solution could be less expensive. What other advice do I have? I would recommend this solution to others. I rate Visio a ten out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? Public Cloud Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-10-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Stable, easy to set up and a very popular product within the market What is our primary use case? The solution is primarily used for diagramming. I use it for a couple of different things, however, it's mostly for diagramming and documenting data center infrastructure including racks, wide area networks, logical designs, physical designs, and conceptual models. How has it helped my organization? The ability to clearly demonstrate and create labels has helped the organization immensely. To be able to create and to provide detailed configuration guidance on what ports to plug wires into, et cetera, is useful. We use it to discuss design, network, and configuration options, as well as provide detailed guidance to the engineers on how to connect and how to configure our data centers. What is most valuable? The product itself is useful due to the fact that it's widely accepted. I can go out on the internet and I can pull down stencils in VisioCafe. I can easily get pre-drawn stencils for whatever I need and that makes life a lot easier. The initial setup is pretty straightforward. The solution is stable. What needs improvement? There are too many features. One of the things I find most annoying about Visio is the automatic connections. They're just like everything Microsoft does. They overdo it. There are too many features - especially when I have people who are not familiar with the tool. Users will start creating text boxes for objects that already have a text feature. For example, if you've got a computer and you take a picture of a computer or a stencil of a rack-mounted server, people wind up putting text boxes next to it instead of double-clicking on the box and adding the title there. It's mostly user error, however, it's overwhelming for new users. They don't realize what can be done. For how long have I used the solution? I've been using Visio since before Microsoft bought it. It's been anywhere from 15 to 30 years. I've definitely used it for more than a decade. It's been a while. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable for the most part. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I use the desktop version of the product and cannot speak to how scalable the product is. It's only limited by the resources of the laptop itself. In our company, we have 10,000 users on the product. It's used extensively. All departments use it. I can't say if the organization plans to increase usage or not. How are customer service and support? I never need to call technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are. Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? Our organization has used the solution for decades. We haven't used anything else. How was the initial setup? The initial setup is very straightforward. That said, I've also been doing this for three decades and therefore have had a lot of experience handling the process. It's installed pretty cleanly. It's a Microsoft install and there's not really a whole lot of issues. If I don't have a stencil for what I'm drawing, I can go on VisioCafe and a couple of other websites to get them. You can get stencils for network devices, switches, routers, hubs, servers, and all sorts of fun stuff. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I cannot speak to the exact pricing. It's not an aspect of the solution I handle. What other advice do I have? We're a customer and an end-user. Visio is one of the only approved products where I work, and it's one of the best. I don't know if there's a newer version out, however, the only one I'm allowed, the only one the government provides me with is, is the 2013 version. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. The only real problem is that there are too many features and it's somewhat overdesigned. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2021-10-09T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from software application problems First of all, the monitor has a glare very hard to see in some angles. The monitor can not be used in the some applications. Touch is weak at some spots on screen and edges. tried to install the driver many times in windows but still the same with usb and serial ports. Called gvision for help but they are did not solve the problem. I should'nt buy this monitor. This product has been a severe disappointment. I had the displeasure of purchasing their P17BH-AB. The first thing I noticed was that the screen is coated with a silver membrane that makes it hard to see even under ideal lighting conditions. Glare was very bad. Then, after connecting it I attempted to load the drivers. The Windows setup program crashed. I then attempted to load the Linux drivers which appeared to go without a hitch - except that the unit did not work. I placed several calls to the manufacturer. Tech support would not answer and the voice mailbox was full so I couldn't leave a message. I called again and selected sales. I got through to the US director of sales. I began by telling him that the vendor had a 10 day return policy and that I was concerned that if I exceeded that time before getting the unit to work, I would be stuck with it. The director assured me that he would make sure I would not get stuck with the monitor if we couldn't get it to work. What followed was the most frustrating 7 months of back and forth emails between myself and GVision. The engineers would ask questions and give instructions, then in the next email ignore the answers and ask the same questions again. It was clear that they either did not understand english or just didn't read my responses. They would give the same instructions repeatedly. After about 6 months, the manufacturer simply stopped responding to my emails. It is now too late to return the product, thus I have a touch screen that does not work and I will never recover the money or time spent. I would strongly urge anyone considering a G-Vision monitor to look elsewhere.
Date published: 2012-08-09T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from User-friendly with a good interface and fairly simple installation What is our primary use case? I'm using only this tool for our full architecture block diagram development. We're using it for our action projects, what are we are running. How has it helped my organization? It's a part of our process where architecture and detailed document development are needed. That's it. From the architecture and flow diagram preparation perspective, when it comes to detailing the documentation before implementing other components can be done in Visio. What is most valuable? The solution is stable. The scalability is good. We can reuse it as a model. It can be modified. The tool is user-friendly. We are able to bring out what we want in terms of our architectural or detailed block diagrams. The installation is easy. I'm now used to the user interface. I like it. What needs improvement? I can't speak to any missing features. It's been fine so far. For how long have I used the solution? I've used the solution for a while. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The product is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and the performance is good. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? We have found the solution to be scalable. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so. Most people in our organization use the solution. It is meant for all engineers and then architects. Managers also use it when it comes to representing some project flow processes from the point of view of management. How are customer service and support? We haven't dealt with technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are. How was the initial setup? The initial implementation is very easy. However, I cannot recall how long it took to actually deploy it. What about the implementation team? Our IT team handled the implementation in-house. We did not need outside assistance from integrators or consultants. What was our ROI? It's just a supporting tool. I can't speak to any direct ROI. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? While I know that we do have to pay a licensing fee, I can't speak to the exact details. I don't handle that aspect. I'm not sure if there are extra costs on top of the license itself. What other advice do I have? We're a customer and an end-user. We're using the latest version of the solution. I'd recommend the solution. It's always a useful tool. Instead of using other drawing tools, I'd say that this one is likely the best option. I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? Public Cloud If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use? Microsoft Azure Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2022-01-16T00:00:00-05:00

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