VMware AirWatch

AirWatch is the platform of management of corporate mobile environments including solutions for management of credentials, performance improvements and ensuring joint work.

2017

VMware integrated technology of Dell into AirWatch

On May 19, 2017 company VMware, Inc. presented integrated solutions with Dell. According to the companies, joint developments will enhance technologies to calculations for end users and will help customers to use means of transformation of a working environment based on mobile, desktop and cloud computing.

VMware AirWatch is integrated with a packet of Dell Client Command Suite, tool kit of management of the client systems for commercial client PCs from Dell. This integration does possible management of key system attributes. Thanks to such integration IT administrators will be able to request and obtain data on crucial system characteristics, to change the BIOS settings and to take measures for troubleshooting from the same AirWatch console which they use for management of all politicians of Windows OS, applications and end devices of the organization.

Screenshot of the software window of Dell Client Command Suite, (2016)

According to the statement of the companies, integration of VMware AirWatch and Dell Client Command Suite will expand possibilities of remote control with the main properties of the hardware systems of Dell for gain of AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management (UEM).

Solutions which will accelerate transformation of working spaces are necessary for the organizations and will allow them to control expenses and complexity. Thanks to our close cooperation with VMware we will be able to provide integrated solutions and for end devices, and for DPCs and also necessary for software which will give to the organizations even more advantages. Steve Lalla, senior vice president and CEO of division of software and solutions for commercial clients of Dell company

Integration of technologies allows IT services to estimate security of BIOS and to take measures for elimination of problems and accomplishment of regulatory requirements. IT have an opportunity of remote setup of the passwords BIOS, turning on of the module TPM, taking measures to elimination of violations of regulatory requirements devices from a uniform panel of administration AirWatch.

For May 19, 2017 the integrated solution of VMware AirWatch and Dell Client Command Suite is available.

VMware AirWatch is managed service

On March 3, 2017 the VMware company announced an opportunity for telecom operators to offer services of VMware AirWatch in the form of managed service within the VMware vCloud Air Network Managed Services Provider program (MSP).

Telecom operators can begin to use AirWatch services from VMware to offer the differentiating support services creating income sources by means of the help to corporate customers in permission of the tasks connected with mobility.

Screenshot of the software window, (2014)

Inclusion of AirWatch in VMware vCloud Air Network allows telecom operators to use this opportunity for management of corporate mobility (EMM). The technology for "turnkey" telecom operators offers the managed EMM services or just a hosting of EMM licenses of specific customers in the DPC. Operators enter the vCloud Air Network Program program for suppliers of managed services to provide the ready-made solution, as a part of which:

• EMM solution AirWatch: AirWatch provides management corporate, BYO, and devices specialized for specific business, including devices running Windows 10.
• Development and delivery of services: vCloud Air Network assumes wholesale discounts for telecom operators which are calculated proceeding from development plans, partner support, test capacities, marketing support, training, etc.
• Operational efficiency: Telecom operators get advantages of the consolidated billing, detailed data on costs and simplification of transactions.
• Global covering: Telecom operators will be able to help customers to implement quickly services and to expand presence geography, without need to invest in new capacities of DPC.
• Solutions in a set: Telecom operators can use services of mobile access of AirWatch for expansion of the offers on managed services including monitoring of devices, support, management of compliance to regulatory requirements, professional and consulting services, training.

The companies want to spend less resources for accomplishment of IT tasks, and more — for the profile activity. The AirWatch managed services within the offer of vCloud Air Network MSP reduce costs and time for implementation and work with own managed environment of service for services of management of mobility. It allows partners of AirWatch to make service more valuable to the customers. Having given all the application stack on management of mobile access to outsourcing, customers can focus attention on requirements of the business and at the same time get support from the authoritative adviser for mobility. Sumit Dhawan, executive vice president and chief manager of the group End-User Computing, VMware

2015: AirWatch

AirWatch provides independent access to applications and a possibility of the choice of the most effective and modern devices for productive work.

• Uniform credentials. Thanks to VMware Identity Manager with the unified directory of applications convenient access to any application and from any device is provided.
• Corporate resources. AirWatch gives the chance to end users automatically to be connected to corporate networks, including through Wi-Fi and VPN.
• Productivity applications. AirWatch provides to end users access to the main business applications, including own, web, mobile, Windows and virtual productivity applications of work of employees.
• Joint work. AirWatch Content Locker provides to end users the uniform application for access to contents and joint work with it from the application on the mobile device, the client for the desktop PC or the web portal.
• Choice of the device. AirWatch supports smartphones, tablets, notebooks, heavy-duty devices, printers and peripheral devices. Thus, users can effectively work from any device which is the most convenient for them.
• Self-service. For decrease in load of IT department the AirWatch platform supports device management of end users from a self-service portal.

AirWatch provides to IT department such platform of mobile device management which will be able to satisfy not only all current, but also future requirements of the company.

• Control of end devices. AirWatch is the complex platform of mobile device management created for work with any end devices on all platforms, for all scenarios of use. Our platform provides to IT department effective mechanisms of automation for ensuring effective management of the growing number of devices.
• Complex security. AirWatch gives the chance to create containers for protection of confidential corporate data at the level of the user, the application, the device and network.
• Integration with corporate environment. AirWatch integrates the existing infrastructure for the most effective use of investments and provides a possibility of smooth operation in systems from mobile devices. Besides, AirWatch helps the companies to carry out deployment and to develop important business applications using our ecosystem and development tools.