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VMware Workspace One Introduced

2/11/2016

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On February 9th, VMware introduced the new edition to their VDI arsenal, Workspace One.

Workspace One is a simple and secure enterprise platform bringing delivery and management of any application on any device with integrated identity management.  This is a unification of the VDI/MDM landscape that includes the enterprise 
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mobility management (EMM) from VMware AirWatch, the recently introduced VMware Identity Manager and the new cloud management service in VMware Horizon Air.  

​Workspace One includes self-service access, choice of device, conditional access, automation and productivity tools along with several major updates to the VMware End-User Computing portfolio.


Updates to the VMware End-User Computing product portfolio include:
  • VMware Workspace ONE – A new solution delivering secure digital workspaces for flexible work styles and bring your own device (BYOD). The digital workspace delivered by VMware will address the end user and enterprise IT business mobility needs by aggregating all devices, applications, and services while securely managing them through unified common access and identity.
  • VMware Horizon 7 – Major advancements in the latest version features a new cloud-optimized display protocol. Just in Time desktops and a new, home-grown protocol called Blast Extreme Experience.
  • New Capability in Horizon Air – A new hybrid-mode (formerly Project Enzo) capability will be available in VMware Horizon Air to provide customers with a single, cloud control plane for delivering and managing on-premises virtual applications and desktops on hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) or VMware Virtual SAN ready-nodes. While it’s not identical to Citrix Workspace Cloud, it does set out to make it easier to deploy the management components associated with virtual desktops and applications as well as the deployment of the desktops themselves. ​
  • AppVolume 3 - Introduced last week, VMware introduces several new features. The most important addition is AppToggle, which which lets you deliver single applications from an AppStack with that contains multiple apps as opposed to delivering the entire AppStack. AppCapture and AppIsolation are also important in this release. AppCapture gives you a way to capture applications individually into their own AppStack, then merge that new AppStack into an existing AppStack later. You can then use AppToggle to control which applications users have access to. You can see more here.

So ​What does Workspace One do for you?

Self-Service Access to Cloud, Mobile & Windows Apps

Once authenticated through the VMware Workspace ONE app, employees can instantly access their personalized enterprise app catalog where they can subscribe to virtually any mobile, cloud or Windows application.

​With the built-in VMware Identity Manager, access to applications is only a touch away as single sign-on authentication is already established through the device.
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Choice

VMware Workspace ONE with adaptive enrollment puts the device choice in employees’ hands for the level of convenience, access, security and management that makes sense for their workstyle providing friction-free adoption of BYOD programs while getting IT out of the device business.

Secure Productivity

Workspace One will include consumer-style email, calendar, contacts, documents, chat, and enterprise social that employees want to use while invisible security measures protect the organization from data leakage by restricting how attachments and files can be edited and shared. 

Employees, devices, apps and data increasingly live beyond the physical walls of the workplace, the data center, or the network. VMware Workspace ONE combines identity and device management to enforce access decisions based on a range of conditions from strength of authentication, network, location and device compliance. For sensitive information, Workspace One will combine identity and device management with ComplianceCheck Conditional Access to enforce access decisions across any application or device. 

​The AirWatch policy engine automates device compliance through customizable warnings and full or selective device wipe and secures information by protecting the data stored in applications and limiting data leakage through cut, copy, paste or export controls.


Single-Sign On access, for example, leverages Secure App Token Systems for authentication. Once authenticated, employees gain instant self-service access to a personalized enterprise application store where they can subscribe to virtually any mobile, cloud or Windows application.

Application Delivery & Automation

Workspace One will combine VMware AirWatch mobile management and VMware Horizon along with VMware App Volumes application-delivery technology.

​It will also take full advantage of the new capabilities of Windows and leverages VMware AirWatch mobile management system to allow desktop administrators to automate application distribution and updates on the fly. Combined with Horizon virtualization technology, automating the application delivery process enables better security and compliance. 

Pricing

The new platform is expected to be generally available this quarter in standard, advanced and enterprise editions. Prices will start at $8 per user per month for cloud subscriptions and $150 per user for on-premises perpetual licenses.

​In the video below, Sumit Dhawan, Senior Vice President and General Manager of desktop products in the End-User Computing group at VMware, introduces Workspace One.
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VMware Pricing Changes

2/10/2016

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VMware this year has decided to make changes to their licensing in order to better address the needs of their customers. These new packages are tailored to the top use cases from VMware customers in both SDDC and Hybrid Cloud.

You should see increased value with more features in the product editions like log insight being included with vSphere now and added portability of your licenses. 

New product line up for VMware vSphere and vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) editions:
  • vSphere Standard (STD), vSphere Enterprise Plus (ENT+), vSOM Enterprise Plus (ENT+) edition
  • vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus: License price increase by $150 to $4,395
  • vCenter Server Standard (STD): Includes limited version of Log Insight at @ $5,995

vCloud Suite (vCS) = vRealize Suite (vRS) + vSphere Enterprise Plus for vCloud Suite:
  • SDDC Monitoring in all vRS editions
  • Portable Licensing
  • Management beyond vSphere – SDDC, hybrid cloud, supported public clouds and heterogeneous
  • environments
  • Aligned to use cases: Intelligent Operations, Automated IT to IaaS, DevOps-Ready IT
  • Customer Impact
  • Customers with vCS licenses and on active SnS are entitled to all components of vCS 6.0 and 7.0
  • Minimal impact to license and SnS costs
  • $500/CPU price increase for vCS STD and ADV and $2,000/CPU price decrease for vCS ENT
  • 4-10% increase in SnS​
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New vSphere and vSphere with Operations Management
​See the VMware pricing page for further information.
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vRealize Suite (vRS) and vCloud Suite (vCS) Update for Changes in 2016:

VMware has vastly simplified the packaging of their cloud management and compute virtualization product portfolio. 
​See the VMware Blog for indepth information.
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VMware vSphere Beta Program

2/5/2016

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It's that time again and I highly suggest joining in. Not only will you be a part of a great community learning new products but you'll get the chance to offer your input into the direction.

The target audience are customers who have deployed vSphere 5.5 and 6.0 in a portion of their environment. Participants are expected to:
  • Online acceptance of the Master Software Beta Test Agreement will be required prior to visiting the Private Beta Community
  • Install beta software within 3 days of receiving access to the beta product
  • Provide feedback within the first 4 weeks of the beta program
  • Submit Support Requests for bugs, issues and feature requests
  • Complete surveys and beta test assignments
  • Participate in the private beta discussion forum and conference calls

vSphere Beta Program Overview 
We are excited to announce the upcoming VMware vSphere Beta Program. This program enables participants to help define the direction of the most widely adopted industry-leading virtualization platform. Folks who want to participate in the program can now indicate their interest by filling out this simple form. The vSphere team will grant access to the program to selected candidates in stages. This vSphere Beta Program leverages a private Beta community to download software and share information. We will provide discussion forums, webinars, and service requests to enable you to share your feedback with us. 

You can expect to download, install, and test vSphere Beta software in your environment or get invited to try new features in a VMware hosted environment. All testing is free-form and we encourage you to use our software in ways that interest you. This will provide us with valuable insight into how you use vSphere in real-world conditions and with real-world test cases, enabling us to better align our product with your business needs.
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Some of the many reasons to participate in this beta opportunity:
  • Receive early access to the vSphere Beta products
  • Interact with the vSphere Beta team consisting of Product Managers, Engineers, Technical Support, and Technical Writers
  • Provide direct input on product functionality, configurability, usability, and performance
  • Provide feedback influencing future products, training, documentation, and services
  • Collaborate with other participants, learn about their use cases, and share advice and learnings

You can register here!
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