VMware Unveils Pivotal Container Service, Workspace One Update

… Workspace ONE, the vendor said.

VMware’s Sumit Dhawan

“The modern workforce is stretching the limits of IT as employees embrace cloud and mobile technologies to perform work throughout the day using a growing variety of endpoints and platforms,” said Sumit Dhawan, senior vice president and general manager, end-user computing, VMware. “Partnering with major endpoint-platform providers gives us the ability to deliver a modern unified solution that enables our customers to break free from siloed management stacks and user experiences. Workspace One will give businesses the agility and security that is critical to digital transformation initiatives,” he added.

Workspace One integrates AirWatch, and also extends the same experience and security to traditional Windows environments with VMware Horizon virtual application and desktop technology.

Horizon 7 integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation and Dell EMC VDI Complete with Horizon Apps makes infrastructure elastic and integrates compute, storage, networking, and infrastructure management together. Together with Horizon Cloud, customers will now have options for elastic infrastructure for on-premises or cloud. Additionally, management of Windows desktops and applications can be automated with the VMware Just in Time Management Platform (JMP) and a technology preview that integrates JMP platform technologies (Instant Clone, VMware App Volumes, and User Environment Manager) into a console for simpler management, the vendor said.

Updates to Workspace One – in addition to Horizon 7 with Cloud Foundation and Dell EMC VDI Complete with Horizon Apps – are expected to be generally available in next year’s third quarter. General availability for Workspace One Intelligence is expected the following quarter.