VMworld 2019 is coming, and with over 800 sessions to choose from, we guarantee you’ll find at least a few (and more likely, dozens) that interest and excite you. In fact, choosing from so many great options may be the hardest part of VMworld, so with that in mind, we’re highlighting several “can’t miss” sessions for VMware Workspace ONE, our intelligence-driven digital workspace platform. Check them out below, but don’t wait too long to schedule; they’re filling up fast. And if you haven’t yet registered, you can still join us from Aug. 25—29 in San Francisco as we explore the rapidly changing IT environment.
Showcase Keynote: Becoming a Champion of Digital Employee Experience
Monday, Aug. 26, 3:30 PM—4:30 PM
Shawn Bass, VP, CTO – EUC, VMware
Shankar Iyer, SVP and GM – EUC, VMware
If you can only make one end-user computing session, this is the one to see. Join VMware’s End-User Computing (EUC) leaders for the EUC showcase keynote as they discuss the importance of employee experience and the ways in which IT professionals can elevate themselves as strategic business partners. The keynote will focus specifically on how automating the mundane enables you to take a strategic approach to building a digital workspace focused on people. By giving you the tools to champion the employee experience, this keynote could very well change the trajectory of your career.
Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management
What’s New with Workspace ONE?
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 3:30 PM—4:30 PM
Greg Armanini, Intelligent Hub Product Manager, VMware
Roger Deane, Director, EUC Technical Marketing, VMware
We’re constantly improving Workspace ONE for our customers, and this session is a complete rundown of all things new with the industry’s first intelligence-driven digital workspace platform. We’ll take a deep dive into Intelligent Hub, productivity apps and UEM innovations across mobile, rugged, Mac and Windows desktops.
Mastering the Move to Windows 10 Modern Management with Workspace ONE
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 3:30 PM—4:30 PM
Ryan Falvey, Team Lead, End User Computing, WWT
Darren Weatherly, Senior Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
Josue Negron, EUC Staff Architect, VMware
Migrating to a modern PC environment can seem risky, but in this breakout, we show best practices for reducing that risk and empowering your employees to do their best work. We’ll take a deep dive into leveraging Workspace ONE Baselines, VMware Policy Builder, Workspace ONE AirLift, and others to assist you on your journey to managing Windows 10 devices with modern management. We’ll examine the methodology behind creating and/or moving workloads and use cases from existing client management tools. We’ll give you the tools you need and share best practices for beginning your journey today.
Workspace ONE Intelligence and Security
Enhance User and Device Security Posture by Leveraging Workspace ONE Intelligence
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Benjamin Kastroll, Senior Product Manager, VMware
Andreano Lanusse, EUC Staff Architect, VMware
Automation and visibility are central to staying a step ahead of modern, sophisticated attacks. In this session, we’ll discuss using Workspace ONE’s intrinsic security to maintain device hygiene and improve security for users accessing apps. Attendees will learn best practices in using baselines, CVEs, conditional access, Workspace ONE Intelligence and more.
Workspace ONE Employee Experience
Enabling AI-Powered Workspace ONE Digital Assistant in Intelligent Hub
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 5:30 PM—6:30 PM
Hemant Sahani, Director, Product Management, VMware
Digital Assistants are everywhere from the conference room to the kitchen as they become an integral part of both our personal and work lives. That extends to Workspace ONE through its integration of IBM Watson to offer natural language processing and AI-driven experiences in Intelligent Hub for better onboarding, support and overall productivity. As AI becomes an important part of employee experience, you won’t want to miss this future-focused deep dive.
Workspace ONE and Azure AD Integration: Deep Dive from the Trenches
Thursday, Aug. 29, 9:00 AM—10:30 AM
Ryan Costello, Senior Staff Architect, VMware
Matt Williams, Customer Success Staff Architect, VMware
VMware Workspace ONE and Microsoft Azure Active Directory can be integrated to create a powerful identity and access management platform, helping companies go beyond the basics of Office 365 to deliver a rich user experience on any app, on any device and at any time. Attendees will understand why the supporting configuration is necessary and learn through a real-time demonstration how to implement this environment. EUC architects in our Customer Success team will also explain the deployment of specific use cases at scale, including complex multifactor authentication conditioning, unified app cataloging and cross-platform data loss protection.
Workspace ONE Identity Manager
Juggling Okta, Workspace ONE, and Office 365
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 4:00 PM—5:00 PM
Pratt Lewis, Director of IT Strategic Services, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Can you focus on the Employee Experience while keeping your business safe? Pinnacle Financial Partners will share details on how they modernized and secured access to critical applications across Windows, Android and iOS through a combination of Okta Identity Cloud and Workspace ONE. Pratt Lewis, Director of IT Strategic Services will explain how to empower employees and affiliates to use the device and access method they prefer while maintaining enterprise-class security.
How to Architect VMware Identity Manager
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 3:30 PM—5:00 PM
Peter Björk, Senior Staff EUC Architect, EUC Technical Marketing, VMware
Adarsh Kesari, Staff Solutions Architect, VMware
This session will discuss the pros and cons of various customer strategies for architecting the user portal and user access component of a Workspace ONE implementation. It will cover both SaaS and on-premises deployments, walk through recommendations in our reference architecture, and share tips and tricks.
There are hundreds of VMworld sessions to attend but these EUC breakouts represent some of the most useful for those interested in or already using Workspace ONE. So, don’t wait to sign up; schedule today and ensure your employees have a cutting-edge workspace as they pursue their own cutting-edge projects.
