The Evolution of VMware Horizon for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments of Virtual Desktops and Applications
Today we announced the general availability of the latest major update to VMware Horizon with Horizon 8. Current events have accelerated the deployment and consumption of virtual desktops and applications across many industries adapting to remote work requirements. For example, some of our largest customers have over 200K users working from home on VMware Horizon, seamlessly accessing their desktops and applications on...
5 Strategies for Return-to-Office
For the past few months, business leaders have worked swiftly to navigate the shifting work landscape. Many employees switched up their daily commute to the office for a much shorter commute to their kitchen tables. Now, as regions around the globe begin reopening and relaxing stay-at-home orders, organizations are contemplating and rethinking their strategies for returning to the physical office. As we look to empower employees and...
Workspace ONE and Zebra Simplify Android Migration for Fully Managed Devices
Device Admin Deprecation Deprecation of Device Admin and migration to Android Enterprise have been recurring topics throughout our Android video series. These topics date back to our very first episode in 2018 when we discussed changes to both Android management and the Workspace ONE UEM console as related to Device Admin deprecation. Since then, VMware teams have been committed to offering support along the migration journey through...
Android Series Ep 15: Changes to Company-Owned Personally-Enabled (COPE) in Android 11
In previous episodes of our Android series, we have discussed the array of use cases supported by Android Enterprise through its flexible management options. Episode 6 introduced VMware Workspace ONE UEM support for the company-owned personally-enabled, or COPE, use case. COPE is unique because it exists in the middle ground between company-owned and bring your own device (BYOD) use cases. The device itself is company-owned, but it...
Retiring Horizon Client for UWP
Sometimes things just don’t work out. Microsoft launched the Metro-tiled version of Windows 10 with visions of apps that would run seamlessly on all Windows devices – including Windows Phones! VMware answered with Horizon Client for UWP. Since then, things have changed: Microsoft has dropped support for Office Mobile and acknowledged that customers want 32-bit apps. VMware is following Microsoft’s lead and dropping our Horizon Client...
WWDC20 – Digging Out What Matters for Enterprise
Over the last few years, I’ve followed WWDC from afar, watching the video replays days after and relying on the crowdsourced community knowledge. This year was completely different, as I was able to be in the mix! Hat tip to Apple on a thoughtfully planned and well-executed virtual event. Yet, amid all the humor about memojis, the “crack marketing team,” and more, Apple gave us a HUGE number of new features for the enterprise. Here...
