A New Generation of Productivity Solutions for a New Era of Business
The consumerization of IT has changed the way enterprises deliver the apps and services that their employees, customers, and partners need to be productive. Today’s enterprise users expect the same simplicity and ease of access in the workplace that they experience as consumers. In their private lives, today’s workforce is constantly connected. They’re able to shop, bank, schedule, and stay in touch from anywhere. They switch between devices and have a seamless and consistent experience across all of them. They expect that the technology they use at the workplace should be at least as flexible, functional, and mobile as what they use at home.
But the stakes are higher than simply meeting the elevated expectations of users. A new generation of “digital workspace” technology can help enterprise users collaborate more effectively. It helps them share information more easily. It frees them to access the data and capabilities they need from anywhere (the warehouse, the shop floor, the customer’s office, the board room, or the hotel room) at any time (during the commute, after hours, on the weekend).
Ultimately, this more fluid approach to the role of technology in business can help the enterprise be more productive and innovative. However, it does change the way IT will approach networking, security, device management, and user support. It also changes how the enterprise manages people and processes—calling for a fundamental shift in supporting where and how work gets done.
This guide will explore these and other issues related to the deployment of a secure digital workspace—including some of the proven best practices that can guide a successful adoption of this groundbreaking technology.
With a digital workspace based on a flexible, agile software-defined infrastructure from an industry leader like VMware, IT teams can ensure smooth, policy-based access, using the devices employees choose. Through a disciplined, informed approach to deployment, IT can deliver the agility, cost savings, and employee productivity that C-level decision makers want, while increasing security and ensuring the integrity of the enterprise’s information resources. ▪